Before beginning improvement activities, the process sponsor
and team leader submit a project charter showing key
deliverables and timelines to the Leader-Employee Activities Performance Office. The Leader-Employee Activities Performance
Office reviews the charters and refers high-stakes, larger-scale
systemwide or regional improvement projects requiring
significant support, people, and time to the Corporate Leadership Team for vetting as
LSS projects. Teams with lower-stakes projects requiring less
support, fewer people, and a shorter time frame can request
PDCA project facilitation from the Leader-Employee Activities Performance Office.