{"id":923,"date":"2019-04-03T15:16:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=923"},"modified":"2019-04-03T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:16:53","slug":"plan-do-study-act-getting-it-done-the-deming-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/03\/plan-do-study-act-getting-it-done-the-deming-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan-Do-Study-Act: Getting It Done the Deming Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/canstockphoto16901258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-926 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/canstockphoto16901258-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"720x480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/canstockphoto16901258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/canstockphoto16901258-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/canstockphoto16901258.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a>W. Edwards Deming\u2014engineer, educator, and management consultant\u2014left his mark on the working world with his revolutionary productivity principles.<\/strong><\/span> Although he advised international corporations, his teachings also can help local contractors improve how they work and increase profits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658c65;\"><strong>Plan-Do-Study-Act<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Deming\u2019s Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is particularly helpful. It\u2019s based on applying four steps to projects, so that the next time you work on a similar project you can do it better and faster.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658c65;\">For example:<br \/>\n<\/span>Say you have a decking job to complete and want to make the fastening choice that will allow you to finish the job effectively and as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\"><strong>Plan:<\/strong> <\/span>You identify your options as either face screws or a clip system.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">Do:<\/span> <\/strong>You start the project and use both types of fastenings in the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">Study:<\/span> <\/strong>You evaluate which fastening method is quicker.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">Act:<\/span><\/strong> You use the fastening system that took the least amount of time for the rest of the job and on future projects.<\/p>\n<p>While very basic, this scenario demonstrates how you can apply the PDSA process to your business. As you look for ways to boost efficiency and profitability, think about how you can put the Plan-Do-Study-Act concept to work for you.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more practical applications of Deming\u2019s ideas in our upcoming newsletters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W. Edwards Deming\u2014engineer, educator, and management consultant\u2014left his mark on the working world with his revolutionary productivity principles. Although he advised international corporations, his teachings also can help local contractors improve how they work and increase profits. Plan-Do-Study-Act Deming\u2019s Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is particularly helpful. It\u2019s based on applying four steps to projects, so that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":930,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions\/930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}