For Expert_Researcher ONLY Assessment 5-3

Overall Comments:

Thank you for your continuing work on this TOWS matrix for Parkland Health and Hospital System located in Dallas, TX.

I appreciate that you provided a brief history of the organization including the initial development of the organization in 2009. I am still unclear of the number of patients served, specific demographic information, and any information on staffing and employees.

Kind regards,

Competency:

Develop a strategic organizational plan that provides human and financial resources to support targeted organizational outcomes.

Criterion:

Synthesize operational and financial components into a strategic planning process.

Basic

Synthesizes operational and financial components into a strategic planning process, but the synthesis is unclear or incomplete.

Faculty Comments:

“You have provided information about investments and establishing a sound cash flow. The citation for this was an article by Pascuci et al (2017). There is no citation to state that this is a problem for this organization. Is there a cash flow problem for the organization?”

Criterion:

Analyze strategy in relation to achieving competitive advantage

Basic

Analyzes strategy in relation to achieving competitive advantage, but the analysis is unclear or incomplete.

Faculty Comments:

“You have listed some interesting strategies for this organization: merit-based payment schedule for hard working employees; unique rewards for employees; reduction of staff turnover; reduce emergency room wait time; change follow up procedures for chronically ill patients, etc. Yet you have not provided any analysis that have shown these to be a problem. These should be included somewhere in your TOWS matrix and discussion.”

Competency:

Recommend an organizational structure and design to optimize a strategic plan.

Criterion:

Recommend an alternative organizational structure model that aligns appropriately with an organization's goals.

Distinguished

Recommends an alternative organizational structure model that aligns with organizational goals, supported by relevant real world examples and scholarly references.

Faculty Comments:

“You have done an excellent job in describing organizational structure and possible changes.”

Competency:

Analyze organizational structure, design, culture, and climate in relation to environmental forces.

Criterion:

Apply methodologies from the knowledge economy management approach appropriately to the organization.

Proficient

Applies methodologies from the knowledge economy management approach appropriately for the organization.

Faculty Comments:

“You have identified the need of the organization to integrate knowledge economy management approaches. This was primarily focused on information technology and data management. You have also noted the need to sahre information throughout the organization.”

Criterion:

Integrate recent research into a strategic management plan.

Basic

Integrates recent research into a strategic management plan, but the integration is unclear or incomplete.

Faculty Comments:

“You have provided much information about information system planning. You have also included the thought to expand collaboration with other partners in the Dallas area.”