{"id":5693,"date":"2026-10-06T19:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/dmaic-roadmap\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:38:53","password":"","slug":"dmaic-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/dmaic-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"DMAIC Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DMAIC is the five-phase route of every Lean Six Sigma improvement project. This roadmap shows all 27 steps on one page, so you always know where you are and what comes next. 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Go back before you move on.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Look at the next step.<\/strong> What do you need for it: data, people, decisions?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Pass the tollgate.<\/strong> At the end of each phase, review your results with your sponsor before you start the next phase.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-key is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Key points<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DMAIC has five phases and 27 steps: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Each phase ends with a tollgate review before the next one starts.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Use data to move from problem to root cause to solution.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>After Control, the next improvement cycle can begin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related tools:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/system-interaction-map\/\">System Interaction Map<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/dmaic-milestone-plan\/\">DMAIC Milestone Plan<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/define-tollgate-checklist\/\">Define Tollgate Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DMAIC is the five-phase route of every Lean Six Sigma improvement project. 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