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ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #205

Which one of the following includes four stages called Plan, Do, Check and Act?

The correct answer is A. The Deming Cycle. The Deming Cycle, also known as PDCA, is a four-stage iterative model for continuous improvement consisting of Plan, Do, Check, and Act.

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Question

Which one of the following includes four stages called Plan, Do, Check and Act?

Options

  • AThe Deming Cycle
  • BThe continual service improvement approach
  • CThe seven-step improvement process
  • DThe service lifecycle

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    95% (19)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

The Deming Cycle, also known as PDCA, is a four-stage iterative model for continuous improvement consisting of Plan, Do, Check, and Act.

AThe Deming CycleCorrect

The Deming Cycle (also called the PDCA cycle) was developed by W. Edwards Deming and consists of exactly four stages: Plan (identify the improvement), Do (implement it), Check (measure results), and Act (embed or adjust). It underpins ITIL's continual service improvement philosophy and is the source of the four-stage model described in the question.

BThe continual service improvement approach

The continual service improvement approach in ITIL uses a seven-step model, not a four-stage Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle.

CThe seven-step improvement process

The seven-step improvement process describes how to collect, process, analyze, and present data across seven distinct steps, not four PDCA stages.

DThe service lifecycle

The service lifecycle is a five-stage framework (strategy, design, transition, operation, CSI) and does not map to Plan, Do, Check, Act.

Concept tested: Deming Cycle PDCA stages in ITIL CSI

Source: https://www.axelos.com/resource-hub/best-practice/itil-continual-service-improvement

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#Deming Cycle#PDCA#continual improvement#quality management

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