Recover a Failed PDCA Experiment

Missed target The improvement test predicted label rework would fall from 6% to 3%. Actual result: 5.7%, with operators questioning the sample. The danger is standardizing an ineffective change or abandoning a useful learning signal. PDCA recovery Prediction -> Result -> Conditions -> Next gate When a PDCA misses, study the difference between expected and actual. RCA explains the gap; the quality gate prevents premature standardization. Reflex Call it failed or call it good enough. The next cycle targets the real learning gap. Do not standardize a change that has not passed its quality gate. 01 Check 02 Explain 03…

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