Read Scenario Two: Harrison-Keyes, Inc.

Using the Gap Analysis Template, prepare a 1400-word paper in which you complete Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and perform a Gap Analysis for Harrison-Keyes.

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I will email concepts that has been covered from weeks 1 through 4 for the class as well as the scenario for the gap analysis. Please incorporate concepts from the mind maps into the paper. The rubric will be there to guide you as to what the paper is looking for. Thanks.

Hi,

I need to improve on my assignment. Emphasis should be on relevant ILO legislation.

The weaker areas of my assignment identified were:
Executive summary
Description of the organisation
Review of HSMS
Gap analysis
Hazard identification
Risk assessments
Conclusions
Recommendations
Action plans.


Executive summary

The executive summary should provide a concise overview of the important points, it should summarise the main conclusions and recommendations and should state the implications to the company of non-compliance as well as any costs involved and the benefits.

Description of the organisation

When writing the introduction there are a few specific items that need to be included: -
aims and objectives
methodology ? how you will collect your information and how you will represent it in the report
description of the workplace (size, activities)
employment profile (age range, sex, nationality)
work patterns (hours worked, days worked, shift work etc.)
legal framework ? the main legal aspects applicable to your site and how they have impacted on your organisations management systems ? what have they changed.

The aims would be the generalised goal of the assignment.

The aim is about what you hope to do, your overall intention of the assignment. It signals what and/or where you aspire to be by the end. It?s what you want to know. It is the point of doing the assignment. An aim is therefore generally broad. It is ambitious, but not beyond possibility.

The objectives would be the specific steps required to achieve the aims. The objectives should be S.M.A.R.T
? Specific ? be precise about what you are going to do
? Measurable ?you will know when you have reached your goal
? Achievable ? Don?t attempt too much. A less ambitious but completed objective is better than an over-ambitious one that you cannot possible achieve.
? Realistic ? do you have the necessary resources to achieve the objective? For example: time, money, skills, etc.?
? Time constrained ? determine when each stage needs to be completed. Is there time in your schedule to allow for unexpected delays?
In terms of the legal environment you will not get high marks unless you talk about ILO conventions/recommendations and codes of practice. This is the legislation that is in the syllabus. Of course you can also mention national legislation. More importantly you have to select the most relevant legislation, outline what it requires and demonstrate the impact on the organisation i.e. what have you done to comply, what could happen if you do not comply?

Review of HSMS

For the management review section, you will need to describe in detail what is in place, how the systems work, who does what when and how often etc. The goal of the description part is to demonstrate your understanding of how the model is implemented in practice at a local level within your organisation. You need to structure your description around the structure of your chosen model. Including a diagram of your chosen model will be beneficial here for the reader.

Gap analysis

To do the gap analysis it also has to be detailed. You need to compare your organisation against each and every requirement and sub requirement of your chosen model. Using an audit checklist is a good foundation and you can incorporate this into your table. The table will need to clearly show whether the requirement is complied with or not, the level of noncompliance, how serious this is (some gaps are a higher priority than others), clearly describe the gap and its implications (the implications help justify the priority) and suggest ways of fixing the gaps. To get top marks you also need to suggest specific ways to maintain or improve performance, even where the requirements of 18001 are being met. Failure to consider the compliant areas in the gap analysis will reduce your mark to 2 out of 6.

Hazard identification

When writing this section, I would include a brief paragraph or two on how you identified your hazards as well as how you developed your risk rating, what criteria you used etc. so they can see this then see the hazards identified.

You should also separate the physical hazards from the health/welfare so that the reader can quickly see which is the highest priority physical hazard and which is the highest priority health/welfare hazard to know then which ones will be taken forward to the risk assessment section.

In this section you need to describe the hazards and how they can cause harm. It is important that the Examiner feels that they are real hazards that you have spotted, and not just generic categories that exist in your workplace. You also need to discuss the implications of the hazards i.e. the possible injuries, ill health, moral, legal, financial etc. There is no need for any detailed information on control measures or how to resolve each and every hazard you have spotted.

Risk assessments

The guidance requires a credible and persuasive justification for your choice of top priority hazards. You will need to use a variety of good arguments, and not just rely on a typical severity x likelihood reason. Other reasons could include industry statistics/guidance show that these hazards are priorities, accident trends, enforcement action taken against you, a recent major accident in your organisation (or similar organisation), complaints from workers, pressure from management/H&S Committee/Group H&S management, request from insurance company etc.

When you write this section I would include an introduction stating which hazards you selected for risk assessment (don?t forget to include your in-depth justification for your choices here) and why and then go on to describe your chosen risk assessment model.

I would provide a brief explanation of your risk assessment methodology stating which model you followed and briefly what is required. The guidance says: ?The methodology adopted in completing each risk assessment should be briefly described, including reference to relevant publications, legislation, other technical documents and standards.?

Your risk assessment methodology must be appropriate for the hazard you are risk assessing. The guidance says: ?The risk assessment methodology chosen should be suitable and sufficient, legally compliant and be appropriate for each hazard identified. High marks will not be awarded for a generic risk assessment model when a specific risk assessment is required due to the nature of the hazard e.g. manual handling.? You should also ensure you follow each and every step of the risk assessment model. Deviation from it will lead to a loss of marks. The marking scheme gives the criteria for full marks: ?Full risk assessment of chosen hazard following recognised risk assessment model. Full consideration of all factors.?

It is important that your risk assessment is suitable and sufficient, and that your recommended actions for improvement are clearly justified. The guidance says: ?The risk assessment should include a review of the existing control measures and provide options for further action with reference to a hierarchy of control. The candidate should make use of any data available for any hazards which have already been quantified e.g. noise surveys.?

When you write the risk assessment section ensure that you include the following sections as a minimum ? other aspects will be required depending on the risk methodology you selected to use: -
? title of the assessment - this should be the same as identified in the hazard identification section
? all the hazards associated with the activity/issue (please remember only include physical hazards in the physical risk assessment and health/welfare hazards in the health/welfare risk assessment).
? who can be harmed and how
? evaluate the current controls - state why they are good and why they are not sufficient
? current risk rating - this should be in numbers so it can be compared
? the additional controls needed - these should be hierarchy order starting off with those that would eliminate the risk down to the last resort of PPE.
? residual risk rating - this is the risk rating based on the additional controls you have suggested been in place - also in numbers - the reader can then compare this to the existing risk rating to see how much your recommendations would reduce the risk by
? a review date for the whole risk assessment - this should be based on the risk rating but should be no longer than annually.

Conclusions

The conclusions should refer the reader back to the aims and objectives and describe how well they were achieved they should also summarise all the main findings from the gap analysis and the risk assessments and put a persuasive case forward to management to make them take action ? include your legal, moral and financial arguments here.

Recommendations

The recommendations section follows on directly from the conclusions so for every issue noted in the conclusions there should be a recommendation. There should be recommendations for the management review section and the risk assessments ? the recommendations should be justified and realistic. There should be a cost benefit analysis for each recommendation and they should be prioritised and your system for prioritization should be explained to the reader.

You need to ensure you can answer the following questions when you look at your report:
Is every problem you summarise in the conclusions covered by at least one recommendation?
Is every recommendation linked back to a conclusion?
Are your recommendations specific and realistic? (i.e. will a senior manager be able to understand these and think they are possible?)
How have you prioritised your recommendations?
Have you written a cost benefit analysis for each recommendation? What specific costs did you include? What benefits?
Have you explained/justified why each recommendation is necessary and how it will improve the situation?
Action plans.

The action plans are the step by step actions needed to complete the recommendations from the previous section. Following the table in the guidance document ensures you include all the correct information. The success criteria section often causes concerns - this is the way you will test to ensure the actions are effective so for example if you have an action as train staff the success criteria could be a small test so see if they have understood the requirements of the training.

Intersect Gap Analysis
Using the Gap Analysis Template, prepare a 1,400 word paper in which you complete Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and perform a Gap Analysis for Intersect Investment Services. Be sure to incorporate appropriate citations from your readings. Make sure is APA format. I email two article.

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report on advertising sector/industry (2700 words), also use academic journals and magazines

Introduction (say what the report will do, what the brief is & where their research is from)
An overview of the industry
Analysis of the industry (PEST, Porter?s Five Forces, etc..)
The key players in the chosen industry
Trends in the industry
Suitability to this industry
Opportunities for graduates
Gap Analysis & Action plan
References

Complete an environmental scan for the Bon Secours Health System.Use the SWOT Analysis table (attached) to complete the following:

?Assess the organization?s internal strengths and weaknesses.
?Analyze the industry for opportunities and threats.
?Perform a gap analysis. A SWOT analysis helps determine performance gaps. It includes the following components:
?Strengths
?Weaknesses
?Opportunities
?Threats
?Describe the organization?s present and prospective customers.
?Consider the following external factors:
?Consumer and social
?Competitive
?Technological
?Economic
?Legal and regulatory

Attach the SWOT analysis as a Microsoft? Excel? attachment.

Write a report in which you do the following:

?Explain why an environmental analysis is important in the development of a strategic plan by answering the following questions:
?What is the purpose of environmental analysis?
?What are the implications of environmental analysis in the creation of a strategic plan?
?What are the major benefits of competitive analysis as part of a strategic planning process?
?What evolving economic, legal, and regulatory issues may potentially have an effect on a strategic plan?
?Based on the SWOT analysis, provide an assessment of Bon Secours Health System in which the following is included:
?The organization?s ability to accomplish its mission, goals, and objectives as set in previous strategic plans
?The organization?s ability to respond to internal and external changes and challenges
?Incorporate the SWOT analysis findings into clearly stated goals and objectives for a 3- to 5-year period, focusing on the strategic plan areas.
?Provide two to three goals for each year, with two to three measurable objectives for each goal.
?Goals may span several years.
?Outline the goals and objectives clearly and provide a narrative explanation for each.

Provide a conclusion.

Course Project


Name of organization: Walmart

This document must be typed in paragraph form, using the questions as a guide in structuring the content. While it is not a requirement that each of these questions be specifically addressed, they should serve as a guide in creating the content of the project. Use whichever questions you care to by selecting the ones that seem most applicable to your organization. At least ten of the fourteen subtopics listed below must be addressed to some extent. Each topic addressed should have its own title and section. It should be very clear to the reader which topic you are addressing.

The project has no specific length requirements. However, it seems highly unlikely that a project of less than ten pages would be worthy of a grade higher than C. Each of your sections should be of sufficient length. While they do not need to be of equal length, one overly-long section will not compensate for another that is very short.

