Identifying a Strategic Plan Issue
To Prepare:
Consider any feedback you received from your Instructor and colleagues during this week’s Discussion.
If appropriate, refine your focus to clarify the strategic plan issue. Conduct additional research as necessary to support your proposed plan.
Use the Strategic Plan Issue Template, provided in this week’s Learning Resources, to draft your Assignment.
Submit your proposed strategic plan issue for Instructor approval using the Strategic Plan Issue Template provided in this week’s Learning Resources.
Required Readings
- Fitz, T., & Shaikh, M. (2018). 4 tactics of effective strategic technology planning for the digital future: The digital future for health care is a rapidly emerging certainty; the goal of evaluating and implementing innovative digital technology should be core to any healthcare organization’s strategic planning process. Healthcare Financial ManagementLinks to an external site., 72(11), 33-45.
- Sullivan, J. L., Adjognon, O. L., Engle, R. L., Shin, M. H., Afable, M. K., Rudin, W., White, B., Shay, K., & Lukas, C. V. (2018). Identifying and overcoming implementation challenges: Experience of 59 noninstitutional long-term services and support pilot programs in the Veterans Health Administration. Health Care Management ReviewLinks to an external site., 43(3), 193–205.
- Wadsworth, B., Felton, F., & Linus, R. (2016). SOARing into strategic planning: Engaging nurses to achieve significant outcomes. Nursing Administration QuarterlyLinks to an external site., 40(4), 299–306.
Include;
Title Page
Include a purpose statement in your introductory paragraph (you do not need a header for the Introduction as it’s assumed the first paragraph is the intro).
A purpose statement announces the purpose, scope, and direction of the paper. It tells the reader what to expect in a paper and what the specific focus will be. Common beginnings include: “This paper examines . . .,” “The aim of this paper is to . . .,” and “The purpose of this essay is to . . .”
At least three (3) Level 1 Headings (Level 1 headings are centered on the page and are bolded).
One of your Level 1 headings should be titled “Conclusion”.
