Plan for Change

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The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is a well-known quality improvement model.  Based on a continuous improvement process, its focus is relentless and continuous change.  Mentorprises Corporation assists the organization in each part of the cycle:

Plan

  • Identify industry developments and business opportunities
  • Recognize impacts of changes in
  • Regulations
  • Business consolidations
  • Technology advances
  • Executive management turnover
  • Determine market directions and growth
  • Determine strengths and weaknesses in strategic markets
  • Align marketing strategy with corporate mission
  • Identify best customers and prospects
  • Develop marketing tactics to reach key customers
  • Translate customer and regulatory requirements into plans for growth

Do

  • Design and Implement Knowledge Systems
  • Define and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of management and staff
  • Review of knowledge management systems and relationships to organizational objectives
  • Communicate goals to employees quickly and effectively
  • Share the Vision and motivate action towards goal
  • Train management and staff--Give them the tools to succeed
  • Mobilize knowledge assets
  • Implement the plan--Develop new ways of working together

Check

  • Measure performance against goal
  • Select important measures and their frequencies
  • Determine who needs the measures and what is reported
  • Verify continued accuracy and appropriateness of measures

Act

  • Change for the best
  • Use the measurements to improve the plan, and maximize performance
  • Modify what is measured and how

Repeat the Cycle: Plan, Do, Check, Act

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