Subtopics (Please include your selections from this list in the order presented here.)

Environmental analysis
Industry information
Competitor analysis
Corporate mission
Corporate analysis and appraisal
General marketing strategy
Marketing research techniques employed
Market strategy
Market segmentation strategy
Positioning strategy
Product analysis and strategy
Pricing strategy
Promotion strategy
Distribution strategy

Environmental Analysis

Discuss the environment in which your organization operates?

What major environmental forces affect or will affect you?

Which aspects of the social-cultural environment most affect your organization?

How will you conduct environmental scanning?

Industry Information

Discuss the nature of your industry.

What is the current climate in your industry?

How would you describe the future of your industry?

What entry or exit barriers exist in your industry?

Explain the impact of factors in Porters Five Forces model on your organization.

Competitor Analysis

Briefly analyze an important competitor in terms of strategies, objectives, strengths and weaknesses.

Discuss the various classes of your competitors, mentioning names.

Discuss the intensity, or degree, of the competition you face.

Corporate Mission

How would you define your organizations mission?

Discuss your value orientation.

Corporate Analysis and Appraisal

Explain how you would go about conducting a corporate appraisal.

What would you list in an analysis of your organizations strengths and weaknesses?

How do you measure past performance?

Discuss how you do or could conduct a gap analysis.

How will you measure strategic performance?

Relate the concept of the experience curve to your organization.

Discuss the organization of your organizations marketing function.

Discuss your marketing functions relations with other areas of the organization.

Discuss your strategy for building a company-wide marketing orientation.

How will you evaluate and control your total marketing effort?

Select several key items of importance that you would want to examine in a marketing audit.

General Marketing Strategy

Discuss several important strategic planning initiatives facing your organization.

Discuss your growth strategy.

What goals are important to you at the present time?

What strategic alliances make sense for you now or in the future?

How will you seek to acquire a competitive advantage?

Explain your value marketing strategy.

Analyze/discuss your corporate strategic direction.

How have you organized for strategic effectiveness?

Discuss your product/market objectives.

Discuss your system for implementing marketing strategy.

Marketing Research Techniques Employed

How do you monitor industry trends?

How do you monitor consumer needs and behavior?

How will you determine industry sales and market shares?

Discuss your competitive intelligence system.

Market Strategy

Discuss your use of a market-scope strategy.

Discuss your use of a market-geography strategy.

Discuss your use of a market-entry strategy.

Discuss your use of a market-commitment strategy.

Discuss your use of a market-dilution strategy.

Market Segmentation Strategy

Using one product or your entire organization, discusses your level of market segmentation.

Positioning Strategy

Discuss your product positioning strategy.

Discuss your product re-positioning strategy, if relevant.

Product Analysis and Strategy

How will you define market boundaries?

Discuss your use of a product overlap strategy.

Discuss your use of a product scope strategy.

Discuss your use of a product design strategy.

Discuss your use of a product elimination strategy.

Explain the marketing strategy you do or would employ, based on the life cycle stage of a product/service.

Discuss your new product strategy.

Explain your diversification strategy.

Discuss your product portfolio (use the product portfolio matrix approach).

How does or might your organization use line or brand extensions?

Pricing Strategy

What will be your immediate pricing strategy?

What factors determine your organizations degree of price sensitivity?

Discuss your various products elasticity of demand.

Which pricing strategy will you select?

What methods might you employ in adapting your price?

Discuss your use of a price-flexibility strategy.

Discuss your use of a product line-pricing strategy.

Discuss your use of a bundling-pricing strategy.

How would you respond to a competitors price change?

Promotion Strategy

Discuss your promotion mix strategy.

Explain the factors that do or will influence your promotional strategy.

Discuss your advertising copy strategy.

How will you measure the results of your advertising effort?

How will you set media timing, and decide on the geographical allocation of your advertising?

What purposes are hopefully served by your sales promotion efforts?

Which consumer promotion and/or trade promotion tools do you use?

Discuss your personal selling strategy.

Discuss your sales force structure.

Discuss your sales force size and method of compensation.

What factors are considered when recruiting and selecting sales representatives?

Discuss your efforts at training and supervising sales representatives.

How do you motivate your sales representatives?

How do you evaluate your sales representatives?

Distribution Strategy

Discuss your channel-structure strategy.

Discuss your distribution scope strategy.

Discuss your use of a multiple-channel distribution strategy.

Discuss your use of a channel-modification strategy.

How will you determine the number of intermediaries to use, and the responsibilities of channel members?

How might product life cycle stage influence your decision to modify channel arrangements?

Do or could you use multiple channels of distribution?

Discuss possible examples of channel conflict, their causes, and how you will manage them.

What legal or ethical issues might arise regarding your channel relations?

Part One is addressing the first four questions directed at leadership.

Address the following questions in Part One of the paper:

How do you define leadership?
Why are you excited about being a leader?
What are your key values?
What will be your expectations for your team?

In Part Two of the paper during the course, it will address completed assignments (a) reflections, (b) personality profile, (c) GAP analysis, and (d) leadership maxims. Describe how each of these assignments will assist you in developing your leadership skills.

Attached will be copies of my reflections, personality, GAP analysis, etc to be referenced in the paper

Purposes for this assignment:
1. To demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the five managerial functions (planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling)

2. Demonstrate the ability to effectively use available research tools in developing the content of an extensive supervisory development plan

3. Apply critical thinking and written communication skills in preparing a written presentation

Assignment:

You will prepare your own Supervisory Development Plan. Begin by:

1) Identifying your developmental goals

2) Consider performance gaps

3) Conduct self assessments

4) Collect input from others

5) Reference knowledge, skills and abilities needed by supervisors

6) Identify your learning materials and strategies

7) Plan implementation of your developmental plan

A portion of the authentic assessment project requires to include an analysis of gaps in your performance that need improvement. I will attach a gap analysis template which you can use as a guide to conducting an analysis of your performance gaps, along with a sample of the authentic assessment. Thanks
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Group Discussion: Gap Analysis

In the Group Discussion, your team performed the first step of the gap analysis. You discussed with your team similarities and differences among the five competitor organizations and discussed values, mission, and vision of each competitor organization.

This assignment, 1?2 pages:

Based on your teams? gap analysis table, in this week?s Group Discussion area, describe the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) that exists for your Final Project organization. Include at the end of your document the sharable Google Sheets link or table your team created in the Group Discussion and the resources you used for your SWOT analysis in APA format.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course. You should include in your references at least two resources included in this week?s Resources and at least one outside scholarly resources.


Gap analysis table link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AsUyRV257qmkecqmcqOxFVF4XnnDJ1oJmGcoA7wCf7A/edit#gid=0

SUBDOMAIN 723.1 - LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS & MANAGEMENT
SUBDOMAIN 723.2 - PLANNING

Competency 723.1.1: Strategic Working Relationships - The graduate integrates leadership and management roles and functions to meet current and anticipated demands.
Competency 723.2.1: Influence and Strategic Decision Making - The graduate develops and applies strategic plans for an organization.

Objective 723.1.1-03: Develop a plan for adapting specified management functions to meet given changes in nursing practice.
Objective 723.1.1-07: Apply the concepts of systems thinking in a given nursing situation.
Objective 723.2.1-05: Conduct a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) or gap analysis for a given nursing management situation.



Introduction:

Changes in the nursing leadership structure are sometimes required to accommodate overall changes in the healthcare system. One such instance is the need for nurses to become more independent and take more responsibility for decision making on each clinical unit. Changing existing systems may be difficult but necessary in today?s healthcare environment. Systems thinking provides a framework in which components of a system are viewed in isolation in order to understand the whole. In a hospital setting, a SWOT analysis provides a subjective assessment of the information gained in systems thinking and then places it in a format that helps understanding, presentation, discussion, and decisionmaking about a larger problem. As a nurse leader, you can use these strategies to understand underlying issues that may present as a larger problem.

In a 300-bed suburban tertiary care hospital in Chicago, the new Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. M, notices that the transfer of Emergency Department (ED) patients to the clinical units often takes more than 15 hours and mostly occurs after 8:30 p.m. This time period occurs during the 12.5 hour PM flex shift, leaving most of the paperwork for that staff. The PM flex nurses seem to have to process all the admissions. As a result, the patients are lying on stretchers for long periods of time, and they are complaining about long ED waits.

This delay in transferring patients is not the only problem Dr. M noticed. The hospital?s patient satisfaction scores in overall care are declining. To make the situation worse, this negative information is being printed in local newspapers.

Another problem becoming more evident is that the staff nurses call the supervisors for answers to most unit problems and the personnel seem stagnant and non-productive.

In the hospital where Dr. M had previously worked, units were led by nurse managers who assumed 24-hour responsibility for patient care rather than head nurses and assistant head nurses who were unionized and functioned for their own 8-hour shifts.

Dr. M knows that nurse managers will require more money to move to a 24-hour schedule. For this to happen, the Board will have to be convinced to provide funding for the nurse managers? salaries and for the managers to raise their educational level to at least a master?s level or to hire new staff with these credentials. Dr. M will also have to persuade the head nurses and assistant head nurses to leave the union in order to become management or lose their positions of authority. Yet, Dr. M is convinced that the change to using nurse managers could improve overall functioning of the hospital by decreasing cost and waste while increasing productivity.

The hospital where Dr. M works has grown from a small community hospital of about 50 beds to its present size of 300 beds over a period of 100 years. It is a community icon but has just been purchased by a large university medical center that is quite progressive in its approach to patient care and staff development. The community hospital has been losing a lot of money recently and, in essence, is being rescued by the larger institution. It is suspected that part of the financial drain was the result of the ED being used for primary care by local residents who have no insurance, as well as the lack of productivity in the ED. The patient care units and the attending physicians have also played a part in the problem, as discharges are not completed until midafternoon, leaving the ED backed up and overcrowded because of the lack of available beds.

Most of the staff working at the community hospital have been there for decades and seem firmly entrenched in the old ways of running the institution. Three-fourths of the nurses have associate?s degrees, slightly under a quarter have BSNs, and the few who have master?s degrees are administrators or clinical specialists. Dr. M is the only nurse on staff who has a doctoral degree.

The physicians, many of whom are old friends with Board members and have been working at the institution for many years, still believe nurses should blindly follow orders. Recently, however, Dr. M and a new medical chief of staff from the university hospital have replaced the ?old guard? in top leadership positions. The current CEO is also about to retire.

