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A cause and effect diagram is an organizational tool that helps teams explore and display the many causes contributing to a certain effect or outcome.
A driver diagram is a visual display of a team’s theory of what “drives,” or contributes to, the achievement of a project aim.
ARECCI supports health system and human service improvement by providing ethical oversight to minimize and mitigate risks to sponsors and stakeholders for project success which in turn builds public trust.
IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch and manage a successful improvement project. Each of the nine tools in the toolkit includes a short description, instructions, an example, and a blank template.
A driver diagram is a visual display of a team’s theory of what “drives,” or contributes to, the achievement of a project aim.
A Pareto chart is a type of bar chart in which the various factors that contribute to an overall effect are arranged in order from the largest to the smallest contribution to the effect.
The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is a useful tool for documenting a test of change. Running a PDSA cycle is another way of saying testing a change — you develop a plan to test the change (Plan), carry out the test (Do), observe, analyze, and learn from the test (Study), and determine what modifications, if any, to make for the next cycle (Act).
A run chart is a graph of data over time. It is a simple and effective tool to help you determine whether the changes you are making are leading to improvement.
A control chart, which includes an upper control limit (UCL) and a lower control limit (LCL), goes further to help teams distinguish between common and special causes of variation within a process. Use a control chart when you have more than 15 data points and want more insight into your data.
There are lots of factors to do with the context in which you work that will impact on the viability of your quality improvement project. These factors can be grouped in several broad categories: the team working on the project, the microsystem in which they function, local QI support and capacity, the organisation in which you work, and the environment external to your organisation.
The Project Planning Form is a useful tool to help teams think systematically about their improvement project. By tracking a list of the changes that the team is testing — including all of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, the person responsible for different aspects of each test, and the timeframe for each phase of the work — the form allows a team to see at a glance the full picture of a project.
The Word Format of the PQI Charter can be downloaded below.
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