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    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

    ======================

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    If your looking for Coach, Prada, Gucci, or Dooney Bourke handbags to resell on ebay or overstock.com you may have a hard time finding a distributor. Ebay power sellers have this knowledge but they will be hard pressed to share this information with you. But, I am going to share their secrets with you. There are three techniques to finding a reputable wholesale distributor of handbags.First, and this maybe one of the harder techniques discussed. Develop a relationship with a brick and mortar store that's selling the brand handbag you want to sell and if they don't have a presence on ebay offer to bring their business to ebay
    Let's start with our reminder of... "What is an improvement cycle?"

    Make Continuous Improvement One Of Your Goals - As Soon As You Possibly Can (ID: 74077)

    What Is An Improvement Cycle?

    "Everything we do is a process, every process has a customer"

    The Improvement Cycle is a highly disciplined and rigorous approach to problem solving using the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) methodology developed by Dr. W. Edwards Deming.

    The Improvement Cycle consists of seven steps, 3 in the Plan phase, 1 in the Do phase, 1 in the Check phase, and 2 in the Act phase.

    The PDCA cycle needs to be used in a continuous manner, select your theme or project, assess the current situation, plan and implement your solutions, check the effects of your changes, standardise on your new improved process, and plan for future improvements – the cycle continues.

    ---SIDEBAR---

    Although a certain amount of value and benefit may be derived from implementing part of the PDCA improvement process, a far greater benefit will be achieved by sticking to the process and following all 4 phases as best you can. this is especially important when involving internal and/or external team members.

    Apart from getting the chance to read the main article (ID: 74077), I hope you have also read and understood the importance of the PLAN and DO phases

    "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"
    "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    - If you missed them, please take the time to read them first, then come back.

    ---END SIDEBAR---

  • We have a PLAN and trust it
  • we implement the plan (DO)
  • we CHECK whether its working or not
  • if not, we fix it (ACT)
  • if it's working, we standardise on improvement (ACT)

    • Are you ready to check your results?

    What is it that makes PDCA get its results?

    For me the answer to that is twofold...

  • As a problem solving/decision making process it is as powerful helping individuals, groups or whole organizations minimize the risk in starting a new project or opportunity as it is in identifying root cause problems and facilitating the means by which we can fix them.


  • Secondly, where progress meetings or even plans themselves come to a standstill because of supposition, conjecture and even emotion (not to be confused with passion which is a totally different animal altogether), PDCA gives us the focus and the discipline through the CHECKING phase to analyse the data and base future decisions and actions based on that data.


    • Ask yourself, will I know, for definite, what the root cause of my success or lack of success actually is?

    If You (and your team) developed the plan of action, if you implemented that plan, if you gathered data over the agreed period of time against each of the measures that were set, then you are now ready to check what has happened and why it has happened.

    After an agreed amount of time, check the data you have been gathering, what results did you achieve, are you getting the desired results?

    N.B. Always check like with like, comparing your original data with new data gathered after you implemented the changes.

    STEP 5 Study Your Results

  • Monitor progress as defined in your plan

    - Are you following your plan? If not, why not?
    - Are you gathering data against your performance measures?
    - Are results being communicated effectively?
    - Is each change being documented?
    - Do you know exactly why you're getting what you're getting?


  • Gather and analyze more data if necessary
  • What are your measures telling you?
  • Are you on track or not? Would you know?
  • Are you getting the results you wanted?

    • NOTE: Depending on the number of changes made and the number of countermeasures implemented, your results may well be mixed. Some successful, some not.

    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

    =======================

    Medical Billing - The QA Tester's Headaches
    In a previous installment of medical billing software, we covered the many nightmares that a programmer has to go through to get that medical billing software on the market. In this article, we're going to reveal what the poor QA tester has to go through when getting the module fixes from the programmer. In the world of major headaches, this ranks up there with the worst of them.The QA tester basically takes what the programmer does and makes sure it works the way it is supposed to work. But that's not where it ends. The QA tester, in smaller companies, also has to write up the documentation to show the end user how the softw
    a far greater benefit will be achieved by sticking to the process and following all 4 phases as best you can. this is especially important when involving internal and/or external team members.

    Apart from getting the chance to read the main article (ID: 74077), I hope you have also read and understood the importance of the PLAN and DO phases

    "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"
    "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    - If you missed them, please take the time to read them first, then come back.

    ---END SIDEBAR---

  • We have a PLAN and trust it
  • we implement the plan (DO)
  • we CHECK whether its working or not
  • if not, we fix it (ACT)
  • if it's working, we standardise on improvement (ACT)

    • Are you ready to check your results?

    What is it that makes PDCA get its results?

    For me the answer to that is twofold...

  • As a problem solving/decision making process it is as powerful helping individuals, groups or whole organizations minimize the risk in starting a new project or opportunity as it is in identifying root cause problems and facilitating the means by which we can fix them.


  • Secondly, where progress meetings or even plans themselves come to a standstill because of supposition, conjecture and even emotion (not to be confused with passion which is a totally different animal altogether), PDCA gives us the focus and the discipline through the CHECKING phase to analyse the data and base future decisions and actions based on that data.


