Strategic planning within organizations provides a plethora of benefits to the organization including meeting goals specified in the plan and contributing to the long-term success of an organization. Refer to Exhibit 8.3: The Strategic Management Process.
For this assignment, use the hospital as your organization related to strategic planning for a proposal you would like to implement.
Identify a strategic goal through performing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis within your sphere of influence. If you are a nurse, perhaps you see opportunities to improve communication processes in your department, management, leadership position, etc.
A SWOT analysis is part of strategy formulation that leads to goal setting and then progresses to the development of a strategic plan. Be sure to follow the criteria for effective goals as illustrated to Exhibit 7.5.
Complete a SWOT analysis using the “SWOT Analysis” template. Consider the following guiding questions as you complete the SWOT Analysis:
These questions are samples of what you may need to address in your SWOT Analysis. Using the SWOT analysis results, develop at least one strategic goal. Submit both the completed SWOT analysis document and the strategic goal.
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