Assignment Instructions For this assignment, use the Environmental Analysis Brie

Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, use the Environmental Analysis Briefing Report Assignment Template [DOCX] to prepare a 2–3 page briefing report. Imagine creating this report for your CEO to review. Keep your report precise, clear, and professional. For this report:
Provide a brief introduction to this report and its purpose.
Use the factor from the AHA’s most recent Environmental Scan report you chose for the Week 2 assignment and evaluate 2–3 environmental issues you feel best relate to this factor and your organization.
Using a tool of your choice or a tool your current workplace uses (e.g., TOWS, SWOT, PESTEL, et cetera) evaluate where the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, or threats exist related to this factor.
Explain the tool you chose for the internal and external analysis and why you chose it.
For example, if you chose workforce as your factor, what tool would you use to determine the issues?
Explain the environmental issues you identified using the tool you chose and that are related to the AHA factor you chose. Explain how these issues impact the growth of the organization, and why.
Explain your plan to address the issues identified in your analysis.
Use evidence to support your assertions about how you would address the issues.
For example, for workforce, you might consider SHRM as one of your resources.
Depending on the factor chosen, consider additional data and resources from reputable sources and associations such as the American Hospital Association (AHA), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NHCL), National Institutes of Health (NIH), et cetera.
Attach the tool you used as an appendix after the reference page of your report.
Additional Requirements
Document Format: Use the provided Environmental Analysis Briefing Report Assignment Template [DOCX] to create a professional executive summary.
Document Length: 2–3 double-spaced pages, not including the title, reference, or appendix pages.
Supporting Evidence: Include at least 3–5 academic or scholarly sources that match their in-text citations.
Readers of your summary will want to know the sources of your information, including any authoritative sources that support your analysis. Be sure to include all applicable sources.
Supporting evidence may include current accrediting body standards, industry standards, and government agency reports, including such sources as the AHA, National Academy of Medicine, Harvard Business Review (HBR), et cetera.
One source should be the AHA’s most recent Environmental Scan report.
APA Formatting: Format in-text citations and references according to current APA style and formatting. Evidence and APALinks to an external site. can help with this.
Submission Requirements: Submit your briefing report and appendix in the Assignment area.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze organizational structure, design, culture, and climate in relation to environmental forces.
Evaluate environmental issues that best relate to an environmental factor.
Evaluate where the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, or threats exist related to an environmental factor.
Explain a tool used for internal and external analysis, and explain why it was chosen.
Explain the issues identified related to a chosen environmental factor, and explain how they impact the growth of an organization.
Competency 2: Develop a strategic organizational plan that provides human and financial resources to support targeted organizational outcomes.
Explain a plan for addressing issues identified in an environmental analysis.
Use evidence to support a plan for addressing issues.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.