PDCA & Kaizen

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.