. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 20.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2016 Jul 5;59(10):897–918. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22593

TABLE I.

Comparison of Kaizen Event Team and Design Team Program

Activity	KET program (site A)	DT program (site B)
Composition of teams	COs, wardens, administrators, specialists	COs only
Duration of interventions	<120 days	Determined by DT
Number of teams	Four separate KETs (one team to work on each of four intervention topics)	One single DT (one team to work on all four intervention topics)
Completion of four intervention topics	Yes	Yes
Sequence of four interventions	Determined by SWSC	Determined by DT
Program facilitator	Yes	Yes
Facility steering committee	Integrated within KET	Separate from DT/consultative
Study-wide steering committee	Yes	Yes

CO, Correctional Officer; KET, Kaizen event team; DT, design team; SWSC, study-wide steering committee.