Week 3 Action Research Plan

This has definitely been a week for me! Lights, camera and action planning all week long. I have revised this several times already and know for a fact this one is not written in stone. It was funny because the other day when I showed my site supervisor a copy, he was like.......ooh, this is going to be hard! I was like, no kidding, but you're the one who picked it for me(lol). He couldn't say anything. I told him, "yes, "WE" have our work cut out for us!"

Action Planning Template
Goal: Evaluate KACE and our current practices determining: time/money saved, and the increase in productivity.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Verify action research with site supervisor and begin training on KACE	Wendy R Hickman / Robert Walker	March 11 – May 15, 2013	Stamped and signed approval from site super. KACE (Kbox)	Notes for KACE - Manual
2. Review notes on KACE training / Begin the full use of KACE - Solo	Wendy R Hickman	May 20, 2013 / Duration	KACE and work orders	Add info and documentation to spreadsheet concerning “KACE” (increase in productivity)
3. Analyze and document procedures done manually (approx. time frame for manual setups installs and patches, etc.)	Wendy R Hickman	June 3- August 2, 2013	Work orders and observations from other technicians	Document in Spreadsheet time frame of “manually” done procedures
5. Survey technicians on what improvements they would like to see change in our procedures (in hopes that KACE will bring that change)	Wendy R Hickman / Robert Walker	August 19-30, 2013	Survey Monkey / Technicians	Survey Monkey
6. Devise best approach to transform all data collected into %, $ saved, and graphical forms of the increase in productivity	Wendy R Hickman / Robert Walker	September, 9-23 2013	All Documents, spreadsheets	All data collected
7. Differentiate manual labor vs. KACE	Wendy R Hickman	October 7-21, 2013	Written analysis on findings	All data collected
8. Pull all data together; graphs, written report, etc. organizing one big report	Wendy R Hickman	November 4-18, 2013	All collected and documented data	All data
9. Present outcome of action research	Wendy R Hickman	December 2, 2013	Finished research / presentation	Present to Supervisor