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Using the PDCA cycle in the real world
It is widely known that the underlying concept behind the ISO 9001 Quality Management standard is the PDCA cycle. You didn’t know that? Oh well, perhaps it‟s not that widely known then – but at least now you do know. The what cycle?. Hmm... perhaps we had better start from the beginning.
ISO 9001 and the Process approach
The ISO 9001 standard suggests that a process approach is taken to quality management systems, and is based on 8 Quality principles. They are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Customer focus Leadership Involvement of people Process approach System approach to management Continual improvement Factual approach to decision making Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
But perhaps the key concept underpinning the standard is the PDCA cycle. As mentioned above, ISO 9001 promotes a Process Approach to quality management, and the PDCA cycle can be applied to all processes.
Using the PDCA cycle in the real world.
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Overview of the PDCA cycle
It is a 4-step methodology for business process improvement. The stages are: Plan Do Check Act Establish objectives and how they will be achieved Put the plan into effect Verify that the process achieved the desired results Analyse any differences and their causes. Take action to improve things.
The PDCA cycle was popularised by Dr. W. Edwards Deming – one of the leading quality management gurus. It is sometimes referred to as the PDSA cycle – with the Check stage being replaced by Study. The ISO 9001 standard refers to PDCA, so we will run with that choice within this article. Let‟s take a look at what activities and documents might relate to applying the PDCA cycle in the overall context of your quality management system. PLAN
Article
Using the PDCA cycle in the real world
It is widely known that the underlying concept behind the ISO 9001 Quality Management standard is the PDCA cycle. You didn’t know that? Oh well, perhaps it‟s not that widely known then – but at least now you do know. The what cycle?. Hmm... perhaps we had better start from the beginning.
ISO 9001 and the Process approach
The ISO 9001 standard suggests that a process approach is taken to quality management systems, and is based on 8 Quality principles. They are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Customer focus Leadership Involvement of people Process approach System approach to management Continual improvement Factual approach to decision making Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
But perhaps the key concept underpinning the standard is the PDCA cycle. As mentioned above, ISO 9001 promotes a Process Approach to quality management, and the PDCA cycle can be applied to all processes.
Using the PDCA cycle in the real world.
Page 1
Overview of the PDCA cycle
It is a 4-step methodology for business process improvement. The stages are: Plan Do Check Act Establish objectives and how they will be achieved Put the plan into effect Verify that the process achieved the desired results Analyse any differences and their causes. Take action to improve things.
The PDCA cycle was popularised by Dr. W. Edwards Deming – one of the leading quality management gurus. It is sometimes referred to as the PDSA cycle – with the Check stage being replaced by Study. The ISO 9001 standard refers to PDCA, so we will run with that choice within this article. Let‟s take a look at what activities and documents might relate to applying the PDCA cycle in the overall context of your quality management system. PLAN