The final capstone project is a culmination of the written research-based assignments completed throughout the course. Each written assignment contributes to the final Evidenced-Based Proposal paper. This is the third written assignment.

Proposal

Describe your proposed solution (100-250 words).

Preparing an Implementation Plan

Develop an implementation plan (1,000-1,500 words). The elements that should be included in your plan are listed below:

1. Method of obtaining necessary approval(s) and securing support from your organization’s leadership and fellow staff.
2. Description of current problem, issue, or deficit requiring a change. If you are proposing a change in current policy, process, or procedure when delivering patient care, describe first the current policy, process, or procedure as a baseline for comparison.
3. Detailed explanation of proposed solution (new policy, process, procedure, or education to address the problem/deficit).
4. Rationale for selecting proposed solution.
5. Evidence from your review of literature in Topic 2 to support your proposed solution and reason for change.
6. Description of implementation logistics. (When and how will the change be integrated into the current organizational structure, culture, and workflow? Who will be responsible for initiating the change, educating staff, and overseeing the implementation process?)
7. Resources required for implementation: staff; educational materials (pamphlets, handouts, posters, and PowerPoint presentations); assessment tools (questionnaires, surveys, pre- and post-tests to assess knowledge of participants at baseline and after intervention); technology (technological or software needs); funds (cost of educating staff, printing or producing educational materials, gathering and analyzing data before, during, and following implementation); and staff to initiate, oversee, and evaluate change.

Evaluation Plan

Prepare an evaluation plan (500-750 words) supported by your critical appraisal of the literature.

1. Discuss methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution.
2. Describe what your projected outcomes will be and what variables will be assessed.

General Requirements

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

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Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of a proposed solution

Introduction

The effectiveness of a proposed solution can be evaluated in various ways. It’s important to evaluate the impact of your solution on customers, users and business objectives.

Use the method of Direct Feedback from your target audience

The method of direct feedback from your target audience is a great way to evaluate the effectiveness of a proposed solution. This method uses both quantitative and qualitative data to assess the impact that your design has on users, as well as its ability to meet their needs.

• Direct questions: Ask direct questions about how you can improve your product or service. For example, “What do you like best about [product name]?” or “What would make this easier for [user group]?”

• Survey: Conduct surveys through email blasts or social media posts asking people what they think about various aspects of your product/service (e.g., usability), then analyze results using statistical tools such as Google Analytics or Qualtrics Survey Creator® (free trial). You can also use surveys online at sites like Polldaddy®, SurveyMonkey®, MixPanel® and Qualtrics Survey Analyzer™ (paid versions available).

• Focus groups: Focus groups are an excellent way for designers/developers who want feedback from people who might not normally be involved in such discussions—like end-users—to learn more about how someone feels about something before moving forward with any changes made based on their input alone.”

Evaluate and quantify the impact on other objectives

Once you’ve determined which objectives are affected by your solution, you can quantify how much they’ll be affected. For example, if a proposed solution helps the employee retention rate and prevents an employee from leaving their job, then it’s likely that other objectives will also benefit from this change.

Alternatively, if your proposed solution doesn’t have any impact on another objective but does help another objective by reducing costs or increasing profits, then there may be some room for improvement in terms of how effective it is at achieving its primary objective (which would mean that it would need to do more work).

Evaluate and quantify the impact on other stakeholders

Before you can determine whether or not a proposed solution will be effective, it’s important for you to understand who the solution is targeting. Who does the proposed solution affect? What are their needs and expectations? How will they react if the solution isn’t implemented as expected?

To answer these questions, ask yourself: “Who is my audience? What are their needs and expectations? How might they view this change in terms of its impact on them personally, professionally or generally within our organization?”

Use objective evaluation methods

Quantitative methods are more scientific, objective and reliable. Qualitative methods can provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of your solution, but they should not be used alone as the only source of information. A combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches will yield better results than either type alone.

Interview and contact a variety of people who can give you feedback like customers, users and end users

Interview and contact a variety of people who can give you feedback like customers, users and end users.

Ask questions to understand their needs. Talk to people who are not part of your team (e.g., salespeople) and ask them what they think of your solution, how they would use it, if they would buy it.

Understand the needs of your audience and stakeholders so that you can be successful in your solution.

• Understand the needs of your audience and stakeholders.

• Use the right methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your solution.

• Use the right methods to evaluate your audience and stakeholders.

Conclusion

It can be easy to get caught up in the planning and execution of a solution, but it’s important to remember that your customers and stakeholders have different needs from yours. Use these methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution before you build it.