PDCA Cycle - Free Template
A four-stage continuous improvement cycle - Plan, Do, Check, Act - that helps teams test changes on a small scale, learn from the results, and decide whether to standardise, adjust, or try something different.
Based on our full guide to the PDCA Cycle.
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What's in this PDCA Cycle template
A walkthrough of each PDCA stage with guided questions for the Plan and Check phases, practical examples of the cycle in action, and connections to related improvement approaches including Kaizen, Lean, and DMAIC.
Tips for using it
Start small - PDCA works best when you test one change at a time rather than overhauling a whole process. The Check phase is where the discipline lives: resist the urge to skip straight from Do to the next Plan.
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