Project Plan Presentation for Board of Directors
In Module Seven, you will submit the Project Plan Presentation for the Board of Directors (Component 1).
The Project Plan Presentation should be a 15–20-slide
presentation.
It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final project. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback
gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded together with the Professional Reflection in Module Eight using the Final Project Rubric.Profile:
Provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or
past initiatives, etc.).
II. Healthcare Need: Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact for the organization, its purpose and target
population, and impacts to the greater healthcare environment, if any. How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity? What is your initiative?III. Evidence: Provide the research evidence that shows that the identified need or opportunity is in fact a need, and any research you completed to
formulate the initiative.
IV. Implementation Plan: Provide a comprehensive plan for implementation that includes the following:
A. A discussion on the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative. This is also where you
should establish the goals.
B. The timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative.
C. An assessment of the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial
benefits that may result from the initiative. Depending on your initiative, your response to this section may include much more detail and areas
of financial impact.
D. An evaluation of additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, technology needs, and so
forth.
E. Consideration of all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative
follows these regulatory and legal standards.
F. An ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative. This may require identifying potential ethical
challenges and formulating plans for monitoring behavior, practices, procedures, and so forth.
V. Evaluation Plan: This plan for managing and measuring progress and success of your initiative should include the following:
A. A discussion of the specific goals and milestones of implementation of the initiative. Be sure to lay out your goals in a clear, obtainable fashion
and to ensure that progress milestones are clear, reasonable, and consistent.
B. Specific definitions of measures of progress towards obtaining the intended goals and a description of the tools that you would use to measure
progress. What strategies will be used to measure success, and how will adjustments be made should progress towards these goals fall short or
change?
C. How do you intend to collect and analyze information to ascertain stakeholder satisfaction with the initiative? What information will be looked
at, and who are the stakeholders that will be considered?
VI. Communication and Management Plan: This plan for communicating with the various groups and stakeholders should include the following:
A. Progress Communication: Discussion on the strategies and practices that will be used to communicate progress with management, the board of
directors, and other stakeholders within the organization.
B. Change Management Plan: Discussion on strategies that will be used to guide relevant parties through the changes that the initiative will
require. This will need to include strategies on dealing with impacted employees, patients, clients, and even departments and outside
stakeholders, depending on the type of initiative within your organization.
C. Post-Implementation Communication: How will results and ongoing communications be provided? Who will be the audiences for these various
communications, and how will you ensure that each audience receives the correct information in an appropriate manner and time?
