Moving more deeply now into the scrutiny of your final project case study, you will conduct a full analysis of all three HIM departments, summarizing the issues facing you as the new manager of the merged HIM department. The first step in strategic planning is to ensure you have a full understanding of the current situation.
As a next step, you will complete a SWOT analysis, a commonly used strategic planning tool that allows managers to consider both internal and external factors in their department’s organizational strategy.