Miami Hospital Study Case Analysis 6999 2-2

Instructor Comments

The Preliminary Report has only three sections which are:

Key Issues

Situational Analysis--Present SWOT graph or Chart

Strategy Formulation The sections are to be your own original work which you provide after you read the cases each week. The Turn It In match is so high 62% because you utilizes  entire sections of the case. Please read the case then identify all Key issues.  Your Situational Analysis must include a SWOT graph or chart. Examples of these are in the class room as part of the week 1 case under SWOT analysis I will;l re-grade when you re-submit following these guidelines. Dr Rose

The process that looks at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats is called a SWOT analysis method. The genesis of this analysis came about from the need to determine a better and more successful way to achieve corporate planning. Completing a SWOT analysis is very simple. A SWOT analysis is a subjective assessment of data, which is organized by SWOT format into a logical order that helps understanding, presentation, discussion, and decision making. The four dimensions are a useful extension of a basic two-heading list of pros and cons.

The actions associated with each of its components could be broken down as follows:

· Strengths

· What do you need to maintain, build upon, and leverage?

· Weaknesses

· Where do changes need to be made or concepts/items abandoned?

· Opportunities

· What should be prioritized or optimized?

· Threats

· What needs to be done to protect assets, thoughts, concepts, etc.?

· Further, what can be done to counter threats specifically or generally?

The SWOT analysis is an extremely useful tool for understanding and decision making for all sorts of situations in business and organizations. The SWOT analysis headings provide a good framework for reviewing strategy, position, and direction of a company or business proposition, or business planning, strategic planning, competitor evaluation, marketing, business, and product development and research reports. The four dimensions are a useful extension of a basic two-heading list of pros and cons.