PersonalImprovement Project Steps:
1) Read Workbook use as areference throughout the project.
2) Pick something you want toimprove in your own life.
*****Best ideas are something you can measure everyday.
3) Bring your project choice toyour seminar leader on January 24.
4) Week 1 Collect baselinedata (Week of January28)
what are factors getting in theway, when does behavior occur or not occur
Create an AIM statement(SMART-specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, andtimely)
5) Week 2 Base line data andcreate a fishbone and process diagram. Discuss in seminar2/7
6) Week 3 Consider ImprovementInterventions. Discuss in seminar 2/14.
7) Week 4 Implement change.Discuss implementation in seminar 2/21.
8) Week 5 Continue with datacollection. Share data in seminar 2/28.
9) Final report due March 7, 2013(see rubric below).
PersonalImprovement Project Report:
Rather than creating astoryboard as suggested in the PQI workbook, you will create a power pointpresentation with slides representing each portion of thestoryboard.
Componentsof power point (storyboard) | PossibleScore | ActualScore | |
Projecttitle ØYourname or team members ØAddress/Institution(location of the project) ØPhone/e-mailnumbers |
1 | ||
Statementof the problem ØHowdo you know this is a problem ØGivebench marking data ØBebrief ØListyour SMART AIM statement |
3 | ||
Descriptionof the process (what is going on) ØFlowchart ØFishbonediagram ØVerybrief narrative explanation ifneeded |
3 | ||
PossibleSolutions (list ) | 1 | ||
Pilotstudy 1 solution (PDSA). ØWhatwas the intervention? (remember you can do several PDSA cycles but 1 isrequired) ØHowwas the data collected & by whom? Showyour Plan Do Study Act cycles |
3 | ||
Didit work? ØDisplaychart that a most appropriate for your data. ØMustuse both methods below. Ø (you do not need to do acontrol chart): vHistogramor Pareto chart vRunchart-------Must show 5 weeks of data |
3 | ||
ProposedPlan & Conclusion ØDescribein detail next steps ØDescribetiming of next improvement ØBespecific. Be brief. |
1 | ||
TOTAL | 15 | ||
