Continue to use the area of improvement selected in the Week Three QI Plan Part l assignment to complete the following section of the QI plan. Staff Development and Team Improvement

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you complete the following for the area of improvement:

• Improvement Methodologies
o Analyze each methodology you researched. Explain the pros and cons of each methodology for your chosen area of improvement.
o Choose one of these methodologies for your organizational QI plan and explain why you chose this methodology over others.

• Information Technology
o Analyze each information technology application you researched.
o Analyze how these applications will be used to help improve the area of improvement you have chosen.

• Benchmarking
o Analyze how benchmarks and milestones are involved in managing the use of quality indicators.
o Analyze three potential benchmarks and milestones from quality indicators that could be used for your plan.

• Mission, Vision, Strategic, and Operational Plans
o Analyze how performance and quality measures are aligned to an organization's mission, vision, and strategic plan in general.
o Analyze how the measures are aligned with the mission, vision, and strategic plan of an organization.

• Barriers
o Challenges

Analyze barriers that can interfere with the implementation or revision of quality measures.

• Successful Implementation
o Implementation

Analyze strategies to ensure successful implementation of new quality measures.