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.

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.
  • What is the problem and its root cause?
  • What is the gap between what is and what should be?
  • What evidence supports your assertions and conclusions?
• Describes a QI/QP framework that will support and guide the project.
  • What do you need to accomplish to meet the project objectives and outcomes?
  • What formative assessments will help you ensure that the project is on course?
  • Which framework will assist you in guiding the entire project?
• Explain how QI/PI data will be collected and analyzed.
  • What data is needed?
  • How will you record and organize collected data?
  • What are appropriate data analysis methods for the type of data you will be collecting?
• Describe proposed QI/PI changes and expected outcomes.
  • What are appropriate measures for determining actual improvement?
  • 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.
  • What evaluation tools or methods will you use?
  • What criteria will you use to evaluate outcomes?
• Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
  • Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
  • Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards.
  • 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.

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.
  • Describe the current practice needing improvement.
  • Explain how QI/PI data will be collected and analyzed.
  • Describe the proposed QI/PI changes and expected outcomes.
  • Explain how changes in quality or performance will be evaluated.
• Competency 6: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
  • Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
  • Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

Requirements: 5 pages