{"id":956,"date":"2019-08-07T19:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/?p=956"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:43:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:43:23","slug":"continuous-quality-improvement-model-make-it-your-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/continuous-quality-improvement-model-make-it-your-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous Quality Improvement Model \u2013 Make It Your Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-958 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Business Professionals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/Four.business.people.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a customized training partner, WSU will assess and pinpoint your organization\u2019s needs and develop specific training solutions to help your employees succeed and improve your bottom line. We deliver programming through the lens of a Continuous Quality Improvement Model which involves ongoing measurement and checkpoints to assure business goals are met.<\/p>\n<p>The (Plan-Do-Check-Act) PDCA Cycle is the continuous improvement technique adopted by WSU. The four steps of the PDCA Cycle are:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_957\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-image-957 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/PDSA.graphic-300x300.png\" alt=\"PDSA\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/PDSA.graphic-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/PDSA.graphic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2019\/08\/PDSA.graphic.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ASQ, The Global Voice of Quality<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plan:<\/strong>Identify an opportunity and plan for change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do<\/strong>: Implement the change on a small scale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check:<\/strong>Use data to analyze the results of the change and determine whether it made a difference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Act:<\/strong>If the change was successful, implement it on a wider scale and continuously assess your results. If the change did not work, begin the cycle again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if your organization doesn\u2019t actively promote a continuous quality improvement process today, that doesn\u2019t mean you aren\u2019t making progress. It just means that you\u2019re probably not doing it as systematically or effectively as you could. This is where the notion of a culture of continuous quality improvement comes into play. When you explore using a continuous quality improvement process with your team, most will agree in the necessity but not necessarily know where to begin. Designing a formalized plan that works for your organization is critical.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Julie Kiehne, WSU Business Outreach Coordinator, to discuss how the continuous quality improvement model can bring transformational change to your organization. <a href=\"mailto:jkiehne@winona.edu\">jkiehne@winona.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a customized training partner, WSU will assess and pinpoint your organization\u2019s needs and develop specific training solutions to help your employees succeed and improve your bottom line. We deliver programming through the lens of a Continuous Quality Improvement Model which involves ongoing measurement and checkpoints to assure business goals are met. 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