This is very helpful feedback and I agree 100%. The wonderful thing about PDCA is that it can be applied to any work at any level of an organization and the thinking and process is the same. Simplicity.

Thanks for reading,

Lee

Don’t forget the scientific method! That’s what PDCA is after all. And especially in health care, people understand the scientific method very well, so your challenge is connecting it to PDCA and Lean.

I usually use this form of the Scientific Method (Wikipedia goes into all the detail):

1) Observe Problem
2) Develop Hypothesis
3) Conduct Experiment
4) Analyze Results
5) Take Action (implement and standardize, start over, etc)

Connecting this to PDCA:

P=1&2 (hence 80%)
D=3
C=4
A=5

I often take groups of all walks of life through this, and rarely does someone not recognize it from previous learning, maybe back to middle school. That’s the skill in people you need to tap! You’ve already got a head start if you chose to invoke it!

Hope this helps…Jef