Dr. M needs help performing a SWOT analysis before continuing with the plan. You are a nursing management consultant Dr. M has hired to help with this task.

Task:

Conduct a SWOT analysis for Dr. M regarding this situation. See the Web link ?SWOT Template? below for a sample template. Your SWOT template should include a section for each of the following: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

A. Identify at least five items for each of the following sections of the SWOT template:
1. Strengths
2. Weaknesses
3. Opportunities
4. Threats

B. Write a conclusion (suggested length of 1?2 pages) for Dr. M to ponder prior to making a final decision in which you do the following:
1. Discuss each section of the SWOT grid.
2. Make one recommendation for Dr. M to undertake to improve productivity.

C. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.


Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the attached Rubric Terms.


Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the paper or project.

Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Handout web link included in the General Instructions section.

SWOT analysis template

Here is a larger illustration of SWOT analysis.

Note that this format is not presented or proposed as a 2x2 'internal/external' matrix; it's a more open demonstration of the sorts of issues and questions which can be addressed when using the SWOT format as part of business planning and decision-making.

Subject of SWOT analysis: (define the subject of the analysis here)

strengths

Advantages of proposition?
Capabilities?
Competitive advantages?
USP's (unique selling points)?
Resources, Assets, People?
Experience, knowledge, data?
Financial reserves, likely returns?
Marketing - reach, distribution, awareness?
Innovative aspects?
Location and geographical?
Price, value, quality?
Accreditations, qualifications, certifications?
Processes, systems, IT, communications?
Cultural, attitudinal, behavioural?
Management cover, succession?
weaknesses

Disadvantages of proposition?
Gaps in capabilities?
Lack of competitive strength?
Reputation, presence and reach?
Financials?
Own known vulnerabilities?
Timescales, deadlines and pressures?
Cashflow, start-up cash-drain?
Continuity, supply chain robustness?
Effects on core activities, distraction?
Reliability of data, plan predictability?
Morale, commitment, leadership?
Accreditations, etc?
Processes and systems, etc?
Management cover, succession?
opportunities

Market developments?
Competitors' vulnerabilities?
Industry or lifestyle trends?
Technology development and innovation?
Global influences?
New markets, vertical, horizontal?
Niche target markets?
Geographical, export, import?
Market need for new USP's?
Market response to tactics, e.g., surprise?
Major contracts, tenders?
Business and product development?
Information and research?
Partnerships, agencies, distribution?
Market volume demand trends?
Seasonal, weather, fashion influences?
threats

Political effects?
Legislative effects?
Environmental effects?
IT developments?
Competitor intentions - various?
Market demand?
New technologies, services, ideas?
Vital contracts and partners?
Obstacles faced?
Insurmountable weaknesses?
Employment market?
Financial and credit pressures?
Economy - home, abroad?
Seasonality, weather effects?

Core Elements of Strategic Planning

There are a set of core elements that human services administrators should use to develop and implement strategic plans. These core elements are the fundamentals, the strategic issues, and the technicals. The fundamentals include the core values, mission, and vision, which represent the organizational identification (ID). The strategic issues include a SWOT analysis tool, which highlights strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strategic issues also include a gap analysis, an environmental scan, and stakeholder surveys. The technicals element includes items such as strategic goals, strategies, leading indicators of success, performance targets, and action plans for each year of the strategic plan. The technicals element is the executable part of the strategic plan.

The core elements of the strategic planning process are interrelated and complex. For this assignment, you will review the core elements graphic in the resources. This visual presentation will provide you with examples of how core elements work together in the strategic planning process.

With these thoughts in mind:

Write an explanation of the importance of the relationship among core elements. Then explain the relationship between at least two core elements of the strategic planning process based on the core elements graphic. Provide examples from the core elements graphic to illustrate your points.

Be sure to support your response with specific references to two of the resources provided.

Purposes for this assignment:

1. To demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the five managerial functions (planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling)

2. Demonstrate the ability to effectively use available research tools in developing the content of an extensive supervisory development plan

3. Apply critical thinking and written communication skills in preparing a written presentation

Assignment:

You will prepare your own Supervisory Development Plan. Begin by:

1) Identifying your developmental goals

2) Consider performance gaps

3) Conduct self assessments

4) Collect input from others

5) Reference knowledge, skills and abilities needed by supervisors

6) Identify your learning materials and strategies

7) Plan implementation of your developmental plan


A portion of the authentic assessment project requires to include an analysis of gaps in your performance that need improvement. I will attach a gap analysis template which you can use as a guide to conducting an analysis of your performance gaps, along with a sample template of the authentic assessment.
There are faxes for this order.

A.
Refer to Order A2097703 for original work.

WOTKING TOPIC IS ; Establishing an NP led wellness and recover center for deinstitutionalized individuals in Bessemer, Alabama.

B.
This is graduate level work. Instructor found previous work not up to par.

1. Chapter three needs work. Needs to be re-written.

2. Can it just bi a descriptive study? If not, please cover required areas with more content and information. Data analysis plan is needed for chapter 3. Instructor feels paper contradicts several areas.


3. All required areas that must be addressed with clarity and per their instructions.

4. The instructor dos not want sentences to begin with the, it, there, and , this.


5. The instructor does not like bulletsprefer numbers.

6. A table of contents is needed.

7. Appendices included. Should they be discussed in body of paper.

C,
Please refer to Order A2097703 for information bout paper.
Also sending draft of proposal defense for editing.
CHAPTER 3 IS A CONCERN. ORIGINALLY WAS DOING A BUSINESS PLAN, SO NEED TO WORK AROUND AND INCLUDE THIS.



Would be helpful to have same writer for all three items if possible.

Thanks.

To be clear:


1. Chapter three needs re-write and proposal data analysis. Actual analyses will be in next order, along with chapters 4 and 5.
2. I need a POWERPOINT presentation for project proposal.
3. I am ok to change title. But too late to do further research.
4. I dont know what kind of study this is.

you don't have to use 50 references
reference page already included





Project defense checklist


PROBLEM
The title is appropriate and fits within the DNP program objectives.
The problem presentation includes background information.
The subject of the problem is clearly identified and defined.
The scope of project is realistic and appropriate. Notes:
ANALYSES/FRAMEWORK
The nature of the project is clearly expressed and discussed.
Project (research) question and hypothesis have substance influencing processes and/or systems that directly or indirectly affect professional practice.
Theoretical/Conceptual/Practice Framework is evident and appropriate. Notes:
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Objectives are feasible and measurable.
Evaluation measures are aligned with objectives.
The significance of the project reveals elements/factors that impact health care services. Notes:
ACTION PLAN/METHOD
The setting and group/population are clearly described.
The tools and measures are described.
The resources, supports and risks, and threats and benefits are noted.
Analysis/evaluation plan is delineated.
Timeframe is feasible. Notes:
APPROVALS
Informed Consent, if necessary, meets human subject requirements.
All required and mandated approvals are in place. Notes:
WRITING AND ORGANIZATION
The APA format is followed appropriately.
Writing is clear and concise.
Manuscript design is acceptable. Notes:
DECISION
Signature of the Doctoral Capstone Committee Chair signifies final decision.

Proposal Acceptance

Conditional Acceptance With Revisions;
Without Repeat Proposal Defense

Conditional Acceptance With Revisions;
With Repeat Proposal Defense Recommendations


Proposal Rejection

DECISION DEFINITIONS
Proposal Acceptance (Level I) The Doctoral Capstone Committee Chair will file approval of the DNP Capstone Project Proposal on behalf of the student and doctoral capstone committee members. The Doctoral Capstone Committee Chairs signature signifies approval of the doctoral students candidacy; implying that the student may use the Candidate status (C) next to his or her name as appropriate until graduation at which time the Candidate will be conferred the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.).
Conditional Acceptance
With Revisions; Without Repeat Proposal Defense (Level II) The student will file a final/revised project proposal to the Doctoral Capstone Committee Chair within six (6) weeks of the proposed defense meeting.
Conditional Acceptance
With Revisions; With
Repeat Proposal Defense Recommendations (Level III) The student will develop a significantly revised or new proposal. The Doctoral Capstone Committee Chair will work with the student on the revision. The Committee will reconvene and review the revised proposal and all prior steps will be repeated.





Proposal Defense and Approval with PPT presentation

Oral Defense Process



The student will begin by presenting a twenty to thirty minute power point presentation of the project.



In the remaining time, the students committee members will ask the student questions to ensure the student can defend the project results. After the committee completes the questioning, the student will be excused from the call while the committee makes its decision. The mentor verbally informs the student of the committees decision. The decision may include required changes in the Capstone or manuscripts. Committee members may elect to sign off, or wait to see the changes. The mentor will not sign until the student makes all changes.



If the student does not pass the defense, the students Capstone committee will develop a plan of action for the student to follow prior to scheduling another Capstone defense or alternately a plan of review. ?





Technical Requirements in Writing the Capstone



The DNP Program requires that Capstone papers be written according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed. Washington, DC.). The publication manual from APA serves as the official guide for papers, scholarly works, for both faculty and students at American Sentinel. Students are held accountable for following these guidelines in scholarly works/papers for grading and academic honesty purposes.



Lines of Communication



Capstone Data Guidelines



The Capstone may involve original research, secondary analysis of an existing database, or a joint study involving a faculty member or researcher. If the student conducts a secondary data analysis, the student will need to develop original research questions, use a conceptual framework or model, and develop a detailed data analysis plan. Ownership of Data/Authorship of Published Manuscript Guidelines Original Research: The ownership of data originating from a students original research rests with the primary researcher. Therefore, it is not mandatory for faculty to co-author any of the publications evolving from the research. However, the student may request a Capstone Mentor or committee member to be a co-author on publications if the student so desires.



Whoever originally plans and implements a study maintains ownership of the data unless a

written agreement to the contrary is negotiated prior to initiating Capstone proposal

development. If a secondary analysis is conducted, the owner of the data has the right to be a coauthor

on publications emanating from the data set.



A student performing a secondary analysis must be the first author on required Capstone

publications. To avoid confusion and conflict later, if additional publications are forthcoming from the secondary analysis, ranking of authorship must be negotiated and preferably put in writing prior to the initiation of manuscripts. Although the owner of the data may be listed as a co-author on Capstone publications, the individual may not write any portion of the manuscript since publications are the outcome of students Capstone work and must be evaluated by the Capstone committee.









