What is a QI storyboard?
How to create a QI storyboard
Template and guidance
Examples
More information
A storyboard is a series of thumbnails that show the breakdown of the video, illustrating the key scenes — how the setting will look, who will be present, and what actions will take place. It’s often used as a mock-up for movie scenes, music videos, TV production, etc. And can be created by hand or using a digital medium. Storyboard Studio. Sean Brakefield’s Storyboard Studio is a sketcher’s dream, with eight realistic brushes, cutouts for quick arranging, plus image importing and a dedicated workflow. You can even attach text notes to each scene, which are exported when you save your storyboard as an image. Available on Google Play. StoryBoard Quick is a storyboarding software application for creating and editing digital storyboards for non-graphic artists and for creating rapid comp boards. Purpose-built storyboarding tools Use our simple, powerful drawing tools like onion-skin mode and camera move indicators to create professional storyboards quickly. Never worry about frame numbers again Keeping frame numbers in sync is a pain.
A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.
A quality improvement storyboard is typically a brief, one-page, visual summary of a completed quality improvement initiative. The storyboard highlights key aspects of a quality improvement effort by documenting the project from beginning to end. It generally includes a description of the following: the problem, the methodology and QI tools used, key metrics, lessons learned and the plan for sustaining improvement. A QI storyboard includes steps taken within the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycle.
How to construct a QI storyboard
The format for a storyboard can vary. Templates are often used that follow the PDSA cycle. However, use of a template is not required. The design can be original using a preferred software program (MS Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, etc.).
Consider the following optional sections and content for a storyboard, which can consist of a combination of narrative and images:
Heading
- Agency name
- Agency logo
- Project title
- Project start and end date
- Names of sponsor and team members
- Team photo
Plan
- Problem/Issue
- Scope
- Project goals
- Current state process
- Root cause analysis
- Current state observations
- Strategies/improvement theories
Do
- Activities/plan to address the problem
- Rapid cycle improvements, testing details
Study
- Analysis of testing
- Observations of changes compared to expectations
Act
- Decision to adopt, adapt or abandon
- Rationale for decision
- Sustainment plan for improvements realized
Quality improvement storyboard template (PPT)
Minnesota Dept. of Health
QI storyboard quick guide video (15:07)
Minnesota Dept. of Health
This video introduces the concept of a QI storyboard, describes how you can use it for project management and communications, and helps you create your own QI storyboard. For best results, watch this webinar using Internet Explorer. To read the transcript of this presentation, select the Notes tab in the upper-left of the webinar screen. If you need an alternative format, please contact the Center for Public Health Practice.
Examples
Birth defects data collection kaizen, Aug. 2013 (PDF)
Minnesota Dept. of Health: Community and Family Health Division
Kaizen event summary: Municipal recycling (PDF)
Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment
Creating effective storyboards
Public Health Foundation
Guidelines for development of QI storyboards (PDF)
National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI); MLC-3
Storyboard Quick 6
Embracing quality in public health: A practitioner's quality improvement guidebook
Michigan Public Health Institute: Office of Accreditation and QI