{"id":7720,"date":"2010-12-10T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2014-09-15T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T15:26:35","slug":"action-plan-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/action-plan-template\/7720\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Plan Template for DMAIC Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn how to use an Action Plan by reading the rest of the article below or you can just <a title=\"download your free action plan template in excel format\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/action-plan-template-download\/\">download free action plan template<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>In the DMAIC methodology of Six Sigma, parts of it are managed with standard project management tools, but within the context of an improvement project. The Action Plan, also called a Gantt Chart, is usually used in the Improve Phase, where the root causes are identified and the countermeasures have been decided.<\/p>\n<p>Within the context of the DMAIC Six Sigma Methodology, the Action Plans catalogs all activities that must be performed to ensure successful implementation of the proposed solution(s).\u00a0This includes the practical methods that were identified on the <a title=\"dmaic, solution selection matrix\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/dmaic-solution-selection-matrix\/7718\/\">Solutions Selection Matrix<\/a> and any solutions to barriers discovered in the Barriers &amp; Aids analysis that were not cancelled by offsetting aids.<\/p>\n<p>Action Plans answer these basic questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who?<\/li>\n<li>What?<\/li>\n<li>When?<\/li>\n<li>Where?<\/li>\n<li>How?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Action Plans define an organized, effective implementation of selected solutions.<\/p>\n<h2>DMAIC Action Plan Construction<\/h2>\n<p>Below are some helpful steps in creating an action plan (within the context of a DMAIC project):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Analyze the proposed improvement or solution and break it down into manageable steps<\/li>\n<li>List the activities that must be done to ensure successful implementation of the improvements<\/li>\n<li>For each activity, identify the resources needed \/ responsible for each step<\/li>\n<li>List the remaining barriers from the barriers-and-aids analysis and any actions that can be taken to overcome these barriers (and who will do them)<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorm, if necessary, for other items of possible significance<\/li>\n<li>Add Due Dates for each activity<\/li>\n<li>Track the status of each activity on the master list<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Below is an example of what an Action Plan might look like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7721 aligncenter\" title=\"action-plan-dmaic\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/action-plan-dmaic.jpg\" alt=\"dmaic, six sigma, action plan\" width=\"556\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/action-plan-dmaic.jpg 927w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/action-plan-dmaic-600x697.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/action-plan-dmaic-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/action-plan-dmaic-881x1024.jpg 881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use an Action Plan by reading the rest of the article below or you can just download free action plan template here. 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