Discussion: Quantifying Qualitative Information in the Measure Phase of the DMAIC Process Model First, read Chapter 5 in The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook and review your work with SMART goals
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| Measure Gap-Analysis Table Organization A (Variables) | Importance (Percent of inputs that are critical or very important) | Skill Satisfaction (Percent of skill ratings at better than average) | Gap in Points (Reframe as possible opportunity; *the higher the number, the more important satisfaction of the gap is) |
| Interdepartmental Team Collaboration on Projects | |||
| Interdepartmental Team Communication/Verbal Delivery of Information | |||
| Effective Listening Among Individuals | |||
| Addressing Difficult Conversations | |||
| Written Communication/Email | |||
| Interdepartmental Team Meetings/Live Presentations | |||
| Interdepartmental Team Meetings/Virtual Presentations |
*Negative number indicates that the issue is unimportant and skill satisfaction is higher than the importance