Carly Fiorina said: "The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight." Lutheran Services in America is working to do precisely that! Lutheran Services in America partnered with Transform Consulting Group (TCG) to create a data dashboard to...
3 Strategic Planning Tools to Create Congratulations! You have journeyed through the 4 steps of our Strategic Planning Process and you’re ready for the final step: Create the Strategic Plan. (We covered steps 1, step 2, and step 3 in previous blogs). The goal of a...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more children and youth have experienced anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and distress due to social isolation and economic conditions. Remote learning has led to learning loss across the country, evident in the drop...
Do you see a community issue or need that goes beyond what your organization alone can address? Are you striving to create collective impact by strengthening the talent pipeline, growing the population, upscaling the workforce, expanding childcare, addressing food...
We say we’re #datanerds at Transform Consulting Group. However, for a communication and marketing person like myself, I will admit that data intimidates me. I prefer using words and emotions to convey ideas rather than numbers and excel sheets. So, how does that...
We love data! If you’ve followed our team long, then you’ve heard this before, but we really are proud #datanerds. We also love utilizing data tools like dashboards to help visualize data (we break down why in this blog). Check out some of the dashboards we have...
Give yourself a pat on the back. You’re now at the final stage of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle (review other steps here and here)! You’ve planned out your process, conducted your intervention, studied the results, and now it’s time to decide how to act. The Act...
We’re continuing our Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) series, and today are taking a closer look at “Do” and “Study.” As a reminder, the PDSA framework helps organizations implement a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. You can find a complete overview of PDSA...
You’ve completed your program evaluation (review those steps here) and returned your data results. Now what? After looking at your results, plan to take a moment to assess. Are the results what you expected? Are there things you don’t like about the numbers? Did it...
During a time when communities and policies are changing, it is important to ensure the programs and services within those communities are constantly evolving to meet the needs of families. The Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model is an ongoing process for...