    • Ask yourself, will I know, for definite, what the root cause of my success or lack of success actually is?

    If You (and your team) developed the plan of action, if you implemented that plan, if you gathered data over the agreed period of time against each of the measures that were set, then you are now ready to check what has happened and why it has happened.

    After an agreed amount of time, check the data you have been gathering, what results did you achieve, are you getting the desired results?

    N.B. Always check like with like, comparing your original data with new data gathered after you implemented the changes.

    STEP 5 Study Your Results

  • Monitor progress as defined in your plan

    - Are you following your plan? If not, why not?
    - Are you gathering data against your performance measures?
    - Are results being communicated effectively?
    - Is each change being documented?
    - Do you know exactly why you're getting what you're getting?


  • Gather and analyze more data if necessary
  • What are your measures telling you?
  • Are you on track or not? Would you know?
  • Are you getting the results you wanted?

    • NOTE: Depending on the number of changes made and the number of countermeasures implemented, your results may well be mixed. Some successful, some not.

    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

    ======================

    Words Of Wisdom From A Top Network Marketer!
    Copyright (c) 2007 Bruce SeahWords of wisdom from a top network marketer! There are no secrets to success in network marketing or multi-level marketing( MLM). Seek and you shall find! To be successful you must learn from those who are successful and model after them, think like them and do what they are doing!Being a top network marketer I have the opportunity to attend international conventions and learn from many successful entrepreneurs, business consultants and top network marketers who went on stage to share their inspirational stories and words of wisdom!A mentor shared with me this Chinese saying: "Wise man d
    ess it is as powerful helping individuals, groups or whole organizations minimize the risk in starting a new project or opportunity as it is in identifying root cause problems and facilitating the means by which we can fix them.

  • Secondly, where progress meetings or even plans themselves come to a standstill because of supposition, conjecture and even emotion (not to be confused with passion which is a totally different animal altogether), PDCA gives us the focus and the discipline through the CHECKING phase to analyse the data and base future decisions and actions based on that data.


    • Ask yourself, will I know, for definite, what the root cause of my success or lack of success actually is?

    If You (and your team) developed the plan of action, if you implemented that plan, if you gathered data over the agreed period of time against each of the measures that were set, then you are now ready to check what has happened and why it has happened.

    After an agreed amount of time, check the data you have been gathering, what results did you achieve, are you getting the desired results?

    N.B. Always check like with like, comparing your original data with new data gathered after you implemented the changes.

    STEP 5 Study Your Results

  • Monitor progress as defined in your plan

    - Are you following your plan? If not, why not?
    - Are you gathering data against your performance measures?
    - Are results being communicated effectively?
    - Is each change being documented?
    - Do you know exactly why you're getting what you're getting?


  • Gather and analyze more data if necessary
  • What are your measures telling you?
  • Are you on track or not? Would you know?
  • Are you getting the results you wanted?

    • NOTE: Depending on the number of changes made and the number of countermeasures implemented, your results may well be mixed. Some successful, some not.

    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

    ======================

    Medical Billing - Insurance Carrier Perspective
    Everybody has their own point of view on every subject. In this world, our point of view, at least in our minds, is the right one. Well, that is no different in the world of medical billing. The patients think they should be paid for the claims, the medical billing companies want the patients to get paid for their claims so they can make their money and certainly the doctors want the patients to get paid for their claims or they'll go to another doctor. But what about the insurance carriers? It seems that they are the last people who want to pay claims. Well, this is for a very good reason. While everybody else is getting paid, t
    p>After an agreed amount of time, check the data you have been gathering, what results did you achieve, are you getting the desired results?

    N.B. Always check like with like, comparing your original data with new data gathered after you implemented the changes.

    STEP 5 Study Your Results

  • Monitor progress as defined in your plan

    - Are you following your plan? If not, why not?
    - Are you gathering data against your performance measures?
    - Are results being communicated effectively?
    - Is each change being documented?
    - Do you know exactly why you're getting what you're getting?


  • Gather and analyze more data if necessary
  • What are your measures telling you?
  • Are you on track or not? Would you know?
  • Are you getting the results you wanted?

    • NOTE: Depending on the number of changes made and the number of countermeasures implemented, your results may well be mixed. Some successful, some not.

    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

    ======================

    Barter - The Service Business Solution to the Post-Holiday Slump
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    p>

    This is the basis of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Because the PDCA model is being followed we have a number of choices we can make now. For example...

    If results are positive, if the problem or issue has been fixed, or the project/opportunity has been successful – go forward to
    Phase 4, Step 6 - ACT

    Please Note... Steps 6 and 7 of the Fourth Phase of PDCA, the ACT phase, will follow shortly in the next article.

    If results are not as you expected, depending on what your data analysis and comparisons are telling you, you may need to return to
    Phase 2, Step 4 - DO. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The DO Phase (ID: 78506)"

    However, if your analysis reveals a serious shortfall in results, you may need to return to
    Phase 1, Step 2 - PLAN. "Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)"

    TRUST THE DATA

    "What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

    Sir John Lubbock

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