Dear Writer, (Please Read the attached document FIRST DRAFT-for full details.)
I have working on this assignment for a while, however sadly I am not able to continue due to an incident which prohibiting me from moving my neck and arm.
Therefore I have attached the blueprint of my ideas for this assignment to my profile as FIRST DRAFT with some personal input and some useful resources (NOT enough though!)
1. It is important to notice that there are two pieces of assessable work required to be done, HOWEVER the first assignment is on the focus here with a brief focus on a new strategy ; the point is that considering word limits (2000 Words) the strategic plan should be short and succinct- so we do not need to focus on the ideas details here, its more about our vision, mission, goals and objectives and foreseeing the potential barriers and the evidence based solutions to tackle them.) hence, clarities and precisions are very important.
2. WHILE, On the second assignment (will be followed in the future) the focus would be more on details about planning and executing those plans
3. I have also attached some documents re my choice of organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Epicentre also one policy sample, etc., just to make you familiar with MSF context.
Please consider looking for some resources for MSF structure, We are talking about MSF as a whole organisation here so please be aware MSF has many sectorial operation around the world witch is irrelevant topic at the moment .
4. Apologies for confusing structure ; the order of my notes might not be rational as I am in extreme pain and unable to focus/type.
5. On my notes I have also referred to some class readings references, which need to be reviewed and probably extended to. Cover all the points sufficiently.
5. Please note; At the end of my notes you can see some useful information about some misunderstanding on the assignment-regardless to the questions I included some good samples.
6. Please contact me asap re any further question as my physical abilities might not let me to respond quickly.
Many thanks in advance,
Atussa
In this assignment, you will develop a strategic plan for an organisation.
Assignment 1
Length: Maximum 2000 words.
Marks: 40.
Welcome to the world of strategic thinking.
You have just been appointed as the first ‘Director of Organisational Development’ that your organisation has ever had. The first thing you must do is developing a strategic plan for the next 5 years. Organisational (or corporate strategy) is about how the organisation supports the work of the services, units or teams within it to achieve the desired strategic goals and objectives. Questions here focus on organisational vision and mission, and design – e.g. structure)
For Assignment 1, you are required to:
1. Briefly describe your organisation’s context. MSF
2. Discuss the approaches you will use to develop your strategic plan.
3. Outline the key variables that are driving your organisation’s development, including any challenges that it is facing
4. Clearly articulate a vision and mission statement, and outline your goals and objectives for the next 5 years. You need to do this in a way that will convince and motivate people in your organisation (and the marker) to help you to be successful in achieving your goals.
5. Include a section, which considers the following: Given that up to 90% of all strategic plans fail to achieve all their goals, so what will make your plan different?
CLASS MATERIALS – SOME USEFUL SLIDES
What strategies are intended to do?
• Identify why and how the organisation should develop and progress
• Not simply analyse just one aspect – you need to understand your context in detail
• Identify your best possible route (including policy) to success (the change you want to achieve)
• Identify how the organisation should compete and or collaborate with other organisations
• Provide a blueprint for how the different services or units of the organisation relate to and coordinate with each other
• THE BASIS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING (TURN THIS INTO QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER);
• What do we stand for (what are our values, what is our image, what are our vision and mission?)
• What is our business (what do we do, what should we do)?
• Who are our people?
• What is our environment (internal and external stakeholders, pressures, finances)?
• Where are we now?
• Where are we going?
• Where do we want to be?
• Where do we want to go?
• What are our options?
• How do we get there?
• What capabilities do our organisation, service/unit and teams need? (these will differ)
• Who should do what?
• When should we arrive?
(Please review WEEK 3 slides 15 to 20 and 22-23 or an example on Harvard business review, etc.)
Key questions in understanding your organisation (mainly questioning your organisation strengths and weaknesses, mission and vision, resources, capabilities and confidence, etc.)
a. Who are your key stakeholders?
b. What are their needs and wants?
c. How engaged are they and how can you improve this engagement?
d. What are your organisational strengths and weaknesses (opportunities and threats)?
e. What are your organisation’s resources, capabilities and competences?
f. What are your organisation, management’s and staff’s values (and what if anything, is the difference between them)?
g. What is your organisation’s vision and what do you want it to be for the next five years?
h. What is your current mission (what you do every day) and what do you want it to be for the next five years?
i. What are your current goals and objectives (specific, measurable, aligned, reachable, time bound), how many have been met in the last five years, and what should they be for the next five-year?
j. How successful has your organisation been in achieving the goals and objectives it set for itself in the last five years? Why? How can this be improved?
k. How have your organisational targets and performance standards been monitored, and what were the outcomes? Does your monitoring/targets/standards need to change? If so how?
¬ APPROACHES TO HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
1. Interventions: multi-interventional approaches most effective
2. Increasing resources: little evidence; reducing resources can affect quality
3. Reorganisation: no evidence
4. Strengthening management: no evidence
5. Standards and guidelines: can be used to secure positive process and outcome changes
6. Patient empowerment: no evidence
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¬ HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
1. Quality management systems: no evidence
2. TQM, CQI: no strong evidence of results
3. Quality collaborative: limited evidence at the time of publication … but increasing
4. Re-engineering: no evidence
5. Quality indicator comparison: evidence suggests not worth it Benchmarking: little evidence
6. Risk management and safety strategies: variable evidence National quality strategies: little evidence
Assessment criteria for both assignments your assignments will be assessed against the following specific criteria:
• Description/expression (of issue/problem)
• Relevance (i.e., to answering the question)
• Research (i.e., synthesis of literature including referencing)
• Argument (validity, logic)
• Analysis (criticism, and drawing conclusions)
These are descriptors of any good written work or presentations of the kind set in assignments. These are:
1. The intellectual coherence of your work
– There is a logical flow of ideas
– Conclusions are supported by evidence and argument
2. The intelligibility of your presentations and contributions
– Presentation is clear and concise
– Accurate referencing
3. Evidence of adequate/critical reading (of both theoretical and research literature) across the change management literature
– Reading and integrating the course materials
– Reading and integrating additional materials beyond those provided 4. Reflection on your own experience and your growth in understanding
– Evidence of critical reflection on own experience as a change agent
– Evidence of the ability to use an adequate knowledge base about change management
5. How authentic your paper is to the task
– Material presented in the paper addresses the topic selected for that assignment
– Paper represents application of principles and or theory to your chosen problem.
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