As a health services manager, you have been asked to submit a project proposal to the Board of Executives to fully utilise a grant of AUD$150 000 recently received by your organisation.
The choice of health project is yours. You must provide sufficient information to enable the organisation's Board of Executives to understand the rationale for the program and the activities required to design, implement and evaluate the program including any additional data that would need to be collected. Based on your outline plan, the Board of Executives should be able to determine whether the benefits delivered by the program are justified given the effort, resources, risk factors and dependencies that you have identified.
As the project is hypothetical, you may make any assumptions you like. However, you need to state any assumptions that you make very clearly (for example regarding the scope or type of services to be provided, the target group, the area in which it will be implemented). Remember, the aim of this assignment is to develop an outline plan for a project based on existing data available. You are NOT required to develop a complete project plan or to collect any additional data as part of this assignment.
Your outline project plan should be presented to a professional standard that can be submitted to the Board of Executives, including an executive summary, introduction, situation analysis, implementation plan including timeline, evaluation strategy, budget and resources, and a risk analysis including suitable management strategies.
The program plan is presented in a professional format and is of an appropriate academic standard - spelling, grammar and referencing are correct, with appropriate executive summary and introduction. There is page numbering, a table of contents and correctly cited reference list.
The situation analysis appropriately justifies the program, with a comprehensive feasibility assessment including all internal and external factors that may affect the success of the program
The program goal is appropriate, and objectives are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound
The program activities (including evaluation) relate to the program goals and objectives and are scheduled according to a realistic timeline
The budget and resources required to implement the program plan are accounted for comprehensively and presented in a suitable format
The major risk factors are identified, with appropriate strategies to reduce their potential impact