There are a number of variations of this acronym; however, the most widely used one is Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust. You might also find PDCA being referred to as the Deming circle or the Shewhart cycle. Whatever definition you prefer, the idea behind the PDCA approach is quite simple; it is a framework and approach that you can use for continuous and iterative improvement. The following simple diagram should help explain this:
Simply put, this approach is an expansion of the inspect-and-adapt approaches that have been mentioned many times previously—although, if truth be told, it's been around for much longer. The concept is pretty easy to grasp and follow, and it can be applied to almost every aspect of your CD and DevOps adoption. Let's look at an example:
- Plan: You realize that your current...