7-2 Submit Final Project
HCM 415 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview Strategic planning is the process or mechanism used by healthcare organizations to analyze new regulations, policies, and procedures and to reconsider their mission, vision, and values. Strategic planning can also be the vehicle that healthcare organizations use to revamp themselves and offer new products and services. The healthcare manager plays an important role in analyzing and executing the organizational strategic planning. Understanding the key principles and competencies associated with strategic planning, and how these principles and competencies are applied in day-to-day hospital operations, is critical for healthcare managers. This final project will provide you the opportunity to analyze strategic planning within a healthcare organization, including identification of stakeholders and the role they serve in the process and the alignment between strategic planning and the organization’s mission and vision. You will also be asked for recommendations on the best course of action for the healthcare manager to make in terms of strategic planning around an issue. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
Analyze the role of healthcare managers in developing and managing the strategic planning process
Assess the impact of current healthcare policies on strategic planning processes in the U.S. healthcare system
Employ strategic planning tools in determining the impact of external forces on the delivery of care in the U.S. healthcare system
Assess how key stakeholders influence and drive strategic planning changes within healthcare organizations
Determine the extent to which strategic planning aligns with organizational missions and visions within healthcare settings
Prompt For your final project, you will select a case study from those provided to analyze and make subsequent recommendations to the healthcare manager on the best course of action with regard to policy and strategic planning. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Overview: Provide a brief summary of the case study you selected. Be sure to include the organization’s mission and vision for reference.
II. Situational Analysis A. Based on its mission or vision statements, what can you discern about the organization’s approach to strategic planning? Be sure to provide
specific examples to justify your response. B. What is the prevailing issue in question in the case study you selected? C. What do you see as the overall strategic planning concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to this issue?
D. What role do you feel the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims. E. Who are the key stakeholders affected by or involved in this issue, and what role do they serve in strategic planning within the organization? F. To what extent do the organization’s policies address this issue? Be sure to justify your response. G. To what extent does the organization’s strategic planning around this issue align with its organizational mission and vision? Use evidence and
examples to justify your reasoning. H. What do you feel are the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) with regard to this issue? Be sure to
substantiate your claims with evidence and specific examples. I. Based on the SWOT analysis you performed, what environmental factors are at play in terms of this issue, and what is their impact on the
delivery of care within the organization? In other words, identify any new policies or new trends that will affect your day-to-day operation. J. To what extent do you feel current organizational policies address the influence of the identified environmental or external factors? Be sure to
justify your rationale. K. What internal policy changes or new policies do you feel will need to be implemented to more effectively address the issue? Be sure to justify
your response. L. What role should the healthcare manager assume in terms of guiding strategic planning processes around policy revision or development?
Why? M. To what extent do the identified key stakeholders influence the strategic planning process in terms of policy change or development?
III. Recommendations A. What course of action would you recommend the healthcare manager take in terms of strategic planning around this issue? Be sure to justify
your recommendation with evidence. B. What recommendations would you make for ensuring identified key stakeholders in the organization are involved in driving the strategic
planning process? Be sure to substantiate your claims. C. How might the organization better align its strategic planning and policy processes with its overall mission and vision, particularly with regard to
this issue? Be sure to provide evidence to justify your response.
Milestones All feedback from the instructor should be included in the final project submission. Each milestone will be graded separately using its assigned rubric. All milestones require APA format. Milestone One: Overview This milestone consists of a 1–3-page paper and is due in Module Two. This milestone is graded with the Milestone One Rubric. Milestone Two: Strategic Planning Approaches This milestone consists of a 2–4-page paper and is due in Module Three. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: SWOT Analysis This milestone consists of a 2-4-page paper and is due in Module Four. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Three Rubric. Milestone Four: Addressing Policies This milestone consists of a 2–3-page paper and is due in Module Five. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Four Rubric. Milestone Five: Recommendations This milestone consists of a 1–3-page summary of recommendations that will be reviewed by your instructor and integrated into the final submission. This milestone is due in Module Six. This milestone is graded with the Milestone Five Rubric. Final Project Submission The final project is due in Modules even. This final project is graded with the Final Project Rubric.
