The completion of one cycle continues
with the beginning of the next. A PDCA-cycle consists of four consecutive steps or phases, as
follows:
•
Plan - analysis of what needs to be
improved by taking into consideration
areas that hold opportunities for change.
Decision on what should be changed.
•
Do - implementation of the changes that
are decided on in the Plan step.
•
Check - Control and measurement of
processes and
products in accordance to
changes made in previous steps and in
accordance
with policy, goals and
requirements on products. Report on
results.
•
Act - Adoption or reaction to the changes
or running the PDCA-cycle through again.
Keeping improvement on-going.