MHA505 Week 6 Assessment: Strategic Systems Thinking Proposal

MHA/505 WEEK 6: Summative Assessment: Strategic Systems Thinking Proposal

Review the SWOT Analysis you completed in Week 3. Focus on the bigger picture that addresses your organization’s overall strategy in terms of the strengths and opportunities you identified. 

Prepare a 500- to 700-word Strategic Systems Thinking Strategy Proposal that identifies 3 key organization strengths and the role they play in identifying and building upon 3 key opportunities that fit your organization’s overall strategy. 

In the proposal, include: 

• 3 key organization strengths and the role they play in identifying and building upon 3 key opportunities that fit your organization’s overall strategy 
• An analysis of the following: 
• Elements of “chaos,” identified through your 5 Whys or Fishbone diagram, that can be turned into “butterfly effects” or potential large-scale strategic opportunities for your organization
• Potential opportunities for projects that apply creativity in the solution of identified “chaotic” issues or problems within your organization 
• Potential leverage points that will help your organization build on a strength(s) to take advantage of strategic opportunities 
• A description of how chaos theory applies to your strategic opportunities 
• A final systems thinking diagram that focuses on strategic project opportunities for your organization

Cite 3 reputable references to support your diagram and paper (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality). 

Format your references according to APA guidelines. 

 

 

SWOT Analysis Worksheet

Conduct a SWOT Analysis on your employer or department

Conduct a preliminary walk around the organization.

Probe your organization and the structure of its system.

Write an objective for your SWOT analysis.

List the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, potential opportunities and potential threats

Select the items that should be prioritized.

Cite three reputable references to support your SWOT Analysis (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

SWOT Analysis Table

Internal or External         Helpful Harmful

Internal                Strengths

• What does the organization do well?

• What unique resources can the organization draw on?

• What do other organizations see as strengths?              Weaknesses

• What could the organization improve?

• Where does the organization have fewer resources than others?

• What are other organizations likely to see as weaknesses?

External               Opportunities

• What opportunities are available to the organization?

• What trends could the organization take advantage of?

• How can the organization turn strengths into opportunities?   Threats

• What threats could harm the organization?

• What is the competition doing?

• What threats to the organization expose weaknesses?