Plan, Do, Study, Act
(PDSA) Cycle
Title
(Title of the project)
Time Frame
Cycle Number:
Start Date: 7/11/2021 End Date: 28/11/2021
Project Leader and Team Members
I’m the only participant in this analysis
Aim
(background)
(What are you trying to improve or accomplish? Briefly describe the change you are working on.)
Expected Outcomes
(prediction)
(What do you think will happen? Why?)
Current Knowledge
(How will you know that a change is an improvement? Is it by benchmark data, gap analysis, flowcharts, or measures? Identify the baseline data that must be changed.)
PLAN
Who will be performing the task/project? What is the task/project? Where will the task/project be carried out? How will the task/project be carried out? What data will you need to compare your prediction(s)? How will you collect the data?
DO
Carry out the plan. Record data and observations (both positive and negative). What problems or unexpected events did you encounter? Include feedback and observations from participants.
STUDY
Analyze data and summarize results. (How does the data appear compared to the prediction(s)l? What worked? What did not work, and why?) Include graphs of your data collection on separate sheet.
ACT
What action are you going to take as a result of this cycle?
Adopt change “as is” Adapt change and test again
Expand change and test again Abandon change
Explain the action taken. What is your plan for the next cycle?