ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY 3 PAGES

Strategies and tactics are used to accomplish the goals and objectives developed earlier. Strategies state what is to be done and tactics are the specific steps to be implemented. In the following Assignment, you will look at a health care organization’s strategic plan and analyze the relationship between strategies and tactics.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources.
• Locate and select a health care organization’s strategic plan.

To prepare this Assignment, write a 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• Indicate the name and type of the health care organization you selected.
• Provide a summary of the services provided and the market the health care organization serves.
• Identify a strategy in that health care organization’s strategic plan and report on (if present) or propose (if missing) one or more tactics for its implementation.
• Analyze how the tactic(s) you propose or report on support the strategy. Include a rationale justifying your tactic(s).

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources, as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

Submit your Assignment.

Reference:
ThinkExist. (2010). Sun Tzu quotes. Retrieved from http://thinkexist.com/quotation/strategy_without_tactics_is_the_slowest_route_to/220091.html

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RESOURCES

Zuckerman, A. M. (2012). Healthcare strategic planning (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 5, “Activity III: Strategy Formulation”

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health. (2008, December). Goals and objectives (Evaluation Brief No. 3). Washington, DC: Author Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3.pdf

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health. (2008, December). Writing good goals (Evaluation Brief No. 3a). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3a.pdf

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health. (2009, January). Writing SMART objectives (Evaluation Brief No. 3b). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief3b.pdf

Pierce, F. D. (1995). Setting effective goals and objectives in safety and health programs. Occupational Hazards, 57(10), 169–174. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest Central database: http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdweb?did=7734650&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Zuckerman, A. M. (2011). What would you do? Does the strategic plan require updating because of healthcare reform? hfm (Healthcare Financial Management), 65(2), 102–104. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Business Source Complete database: http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=58651798&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Optional Resources

Society for Human Resource Management. (2008). Setting goals & objectives training [PowerPoint slides].

Pratt, C. B., & James, E. L. (2009). Mobilizing and empowering war-torn African communities to improve public health. Howard Journal of Communications, 20(4), 370–393. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the CINAHL Plus with Full Text database: http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=44873770&site=ehost-live&scope=site 

Writing Good Goals and SMART Objectives. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/tutorials/writinggoal/index.htm 

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