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EXAMPLE

Working Outline: Chapter 1





1.

Working Title

Differentiated Practice: A Model for Nursing Future

2. Problem Statement

The current model of acute nursing care delivery is not sustainable due to internal and

external pressures.



3. Background

The acute care patient has multiple co-morbidities increasing the complexity of care at

the bedside. Federal mandates to meet quality, technological requirements, and

satifaction measures result in decreased reimbursement putting more pressure on acute

care organizations to redefine how they deliver care.



4. Purpose Statement

The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate the viability of the Schmidt Model

of Differentiated Practice.



5. Significance of the Project ?

Given the trends and challenges for acute care executives, the need for a new model of

care delivery can not be understated. There is a need to develop innovative models that

leverage the educational level and preparation of bedside caregivers while preserving

costs, quality, and satisfaction. Differentiated practice gives the acute care executives

that option.



6. Nature of the Project

This study is a case study of the relationship between the Schmidt Model of

Differentiated Practice, cost effectiveness, quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction.



7. Hypothesis or Research Question

Is the Schmidt Model of Differentiated Practice a viable alternative to deliver low cost,

high quality care with strong patient satisfaction?



8. Theoretical Framework

The theories for consideration in this study include: Expectancy Theory; Donabedians

Structure, Process, Outcome Theory; Bolman and Deals Reframing Organizations

Theory; Balance Theory; Meleis Transitions Theory, and Likerts Theory of the

Participative Organization



9.

Definitions

Differentiated nursing practice

Models of nursing care

Innovative care delivery models

Associate degree nurse

Bachelor degree nurse

Registered Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Certified Nursing Assistant

Nurse staffing models

Quality

Satisfaction







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Reimbursement

Cost Effective

Value based purchasing





10. Scope and Limitations

The scope of this project includes three nursing departments (medical-surgical, telemetry,

intensive care) within a community hospital. This project will encompass 140 acute care

beds and approximately 200 FTEs. The study will compare cost, quality, and satisfaction

between the medical-surgical unit that implemented the Schmidt Model of Differentiated

Practice and the two departments with non-differentiated practice (telemetry and

intensive care). Limitations of this study include data availability, survey data

interpretations, and time constraints due to the infancy of the implementation of the

model.



Types of Capstone Projects



The program requires a research-based Capstone Project. The subject area will be determined by

the student in consultation with the Associate Dean/Doctoral Advisor and must meet the

academic standards of the University. All research is subject to the review and supervision of

the American Sentinel Institutional Review Board. Details are found in a subsequent section.



There are a number of types of Capstone Projects. Below is a list of acceptable types. Additional

types can be considered after discussion with the Associate Dean.



Traditional Dissertation



Case Study



Program Evaluation



Community Assessment



Business Plan



Quality Improvement Project



Theoretical Model Development




Each tittle heading much me included

CHAPTER 1



Chapter 1 is an overview of the project. This chapter contains no personal pronouns.



Introduction



The purpose of an introduction is to capture the attention of the reader, create a sense of urgency

about the problem to be investigated, and set the stage for the sections that follow. The

introduction:



1. Puts the project in perspective/context.

2. Establishes the need for the project.

3. Alerts the reader to what will follow.

4. Orients the reader to the crucial stages of the project.

5. Catches the attention and interest of the reader.

An introduction is usually between 2 and 4 pages.

Problem Statement

The problem statement section deals with the specific problem under investigation. The

statement itself is concise (between 100 and 250 words) but contains sufficient information to

persuade the reader that the project is feasible, appropriate, and worthwhile. The statement

relates to a current problem in the learners profession, and the problems solution involves

leadership skills. The project methodology, which guides the project, is both discernible and defensible.





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Background



The length of the background section offsets the brevity of the problem statement section. It elaborates why the problem is of pressing societal concern or theoretical interest. The reader will be able to discern the seriousness of the problem and understand the need for its further elucidation. Such tools as situation analysis, gap analysis, previously administered instruments are among the tools that may be discussed as part of the introduction. This section is generally 35 pages in length.



Purpose



The purpose statement section details the reason why the project is conducted. It describes what is attempting to be accomplished by conducting the project. After reading the purpose statement, the reader will be able to judge the effectiveness of the approach and the importance of the project. The purpose will also be related to an important issue regarding leadership. In most proposals and dissertations, this section is about of a page.



Significance of the Study



The significance section elaborates on the purpose statement. It justifies the reason for the project and the contribution it will make to a discipline, a profession, and/or society at large. The

significance section establishes a global reason for doing a worthwhile project. This section will explain why the project is a unique approach and who will benefit from its completion. It articulates the specific sense in which an original contribution has been made to knowledge in the selected field. The significance section should be about one page in length.



The Nature of the Project



The Nature of the Project section (about 2-5 pages) is also called the synopsis of the design section. This section is a forum for distinguishing the methodology used to in this project from other possible methodologies.. This section puts the project in context with similar types, e.g. case study, historical, correlational, evaluative, phenomenological, experimental, quasi-experimental. It justifies the appropriateness of the approach and accomplishes the goals of the study.



Hypothesis or Research Question(s)



All projects have at least 1 research question. Depending on the project design, there may also be hypotheses. In either case, a clear research question is written to focus the project.



Theoretical Framework



In nearly every sub-field of every subject, there are a number of competing concepts and

theories. The concepts and theories selected shape the project. A theoretical framework helps to place a project in perspective and supports projects aimed at looking for relationships among variables, while setting limits. In order to meet criteria, the theoretical framework must demonstrate a thorough grasp of the important issues, perspectives, and controversies in the field under examination, as they relate to the project at hand, indicating where the current project will

fit within this logical landscape.



This section is usually 2 to 4 pages. A diagram of the theory is required.



Definitions



This section defines the terms that may be new to the reader. Some more common terms can be defined in the body of the paper. However, terms should be defined, according to the specific way they are used in the project. A good rule is to assume that someone internationally will be reading the paper; therefore, define the terms unique to the United States.



Scope and Limitations



The Scope and Limitations of the project are discussed in the same section becase these items belong together. The project is bounded by these items. Scope refers to the inclusions and span of the project, while limitations refer to the exclusions and constraints of the project. For example, for a research project, Scope and Limitations are often conceptualized to delineate special characteristics of the sample and population used in the research. For instance, if the population is a sample by convenience and not randomized, then, it cannot be generally applied to a larger population, only suggested. If the focus is one aspect, such as achievement tests, then the information is only as good as the test itself. Limitations to the project can also be discussed within a conceptual framework; for instance, an examination of disciplinary action in a given

organization might be limited to the initial and second "offense" phases. Justification would be given for the boundary placed. Occasionally, limiting factors of a practical nature, such as constraints of time, money, and human resources, in as far as these have notable impact on the project, can be discussed. Limitations also include issues that affect the character of the data as well as the analysis and interpretation of the data. For example, brief indications of any important biasing encountered during the collection of data would be noted. Such items receive more detailed treatment in later sections of the dissertation.



This section is approximately one page in length.



Summary



A summary section should provide key points covered.



CHAPTER 2: Literature Review



Introduction ?

Since this is the plan for a research study, the proposal format might read: The intent of Chapter II is to provide a review of the literature that will guide the research study or major treatise. After opening with the researches purpose, the following topics, among others, are covered:



1. Historical overview

2. Current Findings

The order of these topics ranges from the general to the specific and relate specifically to the questions to be answered.



This chapter provides a synthesis of literature and research studies, including the theoretical rationale. There needs to be a differentiation between literature review and research review.



The literature review is not an annotated bibliography, a book report, or journal critique of prior work. Instead, it is an integrated document organized by the logic of the topic and its major themes or concepts. Seminal works in the field are examined in context along with current research. Authors are grouped into positions where appropriate. There is evidence of interpretations made by the learner that are separate from the commentary and analysis found in the published studies or reviews. Each study in the section is directly related to the topic and the problem under investigation.



Conclusion



The conclusion to Chapter 2 makes explicit how the literature review contributes to this research study or major treatise. This is a good place to reiterate the research question(s).



Summary



The summary reminds the reader of the major points covered in the review of literature.



CHAPTER 3: Methods



The project design is an elaboration of the Nature of the Research section from Chapter One. It clearly states and justifies the rationale for the use of a specific project paradigm. The project design logically derives from the problem under investigation, the theoretical framework of the study, and the purpose of the project. It shows sufficient details to solve the problem and answer the research questions. The type of project design is justified and appropriate for the desired outcomes. This section should also clearly delineate and explicate the type of methods used (e.g. correlational, historical, phenomenological, Delphi, etc.) Any deviation from the steps necessary

to fulfill the project design is explained and fully justified; otherwise, the reader may conclude that the procedure has been flawed. The design provides a clear and well-justified sequence of events. Uncontrollable eruptions of the real world occasionally may alter the intended methodological sequence. These changes should be fully explained and documented, along with the rationale for the resulting alterations.

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Project Design



This section describes and justifies the rational for the use of the specific project design. This section explains the appropriateness of the design to achieve the desired outcomes. It also explains the methods used, providing a clear and well-justified sequence of events.



Instruments



This section explains the instruments used to answer the research question, establishing the validity and reliability of the instruments. This section should also explain the rationale of the instruments selection. In this section, the instruments used to collect information will be described. What will they be? How will they be chosen?



A detailed rationale for the selection of each item of the instruments is necessary for the reader to grasp the items purpose and appropriateness. When explaining the presence of selected crucial items in the instruments, reasons for the particular conceptual structure of those items, and why this particular structure was chosen over other alternatives, the researcher should help the reader To determine whether the instrument meets criteria.



Data Collection, Management and Analysis Plan



Techniques of collecting and managing the collected data are delineated and defended. For

example, interviewing, content analysis, observation, etc., are properly used and directly related to the problem, purpose of the project, and research question(s). Information is provided on gaining entry to project sites (if needed) and how approval will be obtained to collect data. In instances where reliance must be placed on written sources (crucial interviewees are deceased or incapacitated; key subjects are outside the scope of ethical research, such as hospitalized behavioral health patients), a full accounting is required of the textual analytic modes selected for use, such as hermeneutics, deconstruction, dialectic, etymology, phenomenology, sociopolitical analytic techniques, linguistic analysis, numerical contenting of phrases, metaphors, and contexts, as well as other modes.



