PDSA Cycles and Control Charts

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In a message dated 5/9/00 1:14:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
den.list-d-request@deming.ces.clemson.edu writes:

<< >Does PDSA require control charts and formal,
 >written plans?  Can PDSA be used for
 >evaluation of non-measurable changes?
 
 I believe that PDSA is a way of thinking that can be used in conjunction
 with tools to learn.  As the issues one deals with changes, the tools which
 are most useful will change, but the way of thinking will remain the same.
 A good example of how PDSA thinking can be applied in cases where numerical
 data is limited is outlined in the book Voices Into Choices by Gary
 Burchill and Christina Hepner Brodie.
 
 Steve Hillmer >>

Steve has hit the nail on the head. Any tool can be associated with PDSA. The 
questions posed on the PLAN will demand certain tools to properly describe 
variation. One of these is a control chart. It could be a planned experiment.

Cliff Norman
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