CDC Leadership Analysis and Project Planning

Strategic Planning and SWOT Analysis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC has a mission protecting the health of all Americans at all times. Notably, the jurisdictions of their actions are the protections of American both within and outside America. The organization focuses on preventions and cure of the chronic disease that compromise the health of the Americans (Xu et al. 2016). The entry of ZIKA virus into the world has prompt many health organization into intensive research to identify the cause cure and the preventions.

CDC is on the health stallholders that were in the lead attempting to provide a solution to the problem. The following is a table of the SWOT analysis for the problem-solving process.

Strengths Availability of resource to finance the project CDC has skilled health professional Strong and able leadership Clear goals of the COP Weakness Financial constraint to finance inventions of new drug Insufficient resources regarding the ZIKA virus Lack of effective coordination to address the large number of health practitioners in Opportunities Experience health professionals Availability of relevant equipment Availability of physical facilities that to address the problem Support from other health organization faced by the similar challenge Threats Emergence of other diseases Running of the ordinary roles of the organization given that ZIKA virus is an added responsibility Rationale for the selection of the items in the SWOT analysis All projects become successful with the existence of enough resources to fund them.

For this reason, the choice of finance in the opportunities section is relevant as one of the strengths of the organization (Holtgrave & Greenwald2016). Notably, when the problem that an organization is seeking to address is in the form of an epidemic affecting many people, the resources that will help finance the project must be availed. Focusing on the case of the ZIKA virus that is threatening the life of many expectant women, there is a need for resources at the disposal of the organization.

Additionally, other important elements under the opportunities are labor force, sound leadership and the clear goals in the organization. The chosen items in the section for the opportunity are crucial because their absence implies that the organization will not achieve the goals with ease. Section II Ideally, as a public health Administrator, the information in the SWOT analysis is helpful in making the strategic plan. For example, the identification of the available resources to finance the community-based project is critical in the planning process.

Notably, strategic planning is often a route map helpful in the attainment of the goals. It one of the ways that help in the identification of the problem, resources needed and the projection of the possible threats. Notably, the weaknesses identified during the SWOT analysis are important to the planners because they help them invent ways to reduce the negative implications of the weakness.

Strategic planning requires the making of the decision on the issues to be considered in the plan and those that are not important hence no need for their inclusion. Ideally, the strengths of the organization are important because it will help the administrators to find ways to minimize the problems (Heinrich, 2014). Threats, on the other hand, are important when drafting a plan because the organization will seek to address the threats with proper mitigation measures in the process.

SWOT analysis is important for most administrators because the plan is not effective without the consideration of the analysis. Ideally, the planning involves the allocation of the resource to the various activities that the plan seeks to address. Notably, most planners seek the information required in the inclusion process from the SWOT analysis. For example, when the threats facing the project are many, some resource must be aside to address the emergency. Section III During an interview with the administrator, some commonalities were evident from the conversation.

For example, in the organization of the administrator, strategic planning happens at the beginning of the financial year. The important of drafting a strategic plan is to at the start of the trading period is to help allocate resources effectively. From the activities that the organization seeks to engage in during the year, having a plan prevents it from getting into losses or shortage of the finances. During the interview, it was apparent that the plan is utilized in different ways in the organization (Heinrich, 2014).

For example, a route map helps the organization to identify key issues to the organization thus giving priority in the order of their importance. Often, the plan in the organization is the long-range plan because it addresses the issues in the organization throughout the year. The interview revealed that the strategic planning team comprises of the CEO and other executives in the top-level management. Additionally, the team involved in the development of the strategic plan is the individuals that are closer to the top-level management.

Additionally, the executive management often considers the contributions of the external specialist who understand well the techniques involved in the formulation of the strategic plan. Notably, the involvement of the different individuals in the strategic planning is to help in the identification of key areas that must be given priorities in the strategic planning. Ideally, strategic planning is a repeated process: previous plans are a source of information they help in the development of the strategic plan. Resource allocation of resource in the strategic plan is important.

Often, the goals of the organization are in line with the utilization of resources effectively. According to the interview, the decision regarding the allocation of resources is determined by the degree of importance of the items captured in the plan (Xu et al. 2016). Often, the organization must incur some expenses for its existence. This influences the decision of the planners, and the realization of the plan will be possible within the specified durations.

For this reason, the allocation of resources is determined by the order in which the items will be implemented. Some practices that important processes of the strategic plan involve the understanding of the expected outcomes from the plan, definition of the terms appropriately and the projection of the manner.