HCM 491 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Submit your draft of Implementation Plan (Section IV). This section is meant to discuss the target area or intended population to be served and identify problems
and at least one innovative solution and how it will be implemented.
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 target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative. This is
also where you should establish the goals.
Explain the timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative.
Conduct an assessment of the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial
benefits that may result from the initiative. Depending on your initiative, your response to this section may include much more detail and areas of
financial impact.
Conduct an evaluation of additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, and technology needs.
Take into consideration all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative follows
these regulatory and legal standards.
Complete an ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative. This may require identifying potential ethical
challenges and formulating plans for monitoring behavior, practices, procedures, and so on.
Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:
IV. Implementation Plan: Provide a comprehensive plan for implementation that includes:
A. A discussion on the target area or intended population to be served and the identified needs to be solved by the initiative. This is also where you
should establish the goals.
B. The timeline and implementation milestones of the initiative.
C. An assessment of the financial impact of the initiative, including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary fundraising, or potential financial
benefits that may result from the initiative. Depending on your initiative, your response to this section may include much more detail and areas
of financial impact.
D. An evaluation of additional resources needed to effectively implement the initiative, including staffing, equipment, technology needs, and so
forth.
E. Consideration of all federal and state regulations relevant to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done to ensure that the initiative
follows these regulatory and legal standards.
F. An ethics review to ensure ethical implementation and ethical practice regarding the initiative. This may require identifying potential ethical
challenges and formulating plans for monitoring behavior, practices, procedures, and so forth.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Two to three PowerPoint slides and any citations in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Not Proficient (0%) Value
Target Area Discusses the target area or intended population to be
served and the identified needs to be solved by the
initiative
Does not discuss the target area or intended
population to be served and the identified needs to be
solved by the initiative
15
Milestones Creates a timeline and implementation milestones of
the initiative
Does not create a timeline and implementation
milestones of the initiative
15
Financial Impact Assesses the financial impact of the initiative, including
any necessary capital expenditures, necessary
fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may
result from the initiative
Does not assess the financial impact of the initiative,
including any necessary capital expenditures, necessary
fundraising, or potential financial benefits that may
result from the initiative
15
Additional Resources Evaluates additional resources needed to effectively
implement the initiative
Does not evaluate additional resources needed to
effectively implement the initiative
15
Federal and State
Regulations
Assesses federal and state regulations relevant to the
proposed initiative and what needs to be done to
ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory and
legal standards
Does not assess federal and state regulations relevant
to the proposed initiative and what needs to be done
to ensure that the initiative follows these regulatory
and legal standards
15
Ethics Complete an ethics review to ensure ethical
implementation and ethical practice regarding the
initiative
Does not complete an ethics review to ensure ethical
implementation and ethical practice regarding the
initiative
15
Articulation of Response Submission is mostly free of errors of organization and
grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the
flow
Submission contains errors of organization and
grammar making the submission difficult to understand
10
Earned Total 100%
