Process Improvement Log
Implementation Plan:  
process under improvement
Ref #
Action
Action by
Due Date
Status
Completed
1
Outlook reminders to task OP to 
send reports to City of Fort Worth
Gretchen - Winston 
Services
6-Jun-03
Task reminders set twice daily in Outlook  - 10:00 
am & 2:00 pm
5/7/2003
2
cc:  Habitat employee on all releases
to City of Fort Worth
Gretchen - Winston 
Services
6-Jun-03
Set up Distribution List at Winston - Ron Dent 
(HFH) will be copied on all correspondence to the 
City of Fort Worth.  Ron will input task reminders 
on day house passes final inspection, to prompt 
him to contact Gretchen if he is not copied on an e-
mail to the city within 2 days of the home passing 
final inspection.  
5/20/2003
Back-up OP to do daily tasks if prim 
ary OP is out of the office
Winston Services
6-Jun-03
Winston is in the process of hiring, will train new 
person to act as Back-up, and keep process 
flowing.  Back-up person to use priomary OP's 
computer - must respond to Outlook Daily 
Reminders!
ongoing
Inspectors turn in report same day as
they complete inspection
Winston Services
6-Jun-03
This will not help cut cyle time, as they already 
verbally call in their results
cancelled
3
Request applications for new service, 
at time of Final Electric inspection - 
inform Project Manager and amend 
PM project tracking form.
Gage, John Kirpach 
& Ron Dent - Habitat
for Humanity
3-Jun-03
Gage will inform all PM's to make this step at the 
end of the process, instead of the beginning.  Ron 
and John will amend Project checklists.
5/20/2003
4
Create Excel control chart and train 
HFH employee on how to input and 
track results.
Annie
6-Jun-03
Control chart created 5/21/03.  Scheduled to 
trainHFH 05/23/03.  
5
Monitor control charts for 4 months - 
compare IMR charts, for 
improvements
Annie
ongoing
Annie, in conjunction with designated people at 
HFH, will monitor process until 10/03, then will 
formally hand-off process.
ongoing
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