Step 1: Select the process to be improved
Step 2: Organize a team to improve the process.
Step 3: Define the current process using a flowchart.
Step 4: Simplify the process by removing redundant or unnecessary
activities.
Step 5: Develop a plan for collecting data
Step 6: Assess whether the process is stable.
Step 7: Assess whether the process is capable.
Step 8: Identify the root causes which prevent the process from
meeting the objective.
Step 9: Develop a plan for implementing a change
Step 10: Modify the data collection plan developed in Step 5, if
necessary.
Step 11: Test the changed process and collect data.
Step 12: Assess whether the changed process is stable.
Step 13: Assess whether the change improved the process.
Step 14: Determine whether additional process improvements are
feasible.
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