Revision Flashcards
Incentive?
-When Lola observes using the new data sheet correctly, she gives them a ticket for the monthly company raffle
*Are items or events delivered contingent upon performance to increase behavior. Lola provides an incentive (the raffle ticket) when she observed employees engaging in a target bx (correctly using the new data sheet). However the e.g. does not state whether she provides info about the Bx.
*Feedback
*Before the subsequent trail, Claire says, “Hey Lindsay. During the last program you provided too long after the client engaged in the target skill try to provide immediately after this time.
Is info about performance delivered to improve or continue future performance. Individuals should provide immediately after behavior but can also provide feedback before the next opportunity to respond. In the e.g. with Claire, she provides Lindsay with feedback before the subsequent trial with the client
Praise
-Sonja sees Tracy as she walks into the office and says, “Tracy, You’re such a great supervises!”
Is an enthusiastic statement of approval. Sonja’s praise exemplifies this. This scenario does not demonstrate feedback as she did not specify bx. Positive feedback info about bx that should continue can contain praise. For e.g. Sonja could have clarified what Tracy did that warranted praise (e.g., she thanked Tracy for submitting a report early
Reduce task unpleasantness:
*Douglas speaking loudly to his customers on the phone often annoys Nathan and decreases Nathan’s productivity. Dwight moves Nathan to a quite corner of the office and Nathan’s productivity improved
-Refers to actively making the disliked job tasks more desirable to perform. In the scenario of Dwight and Nathan to a quite corner of the office, removing the unpleasantness of Douglas’s noisy customer interactions
The intake specialist at a company asks a potential customer a series of ques. Once the potential customer becomes a client, she meets with the supervising BCBA, who asks the same ques. After meeting the BCBA, the client meets with the RBT. receiving the same ques again, which annoys the client. What kins of process waste does this scenario exemplify?
*Overprocessing
-Doing more than what the customer wants. When distinguishing btw overproduction & overprocessing ask “who does this create more work for In this e.g. the customer must provide the same ans multiple times, wasting their time and creating frustration
Waiting
Additional time spent waiting for the next steps in a process e.g. an RBT waits a week for his BCBA to get back to her with program updates
Inventory
Gathering or storing unneeded products. for e.g. a company keeps documents past 7 years required. in another e.g. an org asks customers how they heard about their services. However they never do anything with this info this type of waste does not refer to a lack of materials
Overproduction
-Doing more than what the customer demands. For e.g. a BCBA does more than the teacher asked for engaging in behaviors that may have held up the results and creating a product that the client did not ask for. In the ques e.g. the BCBA did much more than was needed wasting time and effort to complete something that the customer did not ask for (overproduction)
Which of the following describes Phase 2 of a process improvement project?
*Glenda and her team outline what the current supervision process at the org looks like & explicitly highlight disconnects btw several crucial disconnects btw functions that they will have to address
Phase 0: Planning In this phase, process leaders prepare for the project by engaging in the following behaviors:
- Clarifying strategy: Where does the org want to go, and what issues its leaders want to address? What is the company’s current standing in the market (competitive analysis)? Is it driven by a clear purpose (mission statement)?
- Process inventory- Outline the org’s significant processes (Primary/ core, secondary/support, management)
- Identify Critical Business Issues (CBIs)- List measures at the org level (e.g. revenue, profit, market share)
- Identify processes with the most significant impact on CBIs- This step connects the 2 previous ones and helps orgs focus on the most critical functions
- Develop a process improvement and mgmt plan- This last step on phase 0 could include an outline for what broad actions specific individuals or teams will need to complete & by what date.
Phase 1: (Project Definition)
While the previous phase was dedicated to planing, the 1st “official” phase in the project improvement plan seeks am answer what the intent of the project is, what issues will address, what key team members will be involved and at which stage and the overall goals and limitations of the project. In Mona’s e.g. she identified vital staff members to place on her teams and created a list of goals as part of her parameters
-Identify Critical Process Issues
-Develop the teams
*Steering-Provide who work within the process & assist in outlining how it will look
*Design- individuals who work within the process and assist in outlining how it will look
*Facilitators- Individuals outside the process who provide objective feedback & guidance to the other teams
-Set parameter:
*GOALS- What is the project’s purpose and how will teams measure change?
*Scope- Outlines when the project starts and ends
*Context- How will changing one process affect others
*Assumptions and constraints - off-limit solutions and essentials info that describes the dos & don’ts of the project
*Timelines-milestone deadlines
*Commitments - the responsibilities and time commitment of each team
Phase 2: Process Analysis and Design- In this phase, the design team outlines the org’s current state of critical processes, explicitly looking for disconnects & then describing why these disconnects are occurring. Glenda & her team outline several disconnects in the org’s current state
*Is and Should processes: What do the org’s current processes & what will they look like after the project? what are some areas that could use improvement?
*Root causes- Why are these critical areas suffering from disconnects? Could it be because of insufficient resources, poor tech, a lack of info transfer or faulty performance management systems?
Phase 3: Implementation
Once the teams have designed the project it is time to test it out. Usually orgs recruit volunteers that will be able to test out the intervention and provide the design team with feedback. Once that process is complete the org rolls it out to the rest of the employees. In Sanjay’s e.g. he provides training b4 he rolls out the project
*Prepare, train, pilot, rollout
Phase 4: Management
*Measure
*Institutionalize improvement and mgmt across processes
The project is in full swing, but the org must put systems in place to. continue monitoring & adjusting if needed. Crucially this occurs after the project has been rolled out. They do this by collecting data & providing training, resources and consequences. Furthermore and org’s leadership team should continue to meet to discuss the project & assess its progress as in the e.g. with Ludwig and his staff
Which of the flooring is an e.g. of an External OBM position?
*Jean works for a firm that provides consulting services. Diane org contacts Jean for work. Specifically for assistance in developing a companywide pay-for-performance system
Transportation
Movement of ppl & tools further than necessary. This type of waste refers to the long-distance movement of ppl. for e.g. a manager required all his stand to travel to the office for a short meeting that could have been an email
Motion
Unnecessary movement of ppl or tools. This type of waste refers to the short-distance movement of ppl. In e.g. there is only 1 kit at a clinic & it is not stored central location. This results in employees wasting time going around the clinic looking for the equipment
Defects
-Creating or fixing something that doesn’t meet require, emts e.g., BCBAs at an ABA company freq spend time re-writing goals & plans in thr own personal formats instead of the company creating a standard
Skills
-Underutilizing employee talents or knowledge. For e.g. a new employee previously received training & supervision in PM. The company owner does not ask for the RBT’s input when creating a compensation system for direct-care staff
Which of the following scenario exemplifies an individuals examining an orgs Competitive advantage when examining its strategy?
Lillie’s company has the highest ratings online from customers and current and former employees. Many have attested to the leadership team’s through involvement in providing services and professional development
Products and services:
What does the org produce or offer?
*Julius describes his company’s products and services, including personalized disorders who have a history of severe prob bx
Customers and markets:
Who does the org make products for or provide services to?
*Johanna’s org works with individuals in the community, serving individuals with & without developmental disorders who have a history of severe prob bx
Competitive advantages
What reasons will customers have for choosing the org over its competitors? Lillie’s company has tangible proof of excellent services from both customers and employees which give her an edge over the competition
Market Priorities
-Where should the org place its emphasis? Patti and her teams for e.g. have allocated funding to the development of an online platform
*Patti’s executive team allocates significant funding to developing an online platform over the next 3 yrs for their employees to acquire CEUs & thr customers to learn more about ABA