Develop a 4-page quality/performance improvement framework for your doctoral project.

Quality/performance improvement (QI/PI) frameworks are used to establish and evaluate processes in practice. The most common models for such a framework are Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) and Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC). The purpose of this assessment is to use key information from your project charter to develop a QI/PI framework from which you will begin developing a project implementation plan and logic model in the next assessment.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

· Competency 1: Align the project charter with a continuous improvement model.

1. Describe the current practice needing improvement.

1. Explain how QI/PI data will be collected and analyzed.

1. Describe the proposed QI/PI changes and expected outcomes.

1. Explain how changes in quality or performance will be evaluated.

1. Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

Instructions

Is about reducing falls in a primary care clinic with the implementation of a fall risk management protocol, now the clinic doesn’t use any protocol.

Develop a quality/performance improvement (QI/PI) framework for your project, aligned with your project charter. Choose a model for your framework, using the PDCA or DMAIC model, a model used in your organization, or another familiar reputable model that is suitable for your project. PDCA or DMAIC model information and examples are included in Resources.

Provide a succinct, scholarly narrative that reflects the content of your model and addresses the key points outlined below:

Graded Requirements

Each of the main tasks corresponds to scoring guide criteria. Read the performance-level descriptions in the scoring guide for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

· Describe the current practice needing improvement.

1. What is the problem and its root cause?

1. What is the gap between what is and what should be?

1. What evidence supports your assertions and conclusions?

· Describes a QI/QP framework that will support and guide the project.

2. What do you need to accomplish to meet the project objectives and outcomes?

2. What formative assessments will help you ensure that the project is on course?

2. Which framework will assist you in guiding the entire project?

· Explain how QI/PI data will be collected and analyzed.

3. What data is needed?

3. How will you record and organize collected data?

3. What are appropriate data analysis methods for the type of data you will be collecting?

· Describe proposed QI/PI changes and expected outcomes.

4. What are appropriate measures for determining actual improvement?

4. How feasible are the proposed changes and what are the relevant contextual factors that can affect expected outcomes?

· Explain how changes in quality or performance will be evaluated.

5. What evaluation tools or methods will you use?

5. What criteria will you use to evaluate outcomes?

· Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.

6. Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.

6. Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards.

6. Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your introduction.

· Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.