HCM 490 Milestone 5: Communication and Evaluation Plan

HCM 490 Milestone Five Guidelines and Rubric Overview: In this milestone, you will submit your communication and evaluation plan for your project. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: II. Phase II—Communication Plan A. Communication and Management Strategy: Your total communication plan should address the strategies and practices you will employ to communicate to the proper stakeholders at the proper times. In this section, you should detail your comprehensive approach for how you will communicate this change and its impact, how you will keep people informed of the project’s progress, and how you will keep people informed of the project’s ongoing results. III. Phase III—Evaluation Strategy: 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. Lay out your goals in a clear, obtainable fashion to ensure that progress milestones are clear, reasonable, and consistent. B. Specific definitions of measures of progress toward 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 toward 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? Rubric Guidelines for Submission: This milestone should be no more than seven PowerPoint slides in length. All references should be cited in APA format. Critical Elements Communication and Management Strategy Goals and Milestones Proficient (100%) Explains the strategies and practices to communicate to the proper stakeholders at the proper times, including how to communicate this change and its impact, keep people informed of the project’s progress, and keep people informed of the project’s ongoing results Discusses the specific goals and milestones of implementation of the initiative Needs Improvement (75%) Explains the strategies and practices to communicate to the proper stakeholders at the proper times, including to communicate this change and its impact, keep people informed of the project’s progress, and keep people informed of the project’s ongoing results, but lacks detail or clarity Discusses the specific goals and milestones of implementation of the initiative but lacks detail or clarity Not Evident (0%) Does not explain the strategies and practices to communicate to the proper stakeholders at the proper times, including to communicate this change and its impact, keep people informed of the project’s progress, and keep people informed of the project’s ongoing results Does not discuss the specific goals and milestones of implementation of the initiative Value 23 23 Measures of Progress Stakeholder Satisfaction Articulation of Response Provides the definitions of measures of progress toward obtaining the intended goals and a description of the tools to measure progress Explains intention to collect and analyze information to ascertain stakeholder satisfaction with the initiative Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Provides the definitions of measures of progress toward obtaining the intended goals and a description of the tools to measure progress but lacks detail or clarity Explains intention to collect and analyze information to ascertain stakeholder satisfaction with the initiative but lacks detail or clarity Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Does not provide the definitions of measures of progress toward obtaining the intended goals and a description of the tools to measure progress Does not explain intention to collect and analyze information to ascertain stakeholder satisfaction with the initiative Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas Total 23 23 8 100%

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Main Posting	45 (45%) – 50 (50%) Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources. Supported by at least three current, credible sources. Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.	40 (40%) – 44 (44%) Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth. Supported by at least three credible sources. Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.	35 (35%) – 39 (39%) Responds to some of the discussion question(s). One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed. Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. Post is cited with two credible sources. Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors. Contains some APA formatting errors.	0 (0%) – 34 (34%) Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately. Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria. Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. Contains only one or no credible sources. Not written clearly or concisely. Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors. Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style.
Main Post: Timeliness	10 (10%) – 10 (10%) Posts main post by day 3.	0 (0%) – 0 (0%)	0 (0%) – 0 (0%)	0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not post by day 3.
First Response	17 (17%) – 18 (18%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. Responds fully to questions posed by faculty. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed. Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.	15 (15%) – 16 (16%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.	13 (13%) – 14 (14%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed. Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited.	0 (0%) – 12 (12%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth. Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are missing. No credible sources are cited.
Second Response	16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. Responds fully to questions posed by faculty. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed. Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.	14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.	12 (12%) – 13 (13%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed. Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited.	0 (0%) – 11 (11%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth. Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are missing. No credible sources are cited.
Participation	5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days.	0 (0%) – 0 (0%)	0 (0%) – 0 (0%)	0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days.
Total Points: 100