Visual Maps 05–08
Map 5 — PDCA Manufacturing Loop
PLAN → DO → CHECK → ACT → repeat
- PLAN — requirements, critical data, scope, causes, impact, options.
- DO — implement fixes, controls, training, remediation.
- CHECK — monitor conformance and verify improvement.
- ACT — respond/correct/restart when conditions change.
Answer check: your loop must include ongoing monitoring and root-cause control, not only cleanup.
Source: pp. 434–436.
Map 6 — Cause Fishbone
Five “bones” feeding POOR DATA QUALITY:
LACK OF OVERSIGHT + DATA ENTRY + PROCESSING + SYSTEM DESIGN + FIXING PREVIOUS ISSUES
Examples: missing incentives/ownership; weak UI/edit checks; stale mappings/downstream blindness; disabled integrity constraints; rushed direct patches.
Answer check: if your fishbone contains only “user error,” rebuild it.
Source: pp. 436–441.
Map 7 — Seven-Activity Spine
FRAME → DEFINE HIGH QUALITY → DIMENSIONS/RULES → INITIAL ASSESSMENT → PRIORITIZE → IMPROVEMENT GOALS → OPERATE
Under OPERATE add: Manage Rules | Measure/Monitor | Manage Issues | Establish SLA | DQ Response
Answer check: evidence/assessment and prioritization precede remediation goals.
Source: pp. 441–450.
Map 8 — Assessment-to-Improvement Funnel
CRITICAL DATA + RULES → PROFILE / QUERY → FINDINGS → STEWARD/SME VALIDATION → IMPACT/RISK → PRIORITY → GOALS
Interpretation: profiling generates observations; business/stakeholder context turns them into priorities.
Answer check: a defect count alone is not the improvement backlog.
Source: pp. 442–445.