Comments on: The Value of Checklists

By: Fixing the Weak Link | Above and Beyond KM

Fixing the Weak Link | Above and Beyond KM — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:02:32 +0000

[...] If you’re tempted to ignore the need for a handoff checklist or a checklist of any sort, take a few minutes to read this collection of sad (and in some cases, scary) stories of what happens when people fail to create or follow checklists. If you want to learn more about checklists, read my prior post, The Value of Checklists. [...]

By: Check out The Checklist Manifesto | Compliance Building

Check out The Checklist Manifesto | Compliance Building — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:01:54 +0000

[...] The Value of Checklists by Mary Abraham in Above and Beyond KM [...]

By: thabomophiring

thabomophiring — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:44:24 +0000

I disagree somewhat. How long did the study go on for. Did he review the use of the checklist 2 years later and look at the results.
Checklists have a tendency to proliferate, to not be updated and to end up as an audit tool, “did you tick every box, what do you mean that the step does not make sense, you must tick or you are non-compliant”.
The reality is that a checklist is nothing more than a simplified process map. The same problems that afflict process engineering, affect checklists.

By: O valor dos checklists « myGC :: Gestão do Conhecimento

O valor dos checklists « myGC :: Gestão do Conhecimento — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:12:33 +0000

[...] em: 1 — Marcelo Yamada @ 2:00 pm Tags: externalização, lições aprendidas O artigo The Value of Checklists (que eu poderia traduzir como “O Valor dos Checklists [para a Gestão do [...]

By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:12:03 +0000

You're absolutely right about the importance of not taking too much for
granted, Wendy. Further, a physical checklist stops us from glossing over
the tough spots. By contrast, a mental checklist can be most unreliable
when we need to us remember where things were complex or painful.

- Mary

By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:38:41 +0000

I suspect several of us are approaching that age! Even for those of us in
denial about the reliability of our memories, the checklist is a great
safety net.

Thanks for sending along the link, Atle. That *New Yorker* article appears
to be the precursor to the book Atul Gawande has just published.

- Mary

By: VMaryAbraham

VMaryAbraham — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:36:10 +0000

Thanks so much, Shaunna. And, Congratulations on your Canadian Legal Blog
Award!

By: wenlib

wenlib — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:12:15 +0000

I have always used a checklist when training on processes that I'm very experienced at – it reminds me of the complexity of the task, and forces me not to take too much for granted. I'm hoping to revise some of the procedures manuals in my library this year, and may (based on this) move to checklists instead of detailed step-by-step procedures for some activities!
Thanks Mary!!

By: Atle Iversen

Atle Iversen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:04:06 +0000

I'm a *big* fan of checklists, and I've reached an age where I must admit that I *don't* always remember everything (when I was younger I (foolishly ) *thought* I could remember everything).

I guess this was the origin ?
– http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/0…

More links in my short blog post about checklists:
– http://www.ppcsoft.com/blog/power-of-checklists…

By: Shaunna Mireau

Shaunna Mireau — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000

I use a new lateral hire checklist, but hardly ever use a research checklist…until now. Great post as usual Mary.