Use what you learned about quality improvement, identifying a measurable gap, creating SMART objectives, and drafting a project AIM Statement as you develop Part 1 of your Project Charter from a nursing perspective.
Introduction
In this assessment, you will develop your problem statement as well as your AIM statement for your Project Charter. It is critical to identify the “gap” or area for improvement with supporting evidence. The AIM statement represents the goals you are trying to accomplish, the impact on the population, system, or organization, the “why” (why are you undertaking this task), and relevant background information. One way to operationalize your AIM statement is by developing SMART Goals.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Note: The assessments in this course must be completed in the order presented; subsequent assessments should be built on both your earlier work and your instructor’s feedback on earlier assessments. If you choose to submit assessments prematurely, without considering and integrating your instructor’s feedback, your assessment may be returned ungraded, resulting in your loss of an assessment attempt.
Overview
In this course, you will use critical thinking, analytical capabilities, and creative insights to develop a Project Charter. A project charter provides an overview of a proposed project and is a working plan for how it will be executed. It contains key information including the who, what, when, and where of the project and how it will be conducted.
For your Project Charter, you will act as a 21st-century leader to identify and address a problem, gap, or change opportunity that improves health care delivery and/or systems. You will consider how leaders contribute to the profession by applying quality improvement principles and evidence-based standards within a culture of ethical practice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. After the completion of your three-part Project Charter, you will devise a poster presentation that disseminates what you’ve learned to a professional audience. The course assessment corresponds to Part 1 of the Project Charter:
Your Project Charter will be a foundational plan, so you will not actually implement the project, collect or analyze data, et cetera. You may use fictitious information as needed; however, you also need to obtain data from scholarly literature (cited using the most recent edition of APA style) to support your Project Charter. Try to make it as realistic as you can!
Prepare
Access, download, and review the PROJECT CHATTER TEMPLATE file that you will use to complete your Project Charter. The template is divided into sections that correspond to one of the first three assessments for this course: Project Charter Parts 1–3. Complete each of these sections when the corresponding assessment is due. The template also includes detailed instructions for completing each section. Study these instructions and then delete and replace them with your own responses before submitting the document to be graded.
Instructions
For this assessment, use what you learned about quality improvement, identifying a measurable gap, creating SMART objectives, and drafting a project AIM Statement as you develop Part 1 of your Project Charter from a nursing perspective.
Additional Requirements
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
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- Competency 2: Analyze a health care issue from a leadership perspective, applying quality improvement principles and evidence-based standards.
- Develop a problem statement that focuses on a specific problem and is solvable.
- Develop complete SMART objectives related to the proposed project.
- Develop an AIM statement that includes measurable goals the project is intended to accomplish and the anticipated impact on the population, systems, or organizations served.
- Competency 3: Develop a project charter that addresses a potential gap, problem, or opportunity within a health care system.
- Describe an existing change opportunity that focuses on one area, is measurable, and the desired state after improvement is in measurable terms.
- Discuss multiple timely sources to support the need for improvement
- Competency 2: Analyze a health care issue from a leadership perspective, applying quality improvement principles and evidence-based standards.
