| Phase | Ramp up | Implementation | Continuation | Study period | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Quarters | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| Case study data collection | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Introduction of Lean | ||||||||||||||||
| New CEO hired | X | |||||||||||||||
| Other quality improvement methods reviewed by CEO | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Lean begins | X | |||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure | ||||||||||||||||
| New organizational mission developed | X | |||||||||||||||
| Training | ||||||||||||||||
| External consultant obtained to train leadership on Lean principles | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Leadership trained in Lean | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| Lean projects | ||||||||||||||||
| Door to Balloon charter developed | X | |||||||||||||||
| Door to Balloon RCI | X | |||||||||||||||
| Door to Balloon monitoring and data collection | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Procedure Card charter developed | X | |||||||||||||||
| Procedure Card RCI | X | |||||||||||||||
| Procedure Card monitoring and data collection | X | |||||||||||||||
Note: Shading in a cell, denoted here by an X, indicates that the relevant activity (row) commenced or continued during the time period (column).
