Homework 1: SWOT Analysis
Based on review of the performance analysis of Stevens District Hospital, consider what you perceive to be the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for this hospital.
i. Strengths and weaknesses are traits internal to the hospital, i.e. strong physician loyalty to hospital, aging building, and availability of financial resources.
ii. Opportunities and threats are external to the hospital, such as a mall facility available for lease or a competitor hospital opening two physician practices in your market.
SWOT Analysis
Review the SWOT Analysis PowerPoint® prior to completing this homework.
Based on the review of the Stevens District Hospital strategic planning scenario, conduct a SWOT analysis to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the hospital.
i. Strengths and weaknesses are traits internal to the hospital (i.e., strong physician loyalty to hospital, aging building, and availability of financial resources).
ii. Opportunities and threats are external to the hospital, such as a mall facility available for lease or a competitor hospital opening two physician practices in your market.
Write a 700 to 1,050 words analysis that incorporates the key components of a SWOT analysis for the scenario described in Week One to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The analysis will include the following:
i. Analyze the purpose of conducting the analysis in the context of the scenario.
ii. Analyze the limitations and advantages of conducting a SWOT analysis on your own (vs. with a group of stakeholders).
iii. Use the table provided to record your analysis of the information from the strategic planning scenario and generate two factors for each of the SWOT categories (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).
Table 1: SWOT Analysis
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Analysis of existing information from Stevens District Hospital strategic planning scenario
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Perceived strength (internal)
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Perceived strength (internal)
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Perceived weakness (internal)
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Perceived weakness (internal)
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Perceived opportunity (external)
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Perceived opportunity (external)
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Perceived threat (external)
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Perceived threat (external)
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Homework 2: Goals for Stevens District Hospital
Clear, actionable, and measurable goals are essential to strategic planning. It is important that the goals are designed to support the mission and vision of an organization.
Answer the following questions with a total of 260 to 350 words. Your analysis should be based on your review of the data provided in the Stevens District Hospital strategic planning scenario and your SWOT analysis.
Enter your answers beneath the prompts.
Identify a clear, actionable, and measurable technology goal for the organization that clearly supports the mission and vision.
Analyze how this goal supports the mission and vision of the hospital.
Explain how you would measure progress toward the goal.
i. Discuss milestones necessary for progress.
ii. Discuss the criteria you would use to measure that the goal was completed.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.