The Efficient PDCA Work Method

富田和成 / Wang YanqingHunan Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaApr 2026

Rating 3.7
Word count
81K words
Chapters
83
ISBN
9787540475048

Tags

Motivation and Growth Time ManagementSuccess MindsetGoal AchievementCareer AdvancementSelf ImprovementPDCA CycleStep-by-Step GuidePractical ChartsWork MethodsEfficiency Boost

Summary

The highly effective work method that top performers practice!

The fiercer the competition, the more you need PDCA as your foundation! Cutting out every bit of “waste and wasted effort” at each step is what real efficiency means.

PDCA has four simple, basic steps: PLAN → DO → CHECK → ADJUST. Achieve flawless results in both performance and life!

Forty charts and diagrams teach you how to manage your time well and gain a blueprint for moving toward your goals.

Quickly grasp the big picture with “factor decomposition,” prevent workloads from spiraling out of control with the “time inventory sheet,” solve issues efficiently with “half-week meetings,” keep work free of gaps and waste no time with the “high-efficiency operations management sheet,” pinpoint causes when goals are missed with the “root-cause analysis tree,” and turn self-growth into a habit with the “continuous improvement record sheet”…

Each step is explained in detail, with in-depth, practical guidance that takes you step by step toward a highly effective work method that lets you work without errors and evolve your productivity at ten times the speed.

Editor's review

“The Highly Effective PDCA Work Method” is not just another book offering generic time-management advice; it provides a rigorous, closed-loop system of thinking and action. The author, Kazunari Tomita, a former banking elite and entrepreneur, distills a methodology proven in the high-pressure financial sector, which makes the book far more practical than comparable titles. Its core value lies in clearly revealing why so many people's “plans” remain mere formality—the lack of detailed goal breakdown, effective checkpoints, and a thorough adjustment mechanism. The book's most outstanding highlight is its “granular” transformation of PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Adjust), a classic management model, adding key steps such as “quantified goals” and “factor decomposition” so that it can truly be integrated into daily work and study. As you read, it feels more like a rigorous work manual that forces you to confront the ambiguous areas in execution. For readers eager to break through growth bottlenecks and increase certainty in their work, this book offers not chicken soup but a set of “internal cultivation methods” worth practicing repeatedly with patience.

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Reading tips

  1. Prepare a notebook or digital document and practice along with the book's steps to turn theory into a personal action plan
  2. Don't feel you must finish it in one sitting; read and practice in modules according to the four stages of Plan-Do-Check-Adjust
  3. After reading, try applying the methods to a medium-difficulty task you urgently need to solve, to test the results

