Businesses use the PDCA cycle for the control and continuous improvement of products and processes. The parts of the cycle are :
Plan : In this stage, the improvements are planned. Here the measure of success is measured. After performing gap analysis, it makes a plan to reduce the gap through improvements
Do : This stage involves the implementation of improvements. It is in this stage that we take steps to close the gaps determined in the previous phase
Check : This stage involves monitoring, measuring, and reviewing. The results obtained here are compared to the factors that make up success, discussed in the planning stage
Act : In this stage, the improvements identified are completely implemented