Action Accelerator

1. Rapid Action Toolkit Action Accelerator Action Idea: PUSH-UPPULL-IN PUSHUP PULLIN ACTNOW Champion: Team: Date Started: (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text)

2. Idea-To-Action Checklist DEFINE What’s the idea? 1 • Describe the idea in a single action statement that everyone will understand. Use the information on the post-it notes as a starting point. • Refine to a clear and specific description of the proposed improvement. • Who are the “customers” for this idea? • What are their REQUIREMENTS? • What are the BENEFITS of this idea to customers? To your team’s mission? • Are there any potential COSTS or RISKS to implementing this idea? Why do It?  CHECKPOINT: Is it clear what we are proposing and why customers will “applaud” it? MEASURE How are we performing today? 2 • Which performance goals/metrics related to our team’s mission will this idea impact? • How are we performing today on these goals/metrics? (Baseline) • How big of an improvement do we think this idea can make on these goals/metrics? (Projection)  CHECKPOINT: Can this idea make a significant MEASURABLE impact on performance? (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Text) (Insert Text) (Text)

3. Idea-To-Action Checklist- Page 2 ANALYZE How will this idea eliminate errors, increase speed and/or add value? 3 • Which critical performance problems or opportunities related to our team’s mission does this idea address? • What facts and data support our belief that this idea will improve performance? • How can we focus our idea to address the biggest causes of problems/drivers of performance?  CHECKPOINT: Will this idea improve performance on key causes of problems or drivers of performance related to our team’s mission? INNOVATE & IMPROVE 4 What innovations will this idea deliver to the organization? • What specific work products will this idea produce? • Consider tools, templates, training processes, procedures, etc. • What Best Practices can be incorporated into this idea? • Where can we apply Lean Strategies such as 5S, standardization and mistake-proofing? • How can we borrow ideas from others that arebest-in-class? • What will make this idea a winner for customers?  CHECKPOINT: Do we have a clear picture of what this idea will produce and how we can make it successful? (Insert Text) (Text) (Insert Text) (Text)

4. Idea-To-Action Checklist- Page 3 IMPLEMENT What will it take to put this idea into action? 5 • What information, expertise, materials, equipment, etc, will be required to implement this idea effectively? • Who needs to be involved outside of our team to implement this idea? What specific support is needed? • Brainstorm the key tasks/steps for implementing this idea.  CHECKPOINT: Do we have a good grasp on what it will take to implement this idea? CONTROL How can we ensure this idea will stick? 6 • Who will support this idea? How can we leverage this support? • Who might resist this idea? Why? • What is the best way to gain support for this idea? • Consider JUST-DO-IT; CAMPAIGN; TEST; and, STUDY implementation options. • Always persuade by first engaging others to share their ideas, concerns and opinions versus telling them the solution. • How will we know if this idea is working? • What is a simple measure of success?  CHECKPOINT: Do we know what to do to gain support for this idea and to measure success?  FINAL CHECKPOINT: Are we confident this idea can be put intoaction and will produce the resultswe want? NO? YES? Modify the plan or select another idea to test. Develop theaction plan. (Insert Text) (Text) (Insert Text) (Text)

5. 3Ws Action Plan Develop a step-by-step plan for implementing the idea (refer to your work on the previous pages). Develop the plan for creating the work products and gaining the support needed to put this idea into action and to get the results desired. Action Steps(In Sequence) Name Date Done  WHAT needs to be done? WHO will do it? By WHEN?  CHECKPOINT: Have we completed implementation and are we ready to assess results? NO? YES? Complete the Champion’s Final Report. Continue to work the action plan. (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text)

6. Champion’s Final Action Report Champion: Date Started: Time to Completion: Team: Date Completed: ACTION SUMMARY: Describe the action implemented (or recommended for implementation) and why it was taken. 1 2 ACTION STEPS: Recap the tasks that were completed to implement this idea. (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text) (Insert Text)

7. Champion’s Final Action Report- Page 2 WORK PRODUCT: Highlight the innovations developed to put this idea into action. (Attach actual work product samples.) RESULTS: Highlight the actual/projected benefits from implementing this idea.(What impact did it have in accomplishing your team’s mission?) 3 4 (Insert Text) (Insert Text)

8. Champion’s Final Action Report- Page 3  WHAT needs to be done? WHO will do it? By WHEN? FINALIZATION PLAN & SUPPORT NEEDED: List next steps and support required to complete implementation of this action and sustain results. 5 KEY LEARNING & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Describe any lessons learned as a result of implementing this action. Note other areas of the organization that could benefit from adopting this action. 6 (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text) (Text)