APA Health Care and Life Sciences

Developing a Strategic Plan

Your Course Project must include information related to each section of the Course Project assigned in Weeks 611; however, you have some flexibility in terms of how you present it. You may wish to compare strategic plans from various groups and organizations and then develop a format that best suits your plan.
Note: Your comprehensive Course Project serves as your Portfolio Assignment for this course.
To complete:
Create a strategic plan that includes essential information related to the following:

Section 1: Summary of the Issue (2 pages)
open a new hospital floor for behavioral health patients
see attach section 1-1 and 1-2

Section 2: SWOT Analysis (2 pages)
see attachment section 2 for reference only

Section 3: Balanced Scorecard (2pages)
see section 3 attachment

Section 4: Budgeting and Timeline Tools (2 pages)
see attachment section 4

Section 5: Proposed Core Team of Change Champions (2-3 pages)
1 page must include 3 sentences per hospital job position of why is important to have this key hospital position approve the plan must include
Chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief nurse officer, Chief medical officer, director of marketing, director of risk management, director of the pharmacy, director of environment of care, director of quality improvement.

Section 6: Evaluation Plan (1 pages)

Creating an evaluation plan is a critical part of developing a strategic plan. How would evaluation allow you to determine the cost benefits and effectiveness of your proposed change?
To prepare:
Reflect on the elements of your Course Project that you have developed thus far. Review the information on evaluation presented in the Learning Resources, and reflect on any insights you have gained from this weeks Discussion.
How would you evaluate the implementation of your strategic plan? Develop an evaluation plan that includes a timeline for evaluation. Be sure to incorporate refreezing.
To complete:
Write a 1 explanation of your evaluation plan. Include the timeline for evaluation, and explain how you will incorporate refreezing.

Section 7: Executive Summary (1 page)

As your development of a strategic plan comes to a conclusion, it is time to develop foundational pieces for your Course Project, including an executive summary.
An executive summary provides an overview of your proposed change and allows your target audience to become acquainted with the essential elements of the strategic plan. Your executive summary should be informative and persuasive, delineating the business case for your proposed change.
To prepare:
Review the information in the Learning Resources related to developing an executive summary.
Craft an executive summary that appeals to your target audience and presents key information related to your strategic plan. Be sure to describe the unmet need you are addressing and convey the urgency or significance of this problem. Clearly state your proposed change and substantiate your recommendation.
To complete:
Write an executive summary for your strategic plan.

Section 8: References
APA FORMAT

NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE
NO EXTENTION PAST THE DUE DATE
FEEL FREE TO CHANGE ANYTHING FROM THE ATTEACHEMNTS EXCEPT THE PROPOSAL TO OPEN A NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT IN A HOSPITAL