A Fishbone Demographic Improvement Project

It is basically a network diagram with multiple boxes with labels that represent events, and then directional lines which represent tasks. A number can be written underneath the directional lines to indicate the amount of time needed. For a group project that would last 2-3 months, I would use the Gantt chart. A Gantt chart can accomplish what a complicated PERT chart would do, it would be more pleasing towards the eye as there wouldn’t be so many moving parts in the assignment (I’m assuming this group project isn’t terribly complicated). Things that would be needed to be done simultaneously can easily be expressed and understood with a Gantt chart (overlap of bars and weeks). For example, on the y-axis of the Gantt chart, my group would list our activities: 1) Conduct research, 2) Analyze data and then 3) Prepare for presentation then present. On the x-axis, we would list the number of weeks needed (12 weeks in this case). The bar for 1) will span week 1 –

The third part of the action plan will be to assess the progress of changes. This requires measuring current and future performance against past performance, which will need to be assessed more in depth than the initial tracer patient audit. The last portion of the corrective action plan not only assesses the change, but might also include further revisions to the change in policy and procedures if it is found that performance is inconsistent with the standards set forth by the Joint Commission. The part of the plan has four parts that consist of:

II. Planning Stage - PM meets with VP of Tech to go over spec. The two collaborate to create a Project Plan including a Gant Chart or equivalent to determine team member deadlines (individual initiatives) four launch.

There will be corrective action plan made by the Project Manager. The corrective action plan will be meeting with the team members and raise the issues mentioned by stakeholders. Each member’s performance will be evaluated and also include measurements for achieving the intended outcomes and anticipated timeline for

Nelson, Batalden, and Godfrey (2007) describe the PDSA (plan, do, study, and act) cycle as a systematic approach to examining change and/or quality improvement methods for effectiveness. In the plan portion of the cycle, the preparation steps and the objective of the improvement project are described. The “plan” also identifies the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the setting, and estimated amount of time to complete the task/project and other project details. The “do” portion is experimental part of the cycle including the collection of data. The “study” portion is when the collected data is analyzed, summarized, discussed and evaluated. The “act” portion is the final step which is examines whether to initiate, modify, or eliminate the intervention based on whether the results are favorable or not. The following is a visual summary of the PDSA cycle as it pertains to my project. In my Week 2 discussion I described

When the Action Plan was initially conceived and approved in the Canadian budget, it was a program intended to bet temporary. The initiatives that came out of it that were related to the stimulus of the construction sector and infrastructure development were initially to be over in two years before a deadline of the end of March, 2011 (Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2011). However some of the programs developed were not going to be able to meet this deadline due to delays, and the federal government sanctioned an extension of the deadline to October of

In the case of our landscape project we have five milestones inserted into our Gantt chart. They are at task 2 Design backyard, task 4 Get quotes for purchases, task 5 get quotes for contractors, task 11 level yard and task 20 make payments.

When I read fish cheeks article, I really do understand the frustration she felt. When you are trying to blend with culture different than yours; it could be really hard, but otherwise i have enjoyed reading the the article. It kept me engaged with story, the way she started of with talking about the features of her crush, and then she started to question her culture and his culture. Then she started to talk about the dinner, and how would it be not appetizing for her crush.

During the planning phase, there should be an investigation of the current website and how it operates. In investigating the current website, positive and negative aspects can be identified and a determination can be made on what portions can be kept, discarded, or improved (Kneale 2008). The main objective has already been established, but during the planning phase, time can be taken to interview leaders, management, employees, and users to get a better understanding of the problem so that a viable solution can be considered. Given the information gathered from observation, project management tools such as Gantt Charts can be created. A Gantt chart is used to organize tasks and monitor the progress of the overall project (Shelly & Rosenblatt 2012).

Designed to analyze events, the After Action Review (AAR) will identify strengths to be maintained and developed further, as well as recognize weaknesses or areas of improvement (United States, n.d.). Corrective action plans, contained within the AAR, ensure that weaknesses are addressed and steps are taken to improve upon the plans that are impacted. The AAR consists of event summarization and timeline, identification of strengths and weaknesses, recommendations for improvement, and a plan that identifies measures and goals for addressing the recommendations.

Erik Fisher, Paul Fisher's brother, made a number of displeasurable choices throughout his young life. Those decisions affected Paul in great, yet horrible ways. Here are three of the many.

When an incident has occured in a facility, data must be collected in order to determine what happened. After all of the data has been collected, it is then analyzed to see what if there was anything unusual, which could of lead to the incident. Once some of the problems have been determined, root cause analysis is done to provide an understanding and solution to the problem. After all of the root causes have been identified, then the fishbone process will begin to sort the causes of the problem into possible solutions. Once all of these steps have been evaluated then the problem could be identified and changes could be implemented. This entire process from data collection to fishbone process are connected and dependent on each other in order to determine the problem and provide best solution possible. Once an incident has been reported, data needs to be collected.

We will submit weekly milestone reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The milestone repost for the project will base on information in the Gantt chart. An agenda for the project team meeting will develop to work through some of the challenges while facing in executing the project. Update the scope of the project while having some changes in the executing phase. We will develop detailed lists of assumptions and questions that all the project team has related to the new scope of the project.

4. Develop a Gantt Chart of the Marketing Plan and Implementation Phase of the Program.

The key to action planning is focused accountability. Just setting goals is not enough. (Tiffan, 2009)