PMI-DASSM practice question 19 of 25
The Kaizen feedback loop can be summarized as:
Full set: 193 questionsThe Kaizen (Deming) feedback cycle that underpins continuous improvement is Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA). Teams plan a change, do (implement) it, study the results, and act by adopting or abandoning the change, thereby closing the learning loop.
A. “Monitor” replaces “Study”; not the standard Deming/Kaizen wording.
B. Sequence and verbs do not match the recognized PDSA model.
C. “Implement” and “Demo” deviate from the established Kaizen terminology.
1. Liker, J.K. “The Toyota Way”, McGraw-Hill, 2004, pp. 241–242 (Kaizen and PDSA).
2. Ambler, S.W. & Lines, M. “Choose Your WoW!”, PMI Press, 2020, p. 376 (Kaizen continuous-improvement loop).
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