More on PDCA-PDCA and Strategic Planning
What Do PDCA – PDSA and Strategic Planning Have in Common? First some background – contributions of the Gurus Dr. Walter Shewhart The Shewhart Cycle Product design cycle Assignable Cause – Chance Cause Control Charts Use of Statistics for Improvement Shewhart Cycle Dr. W. Edwards Deming The Deming Wheel Continuous Improvement Presented Shewhart’s concept to the Japanese in the early 1950’s Evolved by the Japanese to PDCA Proposed PDSA (Out of Crisis, 1986) Described it as more of a spiral System Focus Top Management Involvement Deming PDSA Improvement Cycle Joseph M. Juran Juran Trilogy – Planning, Control, Improvement Top Management Involvement Quality Cost Measurement Pareto Analysis Juran Trilogy Now to Strategic Planning strategy making-strategy executing process Strategic Planning Model So, what do PDSA / PDCA and Strategic Planning have in common? All require planning, analysis, action and monitoring. ...