ImPower Learning Session Assignments

Nancy Fredericks

Modified on: Thu, 6 Nov, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Homework is assigned prior to each ImPower learning session. Participants are expected to do all the assignments prior to attending the learning sessions.

Pre-Program Preparation

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5

Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

Resource Guides for ImPower videos can be found HERE

Session Date, Number and Theme	Assignments to be completed PRIOR to attending the Learning Session	Additional Resources
Pre-Program Preparation	Video(s): Program Overview (8:50) Article(s): Learning Network Syllabus Learning Session Overview QI Coach and Team Leader: Walk the Wall Overview Project Work: Assemble project team and hold kick-off meeting Register for team role appropriate sessions Complete Project Charter and Team Photo	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Project Management Set includes Project Charter, A3, and Sustain Plan Team Photo Slide Planning for Success: How to Use a Project Charter Collaborative specific material How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts
Session 1 10/15 Starting Improvement	Video(s): Life of an Improvement Project (6:58) Communicating Progress and Results (8:12) Introduction to A3 Thinking (9:43) Working in Teams (9:34) Article(s): Top 10 Problems of Quality Improvement Teams Project Work: Start project A3 Team Leader or QI Coach: Upload Project Charter and Team Photo	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Project Management Set includes Project Charter, A3, and Sustain Plan Team Photo Slide
Session 2 10/29 Structured Problem Solving A3: Left Side	Video(s): Evaluating the Current State (7:11) Measurement for Improvement (10:45) Project Goals Making the Most of Meetings (9:48) Article(s): 11 Steps to an Effective Gemba Walk Optional resource article: What is Gemba? Project Work: Document your process map Go observe the process and expand on your process map Continue to collect your baseline data	Glossary of Terms Developing a Process Map What is Gemba? Data Collecting and Reporting Team Leader or QI Coach: Upload your Walk the Wall presentation into the Hub (see email for additional details)
Session 3 11/12 Understanding and Identifying Root Causes	Video(s): Understanding Root Causes (10:47) Learning from the Best (9:24) Article(s): All Collaboratives: Tuning in: Improving Your Listening Skills Collaborative Specific Assignments: Please come prepared to discuss these questions for your collaborative specific content linked below. What is a 2-minute synopsis that explains the intent and outcome? What limitations were discussed? How might those limitations have impacted the outcomes? How were the interventions identified? How did they know these interventions would be effective? What metrics were used to gauge success? Would these metrics be useful for your project? Was anything unclear to you? If so, how might you gain a better understanding? Recommendations Follow-up Process Improvement for Communication and Follow-up of Incidental Lung Nodules Mammography Positioning and General Improvement Group Improving Performance of Mammographic Breast Positioning in an Academic Radiology Practice Mammography Health Equity Penn Medicine's QS&I Presentation - "Penn A1 Improving Mammography Screening Percentages in Hispanic Patients in Philadelphia" Project Work: Continue to evaluate your current state Identify a SMART goal (once you have baseline data) Check-in with Sponsor to discuss baseline data and confirm SMART goal target Start Cause and Effect Diagram	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Cause and Effect Diagram How to Use a Cause and Effect Diagram Collaborative Current State Analysis Guides
Session 4 12/3 Structured Problem Solving A3: Right Side	Video(s): Key Drivers (9:21) Idea Generation (10:06) Prototyping and Testing (9:39) Article(s): No article this week Project Work: Create Cause and Effect Diagram and Pareto Charts. Complete the Learning From the Best exercise (scan the literature, phone call, site visit) Start to identify root causes	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Cause and Effect Diagram Pareto Chart How to Use a Cause and Effect Diagram How to Use a Pareto Chart Collaborative Current State Analysis Guides
Session 5 12/17 Visualizing Data & Responding to Variation	Video(s): Collaborative Problem Solving (9:28) Statistical Process Control (8:52) Article(s): Pixar Chief: Protect Your 'Ugly Babies' (Your Unsightly Ideas) Project Work: Identify root causes Identify key drivers Check-in with Sponsor to discuss root causes	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Cause and Effect Diagram Pareto Chart How to Use a Cause and Effect Diagram How to Use a Pareto Chart Collaborative Current State Analysis Guides and Key Drivers Data Collecting and Reporting How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts
Session 6 1/14 Designing Processes & Systems	Video(s): Managing Change (11:04) Processes (7:06) Systems Thinking (10:59) Article(s): Project Work: Solidify root causes and key drivers - your project sponsor should sign off on these Hold an idea generation session to brainstorm interventions Annotate control chart as you implement interventions	Glossary of Terms Learning Network Templates Cause and Effect Diagram Pareto Chart How to Use a Cause and Effect Diagram How to Use a Pareto Chart Collaborative Current State Analysis Guides and Key Drivers Data Collecting and Reporting How to Use an Intervention Tracking Template How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts
Session 7 1/28 Creating High Reliability Processes & Solutions	Video(s): Reliability (9:45) Developing and Maintaining Skill (10:55) Article(s): No article this week Project Work: Test interventions Annotate control chart to show when interventions occurred	Glossary of Terms Data Collecting and Reporting How to Use an Intervention Tracking Template How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts
Session 8 2/11 Developing a Culture of Improvement	Video(s): Sustaining Improvements (10:31) Article(s): No article this week Project Work: Assign reliability levels to interventions Ensure interventions are occurring for multiple key drivers Update your control chart to include annotations	Glossary of Terms Data Collecting and Reporting How to Use an Intervention Tracking Template How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts Learning Network Templates Graduation Presentation
Session 9 2/25 Closing Improvement Projects	Video(s): Cedars-Sinai Graduation Presentation - Cohort 2, Lung Cancer Screening University of New Mexico Graduation Presentation - Cohort 2, Mammography Positioning Article(s): Why It's Important to Celebrate the Completion of a Project Project Work: Ensure interventions are occurring for multiple key drivers Start drafting a sustain plan	Glossary of Terms Data Collecting and Reporting How to Use an Intervention Tracking Template How to Select and Use Run and Control Charts How to Close Improvement Projects How to Use a Sustain Plan Learning Network Templates Graduation Presentation
Session 10 3/24 + 3/25 Graduation	10 Minute Graduation Presentation: 7 minute Project Presentation 3 minute Sponsor Comments	Sharing Your Story: A3 to Conference Abstract

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