Deliverables
Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading
One Overview Two Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric
Two Strategic Planning Approaches Three Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric
Three SWOT Analysis Four Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric
Four Addressing Policies Five Graded separately; Milestone Four Rubric
Five Recommendations Six Graded separately; Milestone Five Rubric
Final Submission Seven Graded separately; Final Project Rubric
Final Project Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your case study analysis and recommendations paper should be 5 to 8 pages in length, not including a cover page and references page. It should be formatted with 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and all citations and references should be formatted according to current APA guidelines.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Overview Meets “Proficient” criteria and expertly balances brevity with required detail
Provides a brief summary of the selected case study, including the organization’s mission and vision
Provides a summary of the selected case study, including the organization’s mission and vision, but response is verbose or has gaps in required detail
Does not provide a summary of the selected case study
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Analysis: Approach
Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between strategic planning and organizational mission and vision
Logically discerns the organization’s approach to strategic planning based on its mission or vision statements, providing specific examples to justify response
Discerns the organization’s approach to strategic planning based on mission or vision statements, but with gaps in logic, required detail, or specificity of examples
Does not discern the organization’s approach to strategic planning based on its mission or vision statements
6.13
Analysis: Issue
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses industry-specific terminology to effectively communicate and establish expertise
Accurately identifies the prevailing issue in the selected case study
Identifies the prevailing issue in the selected case study, but with gaps in accuracy or required detail
Does not identify the prevailing issue in the selected case study
4.6
Analysis: Concerns
Meets “Proficient” criteria and makes nuanced inferences about organizational concerns with regard to the issue
Logically analyzes the overall concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to the issue
Analyzes the overall concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to the issue, but with gaps in logic or detail
Does not analyze the overall concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to the issue
4.6
Analysis: Role
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the role of healthcare managers in strategic planning
Logically assesses the role the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around the issue, substantiating claims
Assesses the role the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around the issue, substantiating claims, but with gaps in logic, required detail, or substantiation
Does not assess the role the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around the issue
6.13
Analysis: Stakeholders
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into identifying key stakeholders within organizations
Accurately identifies the key stakeholders affected by or involved in the issue and the role they serve in strategic planning within the organization
Identifies stakeholders affected by or involved in the issue and the role they serve in strategic planning within the organization, but with gaps in accuracy or required detail
Does not identify stakeholders affected by or involved in the issue
6.13
Analysis: Policies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and makes nuanced inferences about the efficacy of organizational policies or strategic planning in addressing issues
Logically assesses how effectively organizational policies or strategic planning address the issue, justifying response
Assesses how effectively organizational policies or strategic planning address the issue, justifying response, but with gaps in logic, detail, or justification
Does not assess how effectively organizational policies or strategic planning address the issue
4.6
Analysis: Mission and Vision
Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between organizational strategic planning and organizational mission and vision
Logically assesses the extent to which strategic planning around issue aligns with mission and vision, justifying reasoning with evidence and examples
Assesses the extent to which strategic planning around issue aligns with mission and vision, justifying reasoning with evidence and examples, but response is cursory or illogical or has gaps in justification
Does not assess the extent to which strategic planning around issue aligns with mission and vision
6.13
Analysis: SWOT
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Logically assesses organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats with regard to issue, substantiating claims with evidence and specific examples
Assesses organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats with regard to issue, substantiating claims with evidence and examples, but with gaps in logic, detail, substantiation, or specificity of examples
Does not assess organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats with regard to issue
6.13
Analysis: Environmental
Factors
Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws nuanced connections between environmental factors and delivery of care
Accurately identifies environmental factors contributing to issue and determines their impact on delivery of care based on SWOT analysis
Identifies environmental factors contributing to issue and determines their impact on delivery of care based on SWOT analysis, but response has gaps in accuracy or detail
Does not identify environmental factors contributing to issue and does not determine their impact on delivery of care based on SWOT analysis
6.13
Analysis: Current Policies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the relationship between organizational policies and environmental or external factors
Logically assesses the extent to which current organizational policies address the influence of identified environmental or external factors, justifying rationale
Assesses the extent to which current organizational policies address the influence of identified environmental or external factors, justifying rationale, but response has gaps in logic, detail, or justification
Does not assess the extent to which current organizational policies address the influence of identified environmental or external factors
6.14
Analysis: Changes
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates sophisticated insight into the need to revise or implement policies
Logically determines internal policy changes or new policies that will need to be implemented to more effectively address the issue, justifying response
Determines internal policy changes or new policies that will need to be implemented to more effectively address the issue, justifying response, but with gaps in logic, detail, or justification
Does not determine internal policy changes or new policies that will need to be implemented to more effectively address the issue
4.6
Analysis: Strategic Planning
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the role of healthcare managers in strategic planning
Determines an appropriate role for the healthcare manager to play in guiding strategic planning processes around policy revision or development, justifying determination
Determines a role for the healthcare manager to play in guiding strategic planning processes around policy revision or development, justifying determination, but role is inappropriate for the purpose or response has gaps in detail or justification
Does not determine a role for the healthcare manager to play in guiding strategic planning processes around policy revision or development
6.13
Analysis: Influence
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the role of organizational stakeholders in strategic planning
Provides a logical explanation of how identified key stakeholders might influence strategic planning process in terms of policy change or development
Provides an explanation of how identified key stakeholders might influence strategic planning process in terms of policy change or development, but with gaps in detail or logic
Does not provide an explanation of how identified key stakeholders might influence strategic planning process in terms of policy change or development
6.13
Recommendations: Manager
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the role of healthcare managers in strategic planning
Recommends an appropriate course of action for the healthcare manager in terms of strategic planning around the issue, justifying recommendation with evidence
Recommends a course of action for the healthcare manager in terms of strategic planning around the issue, justifying recommendation with evidence, but recommendation is not appropriate for the intended purpose, or response has gaps in detail or justification
Does not recommend a course of action for the healthcare manager in terms of strategic planning around the issue
6.14
Recommendations: Driving
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates exceptional insight into the role of organizational stakeholders in strategic planning
Makes appropriate recommendations for ensuring identified key stakeholders are involved in driving the strategic planning process, substantiating claims
Makes recommendations for ensuring identified key stakeholders are involved in driving the strategic planning process, substantiating claims, but recommendations are not appropriate for the intended purpose, or response has gaps in detail or substantiation
Does not make recommendations for ensuring identified key stakeholders are involved in driving the strategic planning process
6.14
Recommendations: Better Align
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and recommendations demonstrate sophisticated insight into the connections between organizational strategic planning and organizational mission and vision
Makes appropriate recommendations regarding how the organization might better align its strategic planning and policy processes with overall mission and vision, particularly with regard to the issue, providing evidence to justify response
Makes recommendations regarding how the organization might better align its strategic planning and policy processes with overall mission and vision, particularly with regard to the issue, providing evidence to justify response, but recommendations are not appropriate for the intended purpose, or response has gaps in detail or justification
Does not make recommendations regarding how the organization might better align its strategic planning and policy processes with overall mission and vision, particularly with regard to the issue
6.14
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
4
Total 100%