Process Decision Program Chart
Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) is one of the seven management tools. It helps in systematically identifying the shortfalls in a project plan which is being underway.
PDPC helps to create countermeasures to prevent the plan from failing by changing the entire plan itself or we can be ready with necessary remedies when the problem occurs.
When To Use PDPC
There are certain prerequisites as to when to use the PDPC for better results and they are:
1. Whenever we start a new process.
2. Whenever the project under question is very large and complex.
3. When the cost of failure would be huge.
How To Create PDPC
PDPC can be created with the help of a tree diagram.
1. In the tree diagram, at the first level, we have to mention the objective of the proposed plan at a high level.
2. In the second level, the main activities required to be done for the plan should be listed out.
3. At the third level, elaborate details of the tasks have to listed out to accomplish the proposed plan.
4. The fourth level will contain all the potential problems for the plan linked to the detailed tasks.
5. All the tasks and their related potential problems have to be brainstormed to prepare counter measures. We have to identify all the countermeasures and strike off the ones that may not be feasible to apply or we may have to drop some of the countermeasures for which the necessity may not arise at all. Eventually, these countermeasures will be captured at the fifth level as cloud form.
These countermeasures can be used to revise the plan itself before the process starts or we can have the proper countermeasures in place to be used whenever any problem occurs.