CQI

  • nFORM and CQI Training #4: Fostering a Learning Culture and Planning a CQI Cycle

    This training session covers the continuous quality improvement (CQI) cycle, using CQI tools, and building a learning culture. The data capacity and CQI TTA team also answers questions from grant staff. 

    Recording and presentation slides coming soon

  • Scaling and Sustaining Improvement Efforts

    Tip sheet covers considerations for scaling and/or sustaining an improvement strategy after a CQI cycle concludes. It includes recommendations for reflecting on the key aspects of the strategy; formalizing the strategy to share with others; and creating a plan for scaling and sustainability.

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  • Using a CQI Decision Tree to Make Evidence-Informed Decisions

    Tip sheet covers questions and distinct paths to help your team make decisions about next steps at two critical decision points in the CQI cycle – after the road test and at the end of a CQI cycle.

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  • Synthesis Matrix

    This matrix tip sheet highlights ways CQI teams can synthesize findings across data sources in a road test. 

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  • Using COMB-B to Support Improvement

    Tip sheet covers the COM-B framework for understanding human behavior and discusses how COM-B can be a useful tool in CQI teams' efforts to design and implement improvement strategies. 

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  • Using 4DX to Support Improvement Efforts

    Tip sheet provides ideas for applying the 4DX framework to CQI efforts. The framework offers four disciplines for helping CQI teams execute key goals. 

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  • Using Learning Questions to Guide Road Testing and Reflection

    Tip sheet includes considerations for developing learning questions to frame a road test and how to use them to reflect on results after the road test.

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  • Bright Spots: Finding Inspiration In What Works

    Tip sheet provides an overview of the Bright Spots approach, a tool that can be used to support strategy development. The tip sheet also includes a matrix that presents advantages and disadvantages of methods for identifying bright spots, a collaborative activity to identify success factors with staff, and an interview template to learn more about practices used by bright spots. 

    Tip sheet coming soon

  • August 2025 nFORM/CQI Office Hours - Strengthening a culture of learning and improvement

    Webinar covers the components of a learning culture, including factors related to environment, motivation, and knowledge. This webinar featured a panel of grant recipients who shared about how they foster a learning culture. 

  • July 2025 CQI Office Hours - Using CQI for Program Enhancement

    Webinar featured two grant recipient teams who shared about the process they use to determine learning priorities when there is not a specific improvement item to work on, or what we call CQI for enhancement.