E12: First SDCA before PDCA
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I had a call this week helping out with a Black Belt project, and I was reminded about the Standardize-Do-Check-Act model that should be implemented first, before trying to make improvements to a process using the PDCA model (Plan-Do-Check-Act) Links BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com Kaizen - The Key to Japan's Competitive Success by Masaaki Imai Photo from Masaaki Imai's "Kaizen" book about SDCA and PDCA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message
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