The procedures for collecting and managing data are thoroughly and clearly stated. Delineation of data security and maintenance of human subject protection, when necessary, is provided. Reasons are provided for the particular method of data collection selected. It is clear how the data will be analyzed.



Validity



This section explains how the design achieves its intended purpose. The aspects truth value, applicability, consistency, and neutrality -that are relevant should be described: internal validity, external validity, reliability, and objectivity. ?

Validity refers to the extent to which measurements achieve their intended purpose. The

researcher needs to determine the validity, both internally and externally, of the design.



Methodology Appropriateness



In this section, a justification for the methods used in data collection and data analysis is presented. In sum, the appropriateness of the methods of data collection and data analysis for the chosen project (e.g., experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental, predictive, methodological, historical, inductive qualitative, quasi-deductive qualitative, case study, longitudinal) is demonstrated, and a justification is offered.



Feasibility and Appropriateness



This section explains the means by which the project will be conducted. In this section support, services, costs, and any other resources needed are identified. The facilities and organizational arrangements available are adequate. The suggested approach to the problem is reasonable in terms of the overall costs of other possible approaches.



Summary



The summary reminds the reader of the major points coveredin the methodology. ?

CHAPTER 4 : Finding





Chapter four provides the reader with the details of data collection and data analysis. Chapter four ranges from 10-25 pages in length. Following the introductory paragraph where the researcher reminds the reader of the purpose of the project, the purpose of chapter four presents the findings.





The Purpose of the Project

This introductory section should restate the purpose of the project, the data collection methods, and how the project was conducted, including the number and types of participants.





Discussion of Demographics (if appropriate). This section should describe in detail the targeted population or facilities, the number contacted, the percentage participating, and the details of who participated. This data is best presented in tables detailing those demographic details that are important to the study.





Data Analysis

This section addresses the analytic methods that were used and why they were appropriate for this project. Note any changes or additional analysis that were added since the approval of the project and why they were needed. Include in this area any special observations about the data set (e.g., only those over 65 participated when it was anticipated that the sample would include persons 55-75).



Research Question(s)

Restate the research questions and the data analysis that addresses the question. Do not discuss the significance of the findings here; this will be done in Chapter 5. Use tables carefully and be sure to include verbal descriptions of what is presented in each table or figure.





Reliability / Validity

Discuss any reliability and validity testing that was conducted or any factors which could

significantly impact on the reliability and validity of the project.



Conclusion

This section should have one to two paragraphs summarizing the findings.



CHAPTER 5: Discussion





Introduction



Chapter five summarizes presented in chapter four, but with a caveat who and why would

leaders care about the results? The intent of chapter 5 is to form a broader meaning about the data analysis presented in chapter 4 and is organized by the following discussion topics: findings and analysis, implications, and recommendations. It should allow for subsequent leadership implementation and actions, and to suggest studies for future research based on the result of the project.



Interpretation of the Findings



This section provides an interpretation of the major findings in the context of the overall purpose of the project. It provides the answer(s) to the research question(s).



Inferences about the Important Findings



What new knowledge or similar findings were found that added to the body of knowledge and

based on the theoretical concept explained in chapter 1? There must be a clear relationship between the theory that drove the project to the findings presented and analyzed against these for theories in chapter 5 (summary format).



It should be clear to the reader that the findings were driven by the project with the findings directly related to the question. No unrelated information findings should be presented unless the findings add to the body of knowledge and are directed related to the research question and problem statement under research. A common error is the presentation of data that has nothing to do with the problem statement or research question.



Compare each theme to literature findings with sources for similarities and differences starting with the most significant theme not found in previous studies and discuss the themes importance of application to leadership. Meanings of any gaps or similarities to literature is critically analyzed and discussed for every theme what does the findings mean to leaders, and why would society care about the results?



Implications of Analysis for Leaders



Chapter five should report findings in chapter four reporting a knowledge not reported by any ther literature. Why should leaders care?



Recommendations



Recommendations based on the findings should be for society in general, and to specific leaders as mentioned in the significance section. A summary of the major findings concludes the findings and interpretations section with a transitional paragraph introducing the recommendations section. Recommendations should follow the same logical flow as the findings and interpretations. Include a narrative of topics that need closer examination to generate a new round of questions. Be sure to make specific recommendations for leaders in the field and policy makers.



Recommendations for Future Research



Recommendations for future research should be detailed and extensive. This is a key area that students often fail to elaborate on ---what could other researchers do with the new information to find out more gaps as indicated by the new results? New doctoral learners often look in this section for ideas on problems that remain to be solved so elaborating with detail leaves a legacy to new doctoral students to continue.



Summary



Three to four paragraphs summarize the purpose of the project, major findings, and

recommendations for action and future research.









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There are faxes for this order.

Create a plan for effectively training, developing and retaining employees in the no frills airline industry. The plan should ensure that workers gain and retain desirable skill sets, find opportunities for growth and advancement, and experience work environments that promote equity and fairness between employees and employers. Keep in mind strategic needs of the industry. Identify elements of effective training and development programs used by organizations in the airline industry. Analyze components of effective retention and career development processes employed by the airlines. Examine applications of human capital development with regard to skill sets and gap analysis in the airline industry. Create a career development planning model that incorporates attention to key development success factors with airlines. Design elements of an effective employee relations program that could be used by organizations in the airline industry. Overall, the plan should meet the following criteria: Identify elements of effective training and development programs used by organizations within the chosen industry. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the elements identified. Analyze components of effective retention and career development processes employed by organizations within the chosen industry. Assess any limitations of the components analyzed. Examine applications of human capital development with regard to skill sets and gap analysis in the chosen industry. Suggest ways to enhance human capital development with the chosen industry. Create a career development planning model that incorporated attention to key development success factors for the chosen industry. Recommend metrics to measure the effectiveness of the model created. Design elements of an effective employee relations program that could be used by organizations within the chosen industry. Recommend metrics to measure the effectiveness of the elements designed. Be sure to use headings and include resources throughout the body of the text.

Personal Leadership & Action Plan Paper. Leadership is about relationships between leaders and their followers. The success of that relationship depends upon how well the leader can communicate his or vision to followers. Therefore, without knowing oneself and one's abilities, behaviors and communication can sometimes be ineffective. Personal Leadership & Action Plan paper has to be based on the following areas:

(a) Leadership TheoryThe first phase of developing a plan is to use theory as a baseline. Therefore, identify and describe at least four major leadership theories. What are the key elements or features of each theory? What are the skills and competencies of an effective leader?

(b) Personal TheoryHaving identified the key features of each theory, compare and contrast the theories of leadership and choose a theory you believe best approximates a great leader.

(c) Leadership Style Gap Analysis Now that you have identified the key features that you would most like to pattern your own leadership style after, conduct an analysis of your personal performance skills such as communication and listening skills, traits, and behaviors. Identify the gaps between your desired style and your current performance.

(d) Personal Action PlanBased upon your personal analysis, present an action plan for those items that you would need to accomplish in order to achieve your desired personal leadership style. The action plan should consist of at least three measurable goals and the expected outcome when the goal is achieved.

-Paper must have at least 5 references of various types (internet, books, articles, etc.), Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reference. Thank you.

Peer Review of Workflow Models
you explored the benefits of gaining an outsider?s perspective on a workflow issue or gap you are investigating. It can be equally beneficial to request feedback from others on the accuracy and clarity of a workflow model.
In this Discussion, you and your colleagues critique one another?s Visio drafts of your workflow models that you created for Part 1 of the Course Project and provide feedback on how to make the workflow model more complete. You also receive feedback on your own workflow model and consider additional information that you may need to collect as you conduct your gap analysis.
To prepare:
review colleagues? Visio drafts.
Examine each workflow model using the basic requirements outlined in the Course Project. Consider the following:
Does each draft use standard Visio workflow shapes for start and end points, basic steps, and decision points?
Are all points connected with arrows flowing in the correct direction?
Are swimlanes present to identify who completes each task

According to Paperdue
Number of pages: 5 pages = approximately 1500 words
(not including free bibliography or works cited)

Plagirism cannot be more than 7%
I have attached information from the first paper

This paper has to cover the following;
Explain why an environmental analysis is important in the development of your
strategic plan by answering the following questions:
What is the purpose of environmental analysis?
What are the implications of environmental analysis in the creation of your
strategic plan?
What are the major benefits of competitive analysis as part of your strategic
planning process?
What evolving economic, legal, and regulatory issues may potentially have an
effect on your strategic plan?


Complete an SWOT ANALYSIS environmental scan for the GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM that is being discussed in the attached paper.
Assess the organization?s internal strengths and weaknesses.
Analyze the industry for opportunities and threats.
Perform a gap analysis. A SWOT analysis helps determine performance gaps.

It includes the following components:
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Describe the organization?s present and prospective customers.
Consider the following external factors:
Consumer and social
Competitive
Technological
Economic
Legal and regulatory


