Reference no: EM133238146
Assignment - Reducing Length of Stay in Inpatient Psychiatric Department DNP Project Charter
Description - DNP Project Charter Team Members: Project: Sponsor: Project Start Date: Last Revised: What are we trying to accomplish? Problem Describe in 2 to 3 sentences the existing condition you hope to improve (i.e., the gap in quality).
Project Description (defines what) Document your current thinking about the activities of the project (e.g., design a new process, improve an existing product or service, etc.). Note the subsystem, pilot population, and/or demonstration unit where the work will take place. Consider including your long-term vision and short-term project goals.
Rationale (defines why) Explain why the current process or system needs improvement. If possible, include baseline data and other benchmarks.
Expected Outcomes and Benefits How will this improvement benefit the team, the organization, customers, and/or the community? What is the business impact, such as reduced costs or other financial benefits?
Aim Statement What outcome are you hoping to achieve? Specify how good, for whom, and by when (a specific date). How will we know that a change is an improvement? When defining your project-level measures, provide operational definitions, which specify unambiguously how to derive each measure, and be sure to define numerators and denominators in percents or rates.
Outcome Measure(s) List the measure(s) you ultimately want to affect as a result of this project.
Process Measure(s) List the measure(s) that will tell you if the system is performing as planned to affect the outcome measure.
Balancing Measure(s) List the measures that will tell you whether you are introducing problems elsewhere in the system. What changes can we make that will result in improvement?
Initial Activities Explore the process or system you are trying to improve with tools such as interviews, direct observation, cause and effect diagrams, driver diagrams, and process maps/flowcharts. Link those here.
Change Ideas What changes will you make to close the gap between the current state and the desired state?
Key Stakeholders Whose input and support will this project require? How will you engage these key stakeholders?
Barriers What barriers do you predict to your success? How will you overcome these barriers?
Boundaries List any guidelines for the team, including project constraints, rules or procedures, technology considerations, what is out of scope, etc.