The Signature Assignment is designed as a final project capping off your learning and comprehension of the course

The Signature Assignment is designed as a final project capping off your learning and comprehension of the course.

Using the concepts and framework of strategic planning and management, you will perform an environmental analysis, assess strategic priorities, and develop appropriate strategies and an action plan for a healthcare organization.

Strategy is about making choices and evaluating trade-offs. Healthcare organizations operate in a very diverse environment, serving culturally diverse customers/patients and employing just as culturally diverse a workforce. What is “right” for one organization may not be right for another. Making the right choices and trade-offs is a challenge that healthcare administrators routinely have to undertake.

The final product of the Signature Assignment is a strategic plan with an executive summary, environmental analysis, strategic goals, objectives, measurements, and an action plan. There are two (2) parts of the Signature Assignment:

Part I: Due Week 4
Part II: Due Week 7
Complete Signature Assignment case and requirements Download Complete Signature Assignment case and requirements

This week you will read the case Download caseand submit ONE document that includes the following:.

Executive Summary (Page 1)
A summary of background, issues, analysis, and main strategic goals/objectives
Environmental Analysis (Pages 2-3)
Internal environmental analysis (SWOT*, organizational capacity and resources, culture and structure, etc.)
External environmental analysis (PESTLE, SWOT*, Porter’s five forces as appropriate)

* SWOT is used for both internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats) analysis.

References section (Page 4)
Research must include a minimum of three credible sources such as those from the government, think tanks, consulting or research firms, academic institutions, or corporations (public financial statements, company brochures and catalogs, corporate website information). Sources from mainstream media (e.g. news outlets) or Wikipedia are not acceptable.