Hypothetical results of early Plan-Do-Study-Act implementation cycles (steps 2–4)
| Cycle | Sample | Form correctly completed | Qualitative feedback | Action |
| 1 | Convenience | 2/6=33% | Hard to understand Hard to find | Make form more clear Make form easier to find |
| 2 | Convenience | 4/8=50% | Hard to understand | Make form more clear |
| 3 | Convenience | 7/10=70% | Hard to find | Make form easier to find |
| 4 | Convenience | 8/10=80% | Time-consuming | Make form shorter First milestone achieved; change to purposive sampling |
| 5 | Purposive | 0/4=0% | Unaware of the form | Improve awareness |
| 6 | Purposive | 8/10=80% | Hard to understand Time-consuming | Make form more clear Make form shorter |
| 7 | Purposive | 9/10=90% | Unaware of the form | Improve awareness Second milestone achieved; prepare for run charts |