OverviewPlan-Do-Check-ActCycle.pptVIP

* * * * Overview:Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle. Patricia G. Porter, RN, MPH, CHES Overview Background Phases and steps of the PDCA Cycle Introduction to a QI Tool: Force Field Analysis Force Field Analysis: Let’s practice Background Walter Shewhart (1920’s) W. Edwards Deming (1950’s) Common models vary # of steps Structured QI tools and techniques Examples: Force Field Analysis Nominal Group Technique Four Phases of PDCA Cycle Plan a change aimed at improvement Do – Carry out the change Check/Study the results Act - Adopt, adapt, or abandon 1. Select improvement opportunity 2. Analyze current