Oops! You are CORRECT. I'm not an expert - just a devotee. A better explanation below:
"Act to implement changes on a larger scale if the experiment is successful. This means making the changes a routine part of your activity. Also Act to involve other persons (other departments, suppliers, or customers) affected by the changes and whose cooperation you need to implement them on a larger scale, or those who may simply benefit from what you have learned (you may, of course, already have involved these people in the Do or trial stage)." Better link: http://www.hci.com.au/hcisite2/toolkit/pdcacycl.htm Deming, who got his start in the US census bureau is also known for his popular pronoucement: "In God we trust. All others must bring data." thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Self > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:38 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Life cycle models > > Thurman wrote: > >Gregory Woodhouse said: > >> I assume that by "ACT" you mean "activity"? > >Yes - ACT essentially means "build the widget." > > That's not how I read the reference you gave at > http://www.balancedscorecard.org/bkgd/pdca.html > > <quote> > * PLAN: Design or revise business process components to improve > results > * DO: Implement the plan and measure its performance > * CHECK: Assess the measurements and report the results to decision > makers > * ACT: Decide on changes needed to improve the process > </quote> > > "build the widget" would be in the second step "DO". The steps "CHECK" and > "ACT" are all > about improving the widget and the process of making it. > > --------------------------------------- > Jim Self > Systems Architect, Lead Developer > VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis > (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
