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PDCA & Kaizen

The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and kaizen continuous improvement: running real improvement cycles, why Check gets skipped, everyday kaizen versus big-bang projects, kaizen events, standard work and sustaining gains.

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55m
Total time
4
Competency levels
12
Lessons

What you'll learn

  • Explain each stage of the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and why the sequence matters
  • Describe why Check is the most skipped step and how to make it real with predictions and measurements
  • Contrast everyday kaizen — small improvements by everyone — with big-bang improvement projects
  • Outline how a kaizen event (blitz) is structured and when to use one
  • Explain standard work as the baseline that makes improvement measurable and repeatable
  • Apply practical methods to sustain improvements so gains do not decay

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.

1

Awareness

  • The PDCA Cycle
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Kaizen: Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Awareness Check: PDCA and Kaizen Basics
    Assessment
    7m
2

Knowledge

  • Why Check Is the Most Skipped Step
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Standard Work: The Baseline You Improve From
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Check and Standard Work
    Assessment
    8m
3

Skill

  • Kaizen Events and Everyday Kaizen
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Run One Real PDCA Cycle
    Assignment
    3m
  • Skill Check: Running Cycles and Events
    Assessment
    8m
4

Mastery

  • Sustaining Improvements So They Don't Decay
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Lead an Improvement and Prove It Stuck
    Assignment
    3m
  • Mastery Check: Improvement Leadership Judgement
    Assessment
    8m

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