Project Charter

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Doctoral Project Charter Proposal Checklist Instructions: Faculty and Secondary Reviewers will use this checklist to review the charter for your doctoral project. Items checked indicate the criterion was met. Items NOT checked are either missing or incomplete. Review the Feedback and incorporate the feedback when revising the Project Charter Proposal. Failure to incorporate feedback may result in deferral of the proposal. Prior to submitting to IRB, please provide a copy the approved Project Charter and Checklist to the 9902 faculty for signature

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Learner Name: EMPID

Primary Faculty: Secondary Reviewer

Date: Iteration: 1 Decision: Approved

NURS9902 Faculty Attestation: I have reviewed the Project Charter for the above named learner and can attest the charter was approved by two separate reviewers and has not been modified. (9902 Faculty Name)

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General Project Information: Clearly describes the people who will be involved in and affected by a project. Description includes multiple specifics and details that further characterize participants and narrow the focus

Project Name

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Named the project.

Acronym to identify the project.

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Executive Sponsors

List key supporters using initials.

Describes why they were chosen (such as fiscal or political support, useful skills such as marketing ability).

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Departmental Sponsors

List departmental sponsors.

Identifies sponsors departmental roles and why they were chosen to support this project.

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Project Aim

Describes the project’s overarching aim.

Include the goals you intend to accomplish impact on systems

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Project Focus

Describes the specific intervention that will be used to achieve the project aim

Intervention is evidence based and appropriate evidence is provided and cited appropriately

Intervention meets the scope and rigor for a doctoral level project

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Project Team

Project Manager

Describes the relevant skills and experience that qualify the person to lead the initiative. Describes the project managers primary organizational role Describes the project managers unique contributions to the project

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Team Members

Describes each team member’s primary role in the organization as well as skills or qualifications that could contribute to the project’s success.

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Stakeholders

Lists titles, categories, or initials of those who will be affected by project outcomes Describse the impact on each individual or group. Identifies impact on patients and consumers, customer satisfaction, safety, and quality outcomes Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer

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Project Overview: Clearly describes an overview of all aspects of a project plan. Description includes multiple specifics; is detailed, yet concise; and all elements of the plan work together to create a coherent whole.

Project Description

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Includes concise descriptions of who, what, when, where, and how long. Describes the problem, how it was diagnosed, and how its solution aligns to strategic priorities. Includes a timeline and required resources for the project: staff time, administrative resources, activity sites, and so on.

Includes a budget estimate if applicable Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Evidence to Support Need

Provides empirical and contextual evidence to support the gap, need, or improvement and includes organizational data, Includes primary and secondary data sources, regulatory requirements, clinical practice guidelines, and benchmarking data. Data and sources are supported by citations and/or personal communications to ensure academic merit and integrity Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Project Purpose/Business Case

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Describes the business or clinical need the project addresses Describes the change or improvement and how will it impact consumers, staff, and health care system as a whole Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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SMART Objectives (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound)

Provides a concise list of objectives using the SMART model.

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Deliverables

Lists the specific high-level products or processes that will be created, such as training materials, policies, or process improvements. Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Project Scope

Specifies what the project will and will not address. Includes all relevant people and processes and addresses alignment to strategic organizational goals. Includes a brief discussion of the project’s limitations. Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Project Milestones

Describes specific deliverables for each project phase. Identifies interim milestones including timeframes in terms of number of days, weeks, or months. Identify those responsible for each

deliverable. Project length meets the requirements for doctoral work (DNP projects must be between 8-10 weeks to allow for enough

data collection and to accumulate the necessary number of practicum hours).

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SWOT Analysis: Clearly describes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to a project plan. Description identifies knowledge gaps, unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty

Strengths

Identifies project strengths could include things like executive support or financial resources.Write them here.

Weaknesses

Identifies here at least three potential obstacles to a successful project outcome.

Opportunities

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Identifies current opportunities to facilitate project success

Threats

Identifies at least three current or future threats to the project’s success

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Known Major Risks

Ranks the SWOT weaknesses and threats listed and identifies at least one high risk and discuss how it might be mitigated

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Ethical Considerations: Clearly describes the ethical considerations, constraints, external dependencies, and communication strategy of a project plan. Description includes multiple specifics, examples, and references to relevant, current scholarly and/or authoritative sources

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Describes any potential for human rights violations. The project does not involve vulnerable populations. Addresses data security factors and includes a description of how data will be accessed and stored, including team members who will

have access to personal health data and how it will be safeguarded The project, as described, is NOT Research Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Constraints

Identifies any constraints that may limit the project potential ( i.e. personnel, funding, scheduling, or other options, such as a predetermined budget, limited staff, or deadlines) Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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External Dependencies

Describes external dependencies such as personnel, funding, communication channels, or community resources, describe them here. If there are no external dependencies, describes internal support.

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Communication Strategy

Indicates here how the project manager will communicate to sponsors, project team, and stakeholders. Describes the means and frequency of communication, including meetings, processes, and tools such as charts, wikis, and

dashboards. Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Proposed Outcomes: Clearly describes the outcome measures related to a project plan. Plans for each proposed outcome measure are linked to authoritative evidence.

Describes what is specifically being measured to determine project success Operationally defines all outcome, process, counter, or proxy measures that will be used to evaluate the success of the project Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence. Synthesis includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence from peer reviewed sources

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Iteration 3 Data Collection Plan: Clearly describes the data collection procedures related to a project plan. Description includes multiple specifics, examples, and references to relevant, current scholarly and/or authoritative sources.

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Describes the type of data that will be collect and analytical methods to determine project success Describes how and when data will be collected per the project milestones described. Identifies twho will collect, analyze the data and where the data will be stored Addresses the integrity of the data collection process (will it be done by team members or staff) Explains the integrity of the data sources. If using a survey tool, the survey is described in detail including validity and relability testing and permissions. Describes the plan to handle missing data and how data will be securely stored

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Data Collection Tool

Optional: The data collection tool is included as an Appendix in the Project Charter Proposal Document DO NOT submit the excel sheet to the assignment / assessment in NURS/NURSFPX9100. The sheet will be reviewed by your faculty in NURA/NURSFPX9902.

Scolarly Writing and Academic Integrity Scholarly Evidence and Support: Synthesizes scholarly, authoritative evidence where indicated within the project charter. Synthesis

includes multiple, relevant, and current evidence supporting all parts of the project charter.

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Writes clearly and coherently using communication style and vocabulary appropriate for scholarly work (no grammar, usage, or mechanical errors).

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General Summary Feedback:

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Primary Faculty Name

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Primary Faculty Name

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Primary Faculty Name