Assignment:How to Develop a Change Strategy

Assignment:How to Develop a Change Strategy

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to (a) identify and articulate a healthcare issue, problem, or inefficiency that requires change; (b) use a change model to describe a realistic change; (c) identify the change ensures alignment with the organization mission, vision, and values; (d) develop a change strategy to guide initiation, implementation, and management of the change; and (e) identify roles and functions of individuals who will facilitate this change.

 

Total Points Possible: 200

Requirements:

This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.

Create the review using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as an MS Word document because it will end in .docx.

Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

The length of the paper is to be no greater than five pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read by the instructor and will not count toward your grade.

APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and a reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See the APA manual for details. See the resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers”.

Preparing the paper

1. Clear introduction; identify the issue for change and the unit or department.

2. Describe a change that is realistic in the current organization and healthcare environment.

3. Describe how the solution aligns with organization mission, vision, and values.

4. Explain the change model and actions related to this issue at each step in the process.

5. Identify the roles of individuals that would initiate, implement, and manage the change.

6. Summarize main points from the body of the paper.

The paper will be five pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.

Note: If you go over the paper length, the information will not be graded by the instructor.

Title and reference pages must be in APA format (6th edition).

Use 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.

Category

Points

%

Description

Introduction

26

13%

Introduction clearly introduces issue and purpose.

Describe a change in the current organization

26

13%

Describe a change that is realistic in the current organization and healthcare environment.

Describe solution alignment with organization mission, vision, and values

26

13%

Describe how the solution aligns with organization mission, vision, and values.

Change model and action steps

26

13%

Explain the change model and actions related to this issue at each step in the process.

Individual roles initiating, implementing, and managing change

26

13%

Identify the roles of individuals that would initiate, implement, and manage the change.

Summary

26

13%

Summary of content is presented based on the identified problem and purpose.

Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format

16

8%

Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly

14

7%

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed

14

7%

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.

Total

200

100

A quality assignment will meet or exceed all