3-1 Milestone One: Introduction PAD 631

PAD 631 Milestone O ne Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: In this milestone, you will select organizations and develop the Introduction section of your final project.

Prompt: In Module Two, you selected three public, nonprofit, or governmental organizations and researched their strategic management practices to make recommendations regarding effective strategies and best practices in strategic management. Refer to the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric for more detail about the final project.

Keep in mind that the target audience for your white paper is the leadership and management of a public or nonprofit sector organization; you should write the white paper with the idea that it could be presented to key decision makers in a governmental agency or public or nonprofit organization.

For this milestone, you will concisely describe the three organizations you will be comparing in your white paper. Make sure to include the organizational vision for each organization in your description.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Introduction: Concisely describe the three organizations you will be comparing in your white paper. Make sure to include the organizational vision for each organization in your description.

Guidelines for Submission: Your draft of the Introduction portion of your final project should adhere to the following formatting requirements: a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. You should use current APA-style guidelines for your citations and reference list.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (90%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Describe Concisely describes the three organizations being compared

Describes the three organizations being compared, but description is wordy or vague

Does not describe the three organizations being compared

45

Organizational Vision Includes a discussion about the organizational vision for each entity

Includes a discussion about the organizational vision for each entity, but is inaccurate and/or missing details

Does not include a discussion about the organizational vision for each entity

45

Articulation of Response

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

10

Total 100%