Method guide · Work with a structured grid
Settlement Countermeasure PDCA Review
Use to separate implementation from observations and develop a small improvement candidate without making unsupported causal or regulatory decisions.
- People
- 4–20
- Base procedure time
- 75 minutes
- Recording
- Shared record
Purpose: Reflect and learn.
English guide
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How this method works
Separate implementation of settlement measures from observations and create candidates for the next improvement. Align expected changes, observation period, season, location and indicators. Write implementation, observed results, effect hypotheses, issues and side effects in separate fields. Do not infer success, failure or causality from results with different periods or conditions. Treat the next improvement as a small trial candidate, with an indicator, check-in time and owner. Do not decide proposals requiring laws, permissions or professional judgement here, such as capture, damage prevention, land use or subsidy schemes. This method is a regional adaptation of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries material and does not replace administrative decisions or technical advice. Do not run it where comparison conditions cannot be set.
Phase schedule
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- Align expected changes and observation conditions0–10 minutes from the start (10 minutes)
Action: Align. Participation: Groups of 3–5.
Shared record
- Rearrange implementation and observations10–30 minutes from the start (20 minutes)
Action: Arrange. Participation: Groups of 3–5.
Shared record
- Separate effect hypotheses and issues30–50 minutes from the start (20 minutes)
Action: Separate. Participation: Groups of 3–5.
Shared record
- Choose a small improvement candidate50–65 minutes from the start (15 minutes)
Action: Choose. Participation: Groups of 3–5.
Shared record
- Assign checks and deadlines65–75 minutes from the start (10 minutes)
Action: Assign. Participation: Groups of 3–5.
Shared record
Facilitation steps
- For 10 minutes, check expected changes, observation period, season, location, indicators and known limitations.
- For 20 minutes, arrange implementation and observed results using the same period units, separately noting missing data and results that cannot be compared.
- For 20 minutes, write observed changes, effect hypotheses, issues and side effects one item at a time in separate fields.
- For 15 minutes, select one small improvement to try next; hold it if permission or professional judgement is required.
- For 10 minutes, record the next indicators, check-in time, owner and contacts for legal and technical verification.
If something changes
If
At least one group cannot compare implementation records with observations in period, season, location or indicators.
Then
Exclude those results from effect assessment. Record why they cannot be compared and the conditions to align next time.
If
At least one new danger or adverse effect on people, animals, crops or the environment is confirmed.
Then
Stop adopting the improvement proposal and pass it to the necessary verification contacts, such as the local authority, specialists or land managers.
If
At least one proposal requires permission or professional judgement, such as capture, damage prevention, land use or subsidy schemes.
Then
Do not decide implementation here. Record the applicable law, authorised decision-maker, technical check and verification deadline in the matters-to-check field.
Preparation
Materials
- One blank table per group with fields for expectations, implementation, observations, effect hypotheses, issues and the next improvement
- Observation forms showing period, season, location and indicators: one per measure
- Candidate-for-adoption, professional-check-needed and hold cards: 10 of each per group
- Broad-tip pens: 2 per group
Room and setup
- Display the evaluation point, observation period, season, location, indicators, known limitations and contacts for checking proposals requiring permission or professional judgement.
Adjust for people and time
For 4–5 people, address one set of measures. For 6–20 people, distribute participants into groups of 3–5 differing by no more than one person. Each group returns observed changes, effect hypotheses, issues and professional-check requirements separately. Do not combine results from different periods or locations into one effect value. For 21 or more people, use separate sessions.
Safety and non-applicable situations
Do not infer causality, success or failure from incomparable conditions. Separate missing data, hypotheses, issues and side effects. Hold proposals requiring permission or professional judgement, and stop adoption for new dangers or adverse effects. This does not replace administrative decisions or technical advice.
Historical translation and source notes
These original notes are retained verbatim with their fixed source versions. This historical label does not resolve a source-specific concern or establish current acceptance.
- The guide and third step require side effects in a separate field, but the blank table listed in materials has no named side-effects field. The translation retains both without adding a new form column.
Manuscript's recorded references
These translate the original manuscript's source and rights claims. They remain separate from any current-page notice below; they do not establish new verification.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Wildlife Damage Prevention Manual, chapter 5 pp.70-72 steps 8-10
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/tyozyu/higai/manyuaru/attach/pdf/manual-42.pdf
PDL-1.0 adaptation; changes made
- Conditions applying to PDL-1.0
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/use/link.html
PDL-1.0
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