4-1 final project milestone four: draft of evaluation plan

   Instructions

Submit your draft of Evaluation Plan (Section V). In this section, indicate the specific goals and milestones of implementation. Identify which quality measures and strategies will be used to indicate whether the solution is effective. Specify your data collection method and how data will be analyzed. Keep in mind that data will be recorded using Excel.

Steps for Development (Try to do at least one of these steps each day throughout the week to help you complete this milestone):

• Begin by formulating a discussion on 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.
• Provide 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?
• 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?

For additional details, please refer to the Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric document and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. 

HCM 491 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric 

Submit your draft of Evaluation Plan (Section V). In this section, indicate the specific goals and milestones of implementation. Identify which quality measures and strategies will be used to indicate whether the solution is effective. Specify your data collection method and how data will be analyzed. Keep in mind that data will be recorded using Excel. 

Steps for Development (Try to do at least one of these steps each day throughout the week to help you complete this milestone): 

•   Begin by formulating a discussion on 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.
   
•   Provide 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?
   
•   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?
  Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
   

V. Evaluation Plan: This plan for managing and measuring progress and success of your initiative should include the following: 

1. 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.
    
2. 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?
    
3. 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?
    

Guidelines for Submission: Three to four PowerPoint slides and any citations in APA format. The data should be recorded using an Excel spreadsheet.