Develop a 5-10 year strategic plan for achieving specific health care quality and safety improvements, based on the
analysis you completed in Assessment 1. Use either an AI approach or your SWOT analysis and a chosen strategic
planning model.
Introduction
Evaluation of strategic choices is important. The methods for selecting strategic alternatives help leaders organize
significant issues to support decision making. However, it is important that the techniques do not make the decision.
Rather, leaders should use the techniques to reveal the inherent situation and to organize their thought processes.
This assessment provides you with an opportunity to evaluate and apply some of the techniques for successful
strategy development and implementation.
Note: You will use your care setting environmental analysis as the basis for developing your strategic plan in this
assessment.
Preparation
The feedback you received on your care setting environmental analysis has been positive. Consequently, you have
been asked to select one of the potential improvement projects you noted in your analysis and create a full, 5–10-
year strategic plan to achieve the desired quality and safety improvement outcomes. You will develop your strategic
plan, using either an AI approach (addressing the design stage), or by building on your SWOT analysis and applying
a strategic planning model of your choice.
How you structure your plan should be based on whether you are taking an appreciative inquiry approach or using a
specific strategic planning model. Regardless of the approach you choose, the requester of the plan has asked that
you address the key points outlined below in the strategic plan requirements. In addition, your plan should be 5–8
pages in length.
Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed on the Writing Center’s Writing Support page.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your
understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them
with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that
these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as
part of your assessment.
Strategic planning models aid in setting goals, establishing time frames, and forging a path toward achieving those
goals. Consider the strategic planning models you are familiar with:
Which model would you choose to create goals and outcomes that could address the area of concern you
identified in your Assessment 1 SWOT analysis?
Why is this model the best choice among alternatives?