About the publisher

Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1985

Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher known for its literary titles, with a catalogue spanning foreign literature, world classics, classical Chinese literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and mystery and detective fiction. Judging from the more than 1,100 books in the database, the press publishes foreign classics such as Crime and Punishment, Snow Country, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as Chinese classical and modern literary works including Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary and Wu Jingzi's The Scholars. In terms of translators and authors, translations by Cao Guowei and Tan Jinghua appear in its foreign literature titles, and the authors involved include Dostoevsky, Kawabata Yasunari, Conan Doyle and Zweig. Its publishing character lies in introducing Chinese and foreign literary classics side by side, balancing popular and serious works and attending to both readability and literary value. Public information is limited; the above is a brief overview based solely on the books in the database.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 前言
  3. 第一章 位于前端领域的PDCA管理体系
  4. PDCA是企业强有力的管理模式
  5. PDCA管理能力决定企业高层的价值观念
  6. 世人对PDCA了解的六大误区
  7. 充分认识PDCA的规模效应
  8. 从事券商时期实际经历过的高效PDCA工作术
  9. 越深入就越让人感到其乐无穷
  10. 先有鸡还是先有蛋？PDCA与自信
  11. 何为高效PDCA工作术？
  12. 第二章 计划阶段初级篇：找出差距，制订“计划”
  13. 制订计划既要小心谨慎又需大胆尝试
  14. 步骤一 定量化目标管理（设定KGI）
  15. 步骤二 找出目标与现状之间的差距
  16. 步骤三 制订课题、提出解决方案
  17. 步骤四 将课题按照优先顺序排列，锁定三个主要课题
  18. 步骤五 课题的KPI指标化
  19. 步骤六 制订解决方案，达成KPI指标
  20. 步骤七 将解决方案按优先顺序排列
  21. 步骤八 将计划可视化
  22. 就上一层面PDCA进行再确认
  23. 打破常规，解放思想
  24. 高效质疑问难 计划篇
  25. 第三章 计划阶段应用篇：“因式分解”提高假说精度
  26. 因式分解决定PDCA的速度与深度
  27. 因式分解带来的好处
  28. 要领一 将课题抽象化之后分解
  29. 要领二 深度挖掘、追究原因五次
  30. 要领三 第一层次彻底贯彻MECE原则
  31. 要领四 如果举棋不定，就按“流程”分解
  32. 要领五 简单课题按照“质×量”分解
  33. 要领六 力争所有内容都落实到文字上
  34. 要领七 利用思维导图提升思维能力
  35. 第四章 实施阶段初级篇：坚韧不拔的“行动力”
  36. 解决方案与“行动措施”（DO）和“具体任务”（TODO）的区别
  37. 步骤一 将解决方案转换为行动措施“DO”
  38. 步骤二 将行动措施“DO”排列出优先顺序，确定重点
  39. 步骤三 行动措施“DO”的量化（设定“KDI”）
  40. 步骤四 将行动措施“DO”落实为具体任务“TODO”
  41. 步骤五 确认落实的同时逐步推进具体任务
  42. 具体任务“TODO”的管理窍门
  43. 警惕“人”身上潜在的风险
  44. 自我对话，促进PDCA循环
  45. “大胆取舍”，切忌“贪大求全”
  46. 高效质疑问难 实施篇
  47. 第五章 实施阶段应用篇：为实现高效运行的“时间管理”
  48. 为何总是忙得不可开交？
  49. “时间管理”的三大原则
  50. 盘点已有行动措施“DO”，确定“割舍”内容
  51. 利用表示重要及紧迫程度的“时间管理矩阵图”决定“替换”
  52. 重点审视日常业务以“压缩时间”
  53. “重要且非紧迫”区域的实施方法
  54. 第六章 验证阶段：周密计划与精准实施基础之上的“回顾”总结
  55. 验证失败的两种形式
  56. 步骤一 确认KGI指标的达成率
  57. 步骤二 确认KPI指标的达成率
  58. 步骤三 确认KDI指标的达成率
  59. 步骤四 查明失败的原因
  60. 步骤五 分析成功的经验
  61. 验证精度与速度之间的关系
  62. 受到“启发”于是产生了“C”
  63. 不必担心结果出现错误
  64. 高效质疑问难 验证篇
  65. 第七章 调整阶段：基于验证结果的“改进”与“拓展”
  66. 系统理解“调整”（ADJUST）并非易事
  67. 步骤一 根据验证结果提出调整方案
  68. 步骤二 将调整方案排列出优先顺序，集中优势各个击破
  69. 步骤三 连接下一轮PDCA循环
  70. 验证及调整阶段经常出现的失误
  71. 高效质疑问难 调整篇
  72. 第八章 高效PDCA工作术，团队共同实践的结果
  73. 高效运行PDCA的必要条件
  74. 以高效解决课题的“半周会议”
  75. 通过“高效运行管理表”，将每三天的活动进展情况可视化
  76. 集思广益、博采众长的“启示录”
  77. 促使“非紧迫”区域事项稳步推进的“持续改进记录表”
  78. 由志愿者组成PDCA研究会
  79. 高效PDCA工作术的教育指导
  80. 高效质疑问难 指导篇
  81. 结束语
  82. 附录 高效PDCA工作术在线工具
  83. 十分钟PDCA体验表

FAQ

The PDCA model sounds old-hat. What makes this book different? The key innovation of this book is “refinement” and “reinforcement.” It breaks each stage (especially P and C) into multiple actionable substeps—for example, using “factor decomposition” to break big goals into small actionable tasks—and emphasizes the persistent process of “continuous adjustment” until goals are achieved, turning a macro framework into a micro action guide.
Is this book suitable for students or freelancers? Absolutely. PDCA is essentially a universal thinking and working framework. Students can use it to plan their studies and exam preparation; freelancers can use it to manage projects, personal branding, and income goals. The book provides underlying logic that can be flexibly adapted to many scenarios.
Will putting it into practice be complicated and time-consuming? Building the habit takes some initial investment, but the book's methods are designed to reduce later repetitive work and directional errors through rigorous upfront planning, improving efficiency in the long run. The author also offers a simplified introductory approach, so readers can start with one small cycle and gradually become proficient.

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About the author

富田和成 Author

Tomita Kazunari is an author about whom limited public information is available; the library currently holds only one of his works, The Efficient PDCA Work Method. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book falls under motivational and personal-growth reading and centers on the PDCA cycle, a management method aimed at readers who wish to improve their workflows and self-management efficiency. The author's writing leans toward practical operation, breaking the cycle of plan, do, check, and act into steps that can be put into practice, with plain language and attention to how the method applies in everyday work situations. Because background details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and professional experience are not yet available, this entry focuses on the work itself, and a fuller assessment of his overall style and influence will require more material.

Wang Yanqing Author · China

Wang Yanqing is a Chinese translator of Japanese. He graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages at Beijing Normal University with a specialization in Japanese, worked at the Financial Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, and later spent many years at Japanese companies. His translations span foreign literature and inspirational self-help, including The Moon Over the Mountain, A Glimpse of Unfamiliar Japan, The Efficient PDCA Method, and Selected Short Stories of Natsume Soseki. These works show him moving between modern and contemporary Japanese fiction and essays on the one hand, and practical books on workplace and self-management on the other, serving different groups of readers. Public information about him is limited; details such as his birth and death dates and birthplace are not clearly recorded, and his profile emerges mainly through these translations.