What is and haw can be used the PDCA method?
A simple and concise explanation of how to implement and apply the PDCA to solve problems and activate the continuous improvement.
Often the choice of software or platform software catches us unprepared and we tend to try the most expensive or the most famous software, or we trust the opinions of a colleague or the choices made by other well known companies. Alternatively someone rely on the consultant of the day who usually tends to show the best of his product and to hide the dark sides that so cleverly his company will settle with a certain ad hoc development of course not cost free.
The choice of the software or software platform often catches us off guard. Someone opt for the most expensive software or the most famous one, other people rely on the colleague experience, on choices made by other known companies or on the consultant on duty who usually tends to always show the best of its product and to hide the dark side that so cleverly he will settle with a certain ad hoc development (of course not cost free).
Why our projects do not reach the hoped conclusion, and why we cannot carry out activities as planned? Why our resources do not have enough time to devote to the project and the documents are always different? Every project manager experience these problems!
A guide to implementation and management of improvement projects, based on problem solving techniques.
How to fill in the form of an improvement project.
The improvement regarding the quality of a product, service, process or ones’s own life, is a process that takes place gradually, using appropriate tools.
One of the most effective and simplest tool is the FORM named “IMPROVEMENT PROJECT” which can be downloaded here.
The project must always be related to a problem whose solution has been scheduled and it has to be tackled by analyzing the initial data, giving weight to the important factors, ignoring the many unimportant data and talking only with known facts.
How to manage successful projects!
Many of us do not see themselves as project managers, but the company projects involve us and our organizations every day. A layout changing, a new line implementation, a new department construction, the organization change are some examples of projects that could involve us. The seven key elements for the success of a project are:
Tricks, advice, models and instruments to run activities aimed at solving problems and achieving the expected results.
The scientific approach used to run activities, in particular those pertaining to problem solving, is based on 7 points:
he 4 rules contained in the method defined by Cartesio ( by Descartes ) to face and solve the problems. According to Lord Kelvin, only the expression of phenomena by numbers can grant its knowledge. Logical reasoning to take decisions, according to Pierce.
The scientific method used to solve problems, or Problem Solving, is based on accomplishment of the following 7 points that must carried out: