Definition: PDCA cycle

Category: Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

A cycle of four stages one has to go through to realise continuous improvement, as described by Deming:

- PLAN (project phase)
- DO (execution phase)
- CHECK (control phase)
- ACT (action, adaptation and correction phase). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/CAF_2013.pdf
Source:
European Network of National CAF Correspondents, European CAF Resource Centre at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), "The Common Assessment Framework (CAF). Improving Public Organisations through Self-Assessment. CAF2013", Maastricht, September 2012
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