BELOW IS PREVIOUS WRITTEN PAPER

Introduction, Mission, Vision
The organization that I work for is the Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. The Grady system comprises eight health care facilities in the Atlanta area. The Grady Health System has been part of the Atlanta community since 1892, with 110 beds and one operating room at Grady Hospital in a three-story facility. The organization was founded by Henry Grady, the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, as a means of providing health care for the area's poor (GradyHealth.org, 2014).
Grady's vision is to become the "leading public academic healthcare system in the United States." The organization's mission as follows:
"Grady improves the health of the community by providing quality, comprehensive healthcare in a compassionate, culturally competent, ethical and fiscally responsible manner. Grady maintains its commitment to the underserved of Fulton and DeKalb counties, while also providing care for residents of metro Atlanta and Georgia. Grady leads through its clinical excellence, innovative research and progressive medical education and training."
Grady's values are stated as excellence, customer service, ethics, teamwork and commitment. These values, mission and vision reflect the origins as a provider of healthcare for the poor, and the focus on excellence that has come to characterize Grady in the past several decades.
Strategic Planning Model
A strategic planning model is the means by which an organization develops its strategic plan. There are many different approaches to strategic planning. One model is to build from the vision or strategic goals; another is to plan around key issues. There is also the alignment model, seeking to align resources with the mission and vision; there is the scenario planning model and then there is also the organic planning model that reflects ongoing strategic planning (McNamara, 2014).
The Grady Health System builds its strategic plan around its vision, but aligning its resources and strategies around that vision. They begin with a clear sense of long-range objective in their vision statement and then work from there. Their mandate has been adjusted since Grady was founded, but there is the same sense of community values that surrounds the organization. Grady has, additionally, built competencies in specific areas, including trauma and emergency, heart, stroke, and other care options. Grady therefore has adopted a strategy that takes a handful of focus areas, makes them specialties, and then competes as a differentiated player on that basis. By focusing on specific competencies, Grady is better able to execute its strategy and work towards its vision of being a leading provider of healthcare in the United States.
The strategic planning model is then adapted to the individual facility. There are eight facilities within Grady, and each is designed to make a contribution to the overall success of the organization. Thus, strategy is something that is integrated from the top of the organization, while retaining independence among the individual facilities within the Grady family. As such, the vision is an integral part of the strategic plan, as are the values.
The mission statement is, more or less, the ultimate basis of the strategic plan. It defines where the organization operates, what it intends to achieve and how it intends to do this. Key words like compassion, ethics, and fiscal responsibility are all embedded in the strategy and come straight from the mission statement.
Structure
There are many different types of organizational structure. Organizations can be divided by geography, by division or by function. These different structures each have their pros and cons, and therefore the choice of structure will affect the ability of the organization to meet its objectives (Writing, 2014). Grady is based on a divisional structure. It is not geographical since its activities are solely in Fulton and DeKalb counties. It is not by function, which would imply that all heart activities, for example, being one unit within the company and all emergency activities as well. The divisional structure is based on the eight facilities that the company operates. This structure allows for a degree of autonomy for each facility, all while seeking to build a common mission and vision that is guided by the senior management at Grady. Thus, head office is one layer of the organization, underneath of which are the eight facilities. Within each facility, there are multiple units for the different functional specialties.
Leadership
Grady is run by the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, which is a nonprofit corporation in charge of administering the hospitals. There are seventeen Board members that lead Grady. The CEO is John Haupert, and he is a career administrator who came to Grady from a similar position in Dallas. The COO is Christopher Mosley, who has worked in executive positions at several hospitals in the United States. CFO Mark Meyer also came over to Grady from Dallas.
The Chief of Staff is Curtis Lewis, an interventional radiologist. In his role, he oversees 2000 physicians and physicians-in-training, and he has an MBA along with his medical background in order to handle this leadership role. The Chief Nursing Office is Rhonda Scott, who has worked all over the US, but now has ten years with Grady. Other high-levels executives oversee the Grady Health Foundation, the marketing function, legal, information, clinical operations and government regulations. The members of the Board have a wide range of experiences ranging from former CEO of Grady to the CEO of Waffle House and key stakeholders in both healthcare and in the Atlanta community. The Board forms the key leadership of the organization, and it does appear to play a role in creating the direction for Grady.
Change Management
It is unclear what change management model is used by Grady. There are a number of change management models in the literature ranging from the Kotter 8-step change management model, the Lewin change management model and ADKAR. The basic structure of most change management models is to identify the issue, create the need for change, make the change and then move the company forward at that point (Normandin, 2012). It is not known the specific approach model used, but change at Grady occurs slowly. For the most part, people work at their daily jobs, and change occurs incrementally. Changes are rolled out slowly at Grady, such that people can continue saving patients without disruption. But change is always happening, so there is something of a continuous change model that must be in place for this.
Service Delivery
Service delivery for Grady is in Fulton and DeKalb counties, Georgia. The target market is based on medical need, as Grady has specific areas of focus. These include emergency/trauma, heart, stroke, cancer, OB/GYN, diabetes and senior health. Not all facilities treat all of these things, but these are the major areas of focus for Grady. The target market is also geographic, but there are no limits on ages for example, as Grady ranges from maternal health to senior health. The demographic target market is aligned with the demographics of Atlanta, and in keeping with the original mandate of Grady, there are accommodation made for the poor.
Billing and insurance are strict at Grady. There are accommodations made for the area's poor who may not have the means to pay, by way of a financial assistance program. Those who are not residents of Fulton or DeKalb Counties are not eligible for such assistance. There is a financial counseling process that maybe can help potential patients to understand their financial obligations. There is a long list of paperwork that will be required prior to seeing a health care professional.
The organizational culture is positive and one of delivering excellent service. All the different components of the organization want to ensure that people receive the best care they can afford and that Grady is able to continue to serve the community with the highest standards possible.
Value Chain
The concept of the value chain is important for Grady. The organization seeks to provide high end care. While it may not be a for-profit entity, it seeks to provide high quality assistance to the local community. Much of the value at Grady comes from the actual medical services that it provides. Grady is an innovator and seeks to excel with its service commitment as well. This means that it is nurses and physicians that are the key source of value, as it is their expertise that determines whether or not Grady will excel. This is the part of the value chain where Grady wants to excel the most.

I am doing research in masters degree as a dissertation I have selected topic whish is related to my course , I am studying Information Systems Management, my topic is Risk management in software development projects, I have done most my research, unfortunately I have got an critical situation especially in mine chapter which is findings and discussions, in this chapter I have to discuss tow case studies and interviews, I have done recently the tow case studies which are 1 London Ambulance Service ( LAS) 2 Flight Control System ( FCS), my problem is I couldnt work with the interviews I have made interviews with ten people who have enough experience in this field and I have collected their answers some of them were by face to face and others was by phone or email
( Skype), I will give a general idea about my research:

Software development projects face various risks throughout the life cycle of the projects. Therefore, it is important for the management to be efficient and effective in identifying and mitigating these risks at various stages if they want to achieve higher success rates. The most important strategy in software development risk management is to reduce and minimize incidences. Thus, the strategy should be comprehensive in mapping all possible problems, measuring the risk magnitudes, prioritizing the identified risks and mitigating them at minimum costs. Over the decades, there have been many cases of expensive software projects flopping due to inappropriate risk management process.

My order is :
I have read some resources in interviews but really I am very confused because I couldnt understand them very well or let me say I couldnt know How can I employee them in my research, I will put the below and read them, try to make sentence with them such as analysing, discussions, definitions, benefits, ext.
You can use any Statistical Analysis you see it appropriate.
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List of interviewed people
NO Name Position Manner of interview
1 Ahmed Alsaleh Business Manager Face to face
2 Amr Jad Researcher in Risk Management Face to face
3 Fahad Altfery Senior IS Department Phone
4 Ibrahim Alquhtani Project Team Leader Phone
5 Haitham Almayyan Senior and work over engineer Skype
6 Hussein Zedan Technical Director of STRL Face to face
7 Khalid Alali Solutions Architect Phone
8 Mansour Alammari Project Risk Specialist Skype
9 Nasser Almalki Business Analyst Phone
10 Sultan Hamad Senior IT project Manager Phone


Q1: Have you worked with any software project? and if so, which stage did you work with it?

A.A: Yes, I have developed system for renting cars in Saudi Arabia.

A.J: Yes, I have worked in software project, I worked in planning stage for user interface.

F.A: Yes, if you work with any software especially developing websites you will face many problems, but you should be patient to solve them.

I.A: Definitely, my career has always centered on developing various applications and programs to our clients. As a Project Team Leader, I am always involved from start to finish with the software projects I am assigned to lead.

H.A: Yes I have, I worked with drilling operational risk assignment, and It was generic software program.

H.Z: Yes, I have from beginning to the end.

K.A: Majority of my work involves ensuring that designs and plans are properly executed during all phases of software projects; thus, I am always involved in all stages of the SDLC.

M.A: I have always been involved with software projects from beginning all the way to the end-of-life of the applications my company developed. However, my part in all aspects of software projects is concentrated on the risk side.

N.A: Being involved in software projects is my "bread and butter," and I always am at the forefront throughout all stages of the project since I have to always ensure that documented business process are properly developed into the correct applications.

S.H: Yes, I have worked with various software projects for over a decade now. I have worked on all stages of software projects as a developer, analyst and now I mostly handle the management side thereof.

Q2: Have you faced any problems or risks during this project? And if so, which kinds of those risks and how could you solve them?

A.A: Yes, we faced some problems in that project which was the previous system for the company manual system, and the had a huge number of data to transfer them into the new system, we solved this problem by hiring new staff to help us for transferring the old data into the new system.

A.J: Well , the main problem was faced me regarding or about the time, when I had a task to achieve it within tow weeks for example, sometimes we can do it at specific time, so we have to make a shift whether before or after tow weeks to make extension to solve this kind of problem.

F.A: Yes, if you work with any software especially developing websites you will face many problems, but you should be patient to solve them.

I.A: Human resources especially project team members have always been both a challenge and a risk for me. They either go absent during critical stages of the project or simply quit because they got better offers from other software development companies.

H.A: Some of them and it had been resolved by scarifying some targets, and the risk assessment was for justifying the extra cost and involving the high management with the decisions prior starting the work

H.Z: Yes, a lot of problems, such as changing mind of the customers, another problem was end-user, so we have to bring people to stay with us to tell us the requirements so we need to understand the stakeholders very well.K.A: Scope creeps have always been the challenge and risk to the software projects I have handled. This is in due largely to the major stakeholders wanting changes usually halfway through the development stage.
M.A: Challenges and risk to software projects abound. As the in charge of the overall risk aspects of projects, I have learnt that technological and human-caused risks are always manageable but naturally occurring risks are quite difficult because you cannot really fight Mother Nature.

N.A: The biggest challenge and risk I have encountered so far is when the identified business processes did not coincide with the applications being developed. The reason being was that the business process owners did not provide in detail their needs and requirements.

S.H: Projects always come with their inherent and unexpected problems and risks. The challenges and risks that pose the greatest threat to projects have always been human caused either through ignorance, apathy or malicious intent.






Q3: Are there challenges in software development process, and if so where can we identify those challenges ?

A.A: Any software project must have challenges but the question how can we reduce those challenges to be easy at running time, for example, we can face challenge when we work with critical systems or let me say when we work with e-bank system, because these systems usually need high degree of security, and another point we face challenge when we want to collect data from stakeholders, they sometimes dont help us to obtain full picture for developing new system.

A.J: I think the main challenges can be faced any analysts or any team work who are working within the life cycle will be about the time , that is included because you cannot estimate or forecast any expected risk, that is main challenge to still find out something to solve it.

F.A: I think the challenge will focus on how can you provide the success in your project without losing time and effort and money,

I.A: My worst nightmare had come through when several of my projects saw majority of my developers absent or quitting on me. I was challenge with the task to find replacements pronto otherwise; we would have been penalized for the delay.

H.A: Yes, any software has some challenges, but those hallenges are different from system to another one, and the degree of challenge will increase if we worked with critical system.

