The Improvement Journey shows the key stages you need to follow for any improvement initiative or project to be successful. It can be used to help you plan out your improvement work, or to keep you on track as your work progresses.
The CYPIC community is systematic in the way it tackles improvement.
Quality Improvement is defined as the application of a systematic approach that uses specific techniques to improve quality.
The Quality Improvement Journey provides a methodology that can be followed at any level – from macro (large, national approaches) to the micro (team level).
The Improvement Journey shows the key stages you need to follow for any improvement initiative or project to be successful. It can be used to help you plan out your improvement work, or to keep you on track as your work progresses.
Moving through each stage is really important as each stage is connected. For example, it’s hard to set good aims if you don’t understand your system. You can’t test changes and learn from others if you haven’t built the will with those you are working with. Watch the animation for an overview, or have a look at the diagram for a quick summary.
Looking for a specific tool to support your improvement? Below are some links to the ones we use most often, if you can’t see what you are looking for the NES QI Zone has lots of information.
These tools will be useful at numerous points in your improvement journey. We have added some short explanations to help you choose the right one.