Data Collection Plan <Organization Name>

Project Number: Project Title: Project Leader: Date:

Objective of Data Collection (What will be done with the data once it has been collected?)
Identify how well the process/product is meeting customer needs Analyze a problem or failure, or to identify the causes of a variation
Obtain exploratory view of the process Test a hypothesis about the process output
Evaluate the measurement system Test a hypothesis about the effects of one or more process inputs
Check the stability of the process (is the process in control?) Control a process input or monitor a process output
Conduct a capability study Other reason
Description:

Key Variables (A summary of the chosen input variables (Y's) or output variables (X's))
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Variable title
2 Input or output variable (X or Y)
3 Unit of measurement
What?

4 Data type
5 Collection method
6 If manual
7 Gauge/instrument
Measurement system

8 Location
9 Gauge calibrated?
10 Measurement system checked?
11 Precision (R&R) adequate?
12 Accuracy adequate?
13 Historical data exist?
14 Source of historical data
15 Historical data representative/reliable?
Historical data

16 Mean
17 Upper specification limit
18 Lower specification limit
19 Standard deviation
20 Target
21 Minimum sample size (MSS)
22 Sampling frequency
Sampling

23 Sub-grouping needed?
24 Sub-group size
25 Stratification needed (based on time, shift, ..)
26 Data collector
27 Operational definition exist?
Who?

28 Data collector trained?

29 Resources available for data collector?
30 Start date
When?

31 Due date
32 Duration (in days)

Additional Comments (Resolution needed, sampling method, R&R results, storing of data, handling outliers, using filters, etc.)

Guide:
1st, clarify the objectives behind the data collection. This involve asking: why are we collecting data? how will the data help? and what should we do with the data once it has been collected?
2nd, identify the variables for which data needed to be collected, then fill the asked information for each variable. Try at least to fill the bolded fields.
3rd, add any additional comments you believe are important to the data collection process.

Continuous Improvement Toolkit . [Link]

 Data Collection Plan <Organization Name>
Project Number: Project Title: Project Leader: Date:

Objective of Data Collection (What will be done with the data once it has been collected?)

Key Variables (A summary of the chosen input variables (Y's) or output variables (X's))
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Variable title
2 Input or output variable (X or Y)
3 Unit of measurement
4 Data type (continuous/count/attribute)
5 Collection method (manual/automated)
6 Historical data exist?
7 Operational definition exist?
8 Data collector
9 Start date
10 Due date
11 Duration (in days)

Guide:
1st, clarify the objectives behind the data collection. This involve asking: why are we collecting data? how will the data help? and what should we do with the data once it has been collected?
2nd, identify the variables for which data needed to be collected, then fill the asked information for each variable. Try at least to fill the bolded fields.

Continuous Improvement Toolkit . [Link]