H.Z: The big challenge to be honest the gap between the concept and the requirement, such as what the users want and the articulation of what users, because the users are not engineer or have enough knowledge in computer scents. So the main challenge in software project how can we understand the users to provide for them good services.


K.A: Despite the best laid and developed project plan, during the development stage, there will be items that are out of scope and yet are critical to the overall completion of the software project. The challenge then is going back to the plan and try to incorporate the scope creeps based on the approved Change Control Procedures

M.A: When Mother Nature sends in the snowstorms, floods, hurricanes, tornados and other natural calamities, there isn't much one can do. Thus, then Mother Nature sends in the snowstorms, floods, hurricanes, tornados and other natural calamities, there isn't much one can do. Thus, the challenge is in catching up with the work after fortuitous events.

N.A: Ensuring proper alignment of business processes and developing applications have always been the greatest challenge I face with every software project.

S.U: All types of people or major and minor stakeholder bring about the greatest challenges especially when unforeseen changes are introduced by major stakeholders during development stage.






Q4: From your point of view, what is a risk in software development projects ?

A.A: Actually the risk might be come with everything in our life, but for software projects, if the software didnt work very well, or if it didnt achieve all or some functions, then the software at the moment has a degree of risk.

A.J: I have got your question, it is depended on the system and the team of work as well as, because everyone in the team work has different personality and different skills, also it depends on the empowerment for software projects.

F.A: You know, every software must be passed through using life cycle for development, and if the software didnt pass any stage, so that lead us the software has risk

I.A: Not having the total buy-in and support of management is my view of risk in software projects.

H.A: In my opinion as operational the challenge in proper accumulation all the data from the database, but the software will only show the results based on our inputs.

H.Z: When we want to develop any system we should consider on the system, but if we wanted to develop risk management for any system we should consider on the environment.

K.A: Not being able to come up with the correct and complete system for the client is the biggest risk I consider in software development projects.

M.A: Too many to mention and the categories abound too. But they generally fall under the category of human, technological and natural risks.

N.A: Software development project risk is something that a project team of its members could mitigate to a certain degree while some will still have residual risks.

S.U: Risk in software development is not being able to foresee or forecast what could be the possible and probable problems the project may encounter.


Q5: Are there any specific factors or threats that are known to put software projects at risk, and if there are, what are those factors ?

A.A: I think the most important factor, if the staff didnt understand the new system or if they were unhappy with receiving the new system.

A.J: Well, I think I will come back to you or return back to you and I will remind you about the time, it is main factor , and sometimes if you have a big project the money as well and the budget.

F.A: Yes, there are some factors such as good knowledge and experience for team work, strong management, try to put complex systems in high propriety to a achieve them.

I.A: I have always found that when people especially the programmers do not show up; then the project went into a Domino Effect and work that was supposed to be done affected other parts of the project.

H.A: Actually, risk can be come with everything, it doesnt have alarm to tell us, so that means we should ready to receive the risk and solve it as soon as.

H.Z: The main factor is known to put software projects at risk, if the stakeholder came to you during developing the system and asked you to add something extra, because in this case might the system will take long time or need new planning.

K.A: Poor development work or sub-standard coding is the biggest factor that I have seen put software projects at risk.

M.A: I had several projects that went into a standstill for up to a week because of severe snowstorms. We could not do anything about it but simply wait out the event.

N.A: Misunderstanding between the business process owners and the coders especially during actual coding became a showstopper in a few of my projects.

S.H: Human factors have always posed the greatest threats to software projects especially when those directly involved in the project do malicious acts.


Q6: What are risks in software projects have proved to be so difficult to improve it at development stage ?

A.A: Well, when we want to develop a new software there are some elements that might be affected this developing such as budget and enough number of teamwork and business strategy and time.

A.J: Well, it also needs to discover the risk before it happens, you can reduce risk, sometime you can discover and some time you cannot discover the risk and reduce it as well, because sometime the risk may be happened in uncertainty opportunities.

F.A: In my opinion, I think reengineering process very difficult stage, because it takes long time, we need to understand the existing system very well.

I.A: Programmers are not perfect since they are only human; thus, they can make mistakes and if left uncheck, one mistake may lead to several problems.

H.A: Noting but if there is any modification it should be done by the operator to show all the risks and options clearly to the customer.

H.Z: Interaction and communication, the large systems harder becomes why because risk management module is not composition so for example, if I have developed multinational software project for example you must be carful with this project or you will loss it, because the people involved and the culture involved and the religion as well as involved.

K.A: "Garbage in and garbage out" has always been a truism during the development stage. When the developers do not pay attention to detail and inputs wrong codes, then one thing will lead to another. Eventually, we had to go back and check each and every entry.

M.A: Sub-standard programming is a risk that is difficult to improve during the project development stage. that is why it is always important to get top-notch developers especially for high-level projects.

N.A: Developers not able to understand how to interpret business processes into development work proved to be the risk that was hard to improve during the development stage.

S.H: I would say when there is a lot of wrong coding and this is caught only during the testing and debugging stage. When the mistakes are numerous, redoing the whole application sometimes is the best course of action.

Q7: Are there categories of risks in software projects, and if there are, what are those categories ?

A.A: I think there are three levels of risks in software projects, low level which can be solved such as miss small requirements, and medium level which needs time to solve all the risks in this level such as no enough number of staff to achieve all functions at specific time, last level which is high and high and critical level, and it might be led the software project to the failure. Moreover, it will be so difficult to solve the problems in this level such as poor planning and poor structure or poor management as well as.

A.J: It also depends on the type of rsk may be some risks are related to the software and some risks are related to hardware and some risks are related to business some of them are related to management and administration, it is depended on the type of risk. Then you will do categories when the risk comes down from top to down.

F.A: Yes, all categories of risk management in software project deal with different types of implementation new software and upgrades and management.

I.A: Schedule and budget risks mean not meeting project deadlines or overextending timelines for the former while latter is not only being over the budget but also expending budgets ahead of schedule or when it is not due. Operations risks cover the day-to-day events of projects. These may be lack of equipment, unscheduled absence of personnel, delayed arrival of materials delivery and even stoppage of work for various reasons. Technical risks have something to do with how the actual software is being developed, the outputs including the supporting resources required for testing and integration such as the network, hardware and data. Environmental risk covers the social, political, economic and business climate affecting the project.

H.A: The categories are the risk for doing the job, percentage of happening, existing of on hand available sources and resources.

H.Z: There are many categories, one is anticipated and another one is unanticipated so you need to put the system in safe stage.

K.A: We follow the seven-staged SDLC and as such we categorized risks based on each staged of the SDLC. The risk categories are (1) planning risks, (2) requirements definition risks, (3) systems design risks, (4) implementation risks, (5) integration and testing risks, (6) acceptance, installation and deployments risks, and (7) maintenance risks.

M.A: For not only software projects but also all our projects have three categories of risks: human-caused natural-caused and technology-based risks; these are all quite self-explanatory.

N.A: The company I work for has three categories of risks for software projects. Business risks are those would cause termination, financial loss and legal problems with the projects. Operational risks are daily but manageable project risks. Technical risks are those involving technology, systems and processes embedded in software projects.

S.H: Our company categorizes not just software project but all project risks under strategic, operational, and tactical risks. Strategic are the high-levels risks that will completely shut down a project. Tactical risks are mid-level ones that are still salvageable when they hit projects. Operational risks are the day-to-day problems and challenges faced with projects.



Q8: How are risks analysed in software projects?

A.A: Firstly, we should establish or let me say collect the right data, and then we should identify all risks, after that we are ready to analysis these risks and evaluate them, lastly we should treat all risk.

A.J: Before you are going to analyse the risk, you have to identify the risk, so the analysis is process of identification and evaluation, so that means you have to identify the risk itself, then you can evaluate this risk in which level for this risk, may be high level or low level.

F.A: Yes it is good question, analysis any software to identify the risks depends on difficult type of the system, so you have to select all risks in the system then you have to understand them very well after that you need to find out appropriate way or method to reduce those risks.

I.A: Whenever we start planning any project, we complete the Risk Register by placing regular project risks in various parts of the project phases. Once the regular risks are allocated, the project team along with the project manager convenes a three-day risk scenario building wherein we brainstorm what other possible or different risk that we might face in the project.

H.A: By numbers, percentages and colours to measure the degree of existing risk.

H.Z: Yah, there are some techniques for analysing risk management such as forces analysing might be good one and the evaluation of the forces.

K.A: My company goes by the SEI-SMU CMMI way of analyzing software projects risks. We first prepare ourselves for risk management; thereafter we identify and analyzed possible and probable project risks. From there, we develop the risk treatment plan and apply mitigation solutions to the identified risks.

M.A: Fortunately, our company has developed a comprehensive database of project risks. Once we take on a particular project, we simply allocate the likely risks for every stage of the software projects and after doing this, mitigation measures are incorporated. For whatever residual risks there are, these are closely monitored throughout the project so they will not become major risks.

N.A: The way we analyzed risks is first by determining what risks would affect various stages of the software project. For each risk, there is a corresponding mitigation measure and these measures are approved by top management prior to implementation.

S.H: By following the risk management methodology in the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) is how we analyze not only software project risks but all our other IT projects as well.

Q9: Are there standard software projects risk management approaches that are may be acceptable may be at global level? And if so, what are those approaches?

A.A: Risk management should reduce all risks which might be faced during project life cycle within creating good solutions.

A.J: The structure for standard software projects risk management approaches is started from identification the risk until risk control or monitor.

F.A: Well, we cannot prevent any risk in the world, but our responsibility how can we reduce the risk and how can we know the risk before it happens.

I.A: There is no one risk approach that we use but instead for every given project we determine the best fit. For instance there are American risk management approaches and these are suitable for American clients. But since we also have European clients, we try to use risk management approaches from that continent since more often it is a client requirement.

H.A: It is internally approved for our company and the approach as mentioned above to make the decision clear for the operator with customer among with high management acceptance.

H.Z: Risk management should lead and mange software project to be successful, you can also read textbooks to get more information.

K.A: The Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon University has several risk management approaches and we have adapted these and found them quite suitable to almost all of our software projects.

