SE-QI Project Charter
This charter can be used as a stand-alone resource or alongside existing organizational templates. It is a structured tool that builds on the Model for Improvement by integrating sustainability prompts into standard project charter components.
It follows the SE-QI approach, which embeds sustainability within existing QI steps and structures, rather than adding it as a separate process. Prompts are woven throughout core elements such as scope, problem definition, and measurement planning. Each slide also includes accompanying speaking notes with additional guidance for each step.
Download instructions:
- Tap the Download Tool link and save to your computer
- To open the .ppt file in Google Slides:
- Open Google Drive
- Tap + New (top left) and select File upload
- Navigate to your dowloaded file in the popup window and tap Open
- Within Google Drive, scroll down to Files and open CASCADES charter_EN
SE-QI Toolkit
The SE-QI Toolkit is an important resource that supports this charter. At key steps, a visual marker (SE-QI icon and QR code) indicates where the Toolkit can help teams more effectively apply and deepen sustainability within their project.
The charter supports teams in incorporating an environmental lens across key stages of improvement, including:
- Problem definition
- Current state assessment
- Root cause analysis
- Change idea development
- Measurement
It is organized around three guiding questions:
- What is the problem? (including what we are trying to achieve)
- What do we need to learn? (including root causes, environmental drivers, and upstream determinants)
- What does improvement look like? (including the change ideas to test and how impact will be measured)
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