Double or Nothing with Continuous Improvement

I perceived the Plan, Do, Study, Act process as four equal parts…until today. Planning is a major part of the Continuous Improvement Cycle and is appropriately represented in this graphic with Planning as no less than 50% of the time. Makes sense when W. Edwards Deming preached, "We should work on the process, not the outcome of the processes."

Do we double the amount of time in planning our actions? For example:

What planning was involved in determining the class list of a New Educator? What planning and considerations were involved in preparing the class lists?

What planning was involved in designing the monthly NESS meeting? If the meeting last an hour was two hours of planning invested?

What planning was involved in developing the Instructional Coaches? If coaches are asked to meet the New Educator at least once a week, who meets with the coaches?


Here are few of my favorite Deming Quotes:
“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.”
“The emphasis should be on why we do a job.”
“If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.”

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