M.A: There are several software project risk management approaches available out there but since the company I work for is an information technology and project management firm, we did not adopt a specific risk management approach to our software development projects. Instead, we utilize the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27000 series and specifically ISO/IEC 27005 Information Security Risk Management. Since it is an ISO document, it is a global standard and contains best practices not only in information technology and project management risk but in other endeavors as well such as in business and strategic planning. Complementing ISO/IEC 27005 are ISO/IEC 27001 Information security Management System Requirements and ISO/IEC 27002 Code of Practice for Information Security Management. Most people when they first hear the term information security, the first thing that would come to mind are computers and related information technology. This is not true because information security covers both digital and physical security and the corresponding risk identification procedures thereof. Thus, using the ISO 27000 series provides any of our projects with detailed insights on how to properly manage any project risks including software development projects.

N.A: Several methodologies or approaches of international fame and standard are available and we always try to use one that best meets the needs and requirements of each project.

S.H: The Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) Risk Management Process Group basically covers the approaches we use for risk management. It is a global standard and has been adapted by major industries worldwide.


Q10: What are real roles for risk management to reduce the failure in software development projects ?

A.A: The important role for risk management is to highlight on all barriers that might delay the project to achieve it at specific time. It should provide good communication between all channels in the project.

A.J: Well, it depends on the team, and the skills for the team as well as, how their capacity to manage those project to be successful without high risk.

F.A: Through using good plans, and in addition it needs someone who has experience with dealing especially large system, because it has more risks.

I.A: To make the software development projects proceed without delay or failure.

H.A: The roles should be clear and give enough evaluation for developing projects.

H.Z: It is far better to develop the right system than developing system right, that what I would say.

K.A: To keep the project going without the threats and vulnerabilities affecting any part thereof and causing uncontrollable problems.

M.A: Risk management is not just a part of the software developments projects but covers all aspects of projects from beginning to end, there are risks in various aspects of the projects and without applying risk management methodologies in each of these, then the project is doomed to fail. An example would be in the Change Management aspects of software projects, risk management is applied by ensuring that any changes are approve and duly validated otherwise it will have a Domino Effect on the succeeding stages of the project. In Configuration Management, the role of risk management is to validate that how things are to be done is done and it has the desired results forecasted.

N.A: Risk management is an integral part of every project in order to meet the demands of the clients and gain their satisfaction upon completion.

S.H: The real role for risk management in software development projects is to ensure all possible and probable risks are managed in order for these not to unduly affect the overall outcome of the project.

Q11: From your point of view, what are real reasons for the failure in software development projects?

A.A: Yes, yes there are some reasons which might lead any software project to be unsuccessful, such as miss deadline or poor design in user interface or no fit between the new system and training course , all these reasons will lead any project to the failure.

A.J: Well we can say, usually the projects fail when there is no enough time to cover all important issues in the project to identify the risk or to develop system at same time or run time and as well the money some time it will be not enough to provide all requirements.

F.A: There are some reasons for the failure, for example poor communication skills in leadership, and some companies receive many projects at same time so those projects may will delay the companies to deliver the projects at specific time.

I.A: : Lack of enough human resources to have project continuity and complete the project on time.

H.A: In my opinion, the real reason for the failure in software development is poor communication between project team and system owners.

H.Z: The main reason for the failure in software development project misses understand the requirements fro developing as I said last time we should develop the right system and get the right requirements.

K.A: When developers make a lot of mistakes in the coding and these mistakes have to be corrected thereby causing delays and in some projects total failure.

M.A: Poor planning and poor change management have been some of the real reasons I have seen failed projects.

N.A: Software developments projects do not mean simply developing business applications to automate business processes or streamline business operations. One of the end stages of software projects is the utilization of the applications by end-users and business process owners. Unfortunately though, one of the real reasons for failure in software projects is people's resistance to change. This particular evident during the requirements and needs analysis stage where we do a gap analysis of what-is and what-the-end-stage will be. We often encounter end-users who are uncomfortable providing data on the business processes they handle because the very thing on their minds is that when these business processes are automated, they can be retrenched. Others will simply be absent or call in sick during the data gathering stage and this entails delay on the project timeline. During the testing stage, some of the end-users and business process owners would negatively critique the application even though the input, process and output of which are exactly what the business process called for. It sometimes gets frustrating because I feel that just because the client company is being enabled by technology, these people look at technology as the villain out to get them out of their jobs.

S.H: Failure of key stakeholders to abide what was agreed upon in the Project Management Plan.


Q12: Lastly, how dose the future of software projects and software project risk management look like ?

A.A: These days marketplace has a good software projects, and many companies around the world usually provide high quality of modern software. On the other hand, risk management is always tried to reduce the risk in new software projects, that means there is related relationship between risk management and software projects. In general, risk management will be popular topic in next years, because the industry of new software is increasing day by day.

A.J: I think it is very important because every thing in the life or in the world is related to the risk and the risk management is still growing up and it will be global subject in the future.

F.A: Of course, available software projects are completely different if we compared them in previous software, because the software has become to help organisations to achieve their goals, and if those organisations have changed their strategies for sure the software will change to be adapted with new strategies. Also risk management has come to aid the teamwork of software projects for solving all problems which might software has.

I.A: I see risk management taking more active parts not only in stages of the software project but also in subsets thereof because there will be more detailed risk management approaches in the future.

H.A: The reliable and professional software will make life much easier and more even if it is connected to the data base to extract the data (minimize the time and take same actions quicker)

H.Z: I think people are beginning now to learn risk management for software projects, and it is going to be important part in our education how do you mange risk. I would like to say tow things , first one we should develop right system rather than just develop the system right, and another one test early and teat off in, we should keep testing after delivering the system.

K.A: There will be more developed automated risk management systems based on artificial intelligence and these will make future software projects better managed in terms of the risk aspect.

M.A: Risk management will be part of the overall information security governance of every projects.

N.A: A software project without software project risk management is asking for major trouble to happen. The latter supports the optimum operation of the project and without it, threats and vulnerabilities will have a field day. in the future, there will be better automated risk management applications that can simply integrate with software project management systems thus making the risk management methodology more effective and efficient.

S.H: Risk management will further be improved and will eventually help improve future software development projects.

Imagine you are a small-business owner seeking a federal business opportunity that falls in one of the following categories: competitive 8a, woman-owned, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, or veteran-owned.

Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

1.Describe the small-business line of business (LOB).
2.Determine which federal government procurement opportunity is aligned with the LOB using the Federal Business Opportunities Website: https://www.fbo.gov
3.Provide the firm?s current strategies and then assess the strategic success using financial figures or ?soft? indicators as the background.
4.Develop a SWOT analysis (use a table) for the business to determine the internal and external factors in servicing the federal government and then provide a gap analysis (using the weaknesses and threats) in satisfying the expected requirements.
5.Using the federal procurement process, create an action plan to fulfill the expected requirements based off the gap analysis.
6.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

?Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
?Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

?Analyze the operations and functions of the key participants in the federal procurement process and assess a firm?s ability to satisfy expected requirements.
?Research and locate federal government procurement opportunities.
?Determine the required actions to enable a firm to be able to participate in the federal government contracting actions.
?Use technology and information resources to research issues in business strategies and proposals.
?Write clearly and concisely about business strategies and proposals using proper writing mechanics.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you detail your description of a human or capital resource benchmark.

Include a chart in Microsoft? Excel in which you monitor the benchmark process over a period of time.

Compare an organization?s performance against the benchmark. Answer the following questions:

? How was the benchmark developed?
? Who designated it?
? Why is this benchmark relevant to your strategic plan?

Include the following elements:

? Graphical comparisons of actual performance versus benchmark
? Gap analysis
? Recommendations to close gap
? Timeframe for meeting goals

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.


Please make sure paper is originally written.

Assignment 2 Determining HRIS needs HRM 520

1. Assess the types of changes and new developments in technology and government regulations that should be considered in long-range planning requirements for updating or replacing a HRIS.
2. Identify three (3) disadvantages (other than time) of using interviews and focus groups for data collection during the analysis phase when determining HRIS needs. Recommend three (3) approaches to overcome the disadvantages.
3.. Assess three (3) critical sources of data-gathering initiatives for an HRIS needs analysis and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of using each of those sources.
4.Identify a system, process, or service in your organization?s HRIS that could be improved. Compare the current system, process, or service (where it is now) with the envisioned future (where it is going) and then create a gap analysis report that identifies the discrepancies between the current state and the future desired state and prioritizes needs.
5.. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Please include all numbered questions. please summarize paper at the end

Dear Sir/Madam,

I need to analyze the development and launch of Microsoft's Zune MP3 player and provide the logic for how and why the product was unsuccessful.
The paper should have the following sections:

? Introduction - In this section you should outline the purpose of the paper and introduce the product concept.

? Background - Here you should provide contextual information about the industry, regulatory, technological, and economic factors that affect the viability of your product.

? Problem definition - What is the problem the product is attempting to solve? This is possibly the most difficult part of the process. Often what seems to be the obvious problem once analyzed is not the problem at all what we expected. Moreover poor problem definition assures failure of the whole process.

This section should include the results of analytical tools such as perceptual maps, gap analysis, or other tools to justify your analysis

? Product concept - This the logical definition of the product and how it will solve the problem as defined. The concept here should be tested and justified through the use of analytical tools such as conjoint analysis, and A-T-A-R models.

? Brand and design - You should provide information on the brand and design issues that will affect both the product and the company if this product is introduced.

? Marketing testing - Before placing a large investment in a product launch describe the stage gate system that will be used to test the product.

? Launch - Describe the launch process from a strategic marketing perspective. What are the critical elements necessary for a successful launch of this product? What are the control procedures to assure an effective launch?

? Summary / Conclusions and Implications - This should summarize your paper. What are the implications and what can be learned from this product studied.

The essay goes through multiple plagiarism scans and the sources should not be from blogs were wikipedia.

Thank you,
Michael

select Generic, Grand and Specific Strategies for your individual project. Your strategies should help the firm achieve the long term objectives you developed in Week 3 (or the corrected LTOs based on my feedback.) You will also develop a gap analysis, determining if the firm has the capabilities to implement successfully the strategies you have selected.

Analysis of Newspaper Research Report Results



Select one newspaper report of a research study. The newspaper report selected must be health-care related. State the statistical procedures mentioned in the report or one you think, based upon the results reported, were used. Describe the findings and conclusions in the report and whether you think they are appropriate. Prepare a 700 1,050 word paper using APA format of your analysis of the newspaper report.



Content:
Points

Statistical procedures used identified
4

Study findings and conclusions stated
6

Appropriateness of findings and conclusions
7

Format:


APA format, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and organization
3

TOTAL POINTS
20