PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT PDSA Checklist PLAN: Identify an opportunity and plan for improvement Step Three: Examine the Current Approach Step One: Getting Started Examine the current approach or process flow Identify area, problem, or opportunity for Obtain existing baseline data, or create and improvement execute data collection plan to understand the Estimate and commit needed resources current approach Obtain approval (if needed) to conduct QI Obtain input from customers and/or Step Two: Assemble the Team stakeholders Analyze and display baseline data Identify and assemble team members Determine root or problem (including customers and/or stakeholders) Revise aim statement based on baseline data Discuss problem or opportunity for improvement Step Four: Identify Potential Solutions Identify team member roles & responsibilities Identify all potential solutions to the problem Establish initial timeline for improvement based on the root cause(s) activity and schedule regular team meetings Review or best practices to identify Develop SMART aim statement potential improvements What are we trying to accomplish? Pick the best solution (the one most likely to How will we know that a change is an accomplish your aim statement) improvement? What change can we make that will result Step Five: Develop an Improvement Theory in improvement? Develop a theory for improvement What is your prediction? Use an Then” approach “If… Develop a strategy to test the theory What will be tested? How? When?
PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT PDSA Checklist PLAN: Identify an opportunity and plan for improvement Step One: Getting Started Identify area, problem, or opportunity for improvement Estimate and commit needed resources Obtain approval (if needed) to conduct QI Step Two: Assemble the Team Identify and assemble team members (including customers and/or stakeholders) Discuss problem or opportunity for improvement Identify team member roles & responsibilities Establish initial timeline for improvement activity and schedule regular team meetings Develop SMART aim statement What are we trying to accomplish? How will we know that a change is an improvement? What change can we make that will result in improvement? Step Three: Examine the Current Approach Examine the current approach or process flow Obtain existing baseline data, or create and execute data collection plan to understand the current approach Obtain input from customers and/or stakeholders Analyze and display baseline data Determine root or problem Revise aim statement based on baseline data Step Four: Identify Potential Solutions Identify all potential solutions to the problem based on the root cause(s) Review or best practices to identify potential improvements Pick the best solution (the one most likely to accomplish your aim statement) Step Five: Develop an Improvement Theory Develop a theory for improvement What is your prediction? Use an “If… Then” approach Develop a strategy to test the theory What will be tested? How? When?
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