Evaluate a Process for Making Decisions

STRATEGIC ISSUES AND DECISION MAKING
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Strategic decisions and issues are paramount terms that imply the action taken and commitment of resources that affects the survival and health of an organization. The consideration of high levels of uncertainty and potential synergies at different points enhance the process of creating and evaluation and implementation of strategic decisions and this calls for all stakeholders to be involved to engage in the negotiation about the strategic decision under consideration. The strategic issues which are the fundamental policy choices or challenges have to be addressed for the community to achieve its goals. These issues form the foundation by which strategies are to be developed.
The process of strategic decision involves designing a project that will help the general public in response to a new situation. The decision concerns typically the mission of the project, product mix, cost and management of a project. A public health care project entails for the strategies to be applied to the project and the function to the project. There are various steps to be followed for the heath care project to be effective. Structuring of decision making process enhances the identification and resolving of important issues that relate to the project. The development of an initial agreement to the strategic planning shows the purpose and steps in the process (The Board Role in Strategic Thinking and Planning, 2012). This enhances the functioning and coordination of committee and their role in the process. After the initial mission of the project is identified, its mandate is clarified as these impose the formal and informal mandates, which elucidate the internal and external environments.
Mission value and goals are developed as they form the tandem of its mandate with respect to justification of is existence to the society (Bryson, 1988). The analysis of the stakeholders enables crafting of mission statement. This analysis identifies the stake in the project and criteria of judging the performance of the project. Therefore, the organization is able to explore its effectiveness against the stakeholders’ criteria.
Assessment of both internal and external environment is paramount, as the or...