Step 3: Team
For Step 3, you will meet with your faculty advisor and DNP Project mentor to discuss your identified practice problem
or gap in practice that you will address through your DNP Project. You will also engage in identifying your team members for the DNP Project process, assess the organizational readiness of your site for your DNP Project, and conduct a SWOT analysis for the DNP Project.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Conduct meeting with faculty advisor and DNP Project mentor
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Identify practice problem or gap in practice related to the DNP Project
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Identify team members and stakeholders for the DNP Project
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Analyze organizational readiness related to the DNP Project
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Analyze stakeholders to support the DNP Project
Conduct SWOT analysis for the DNP Project
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Document: DNP Project Process Guide (Word document)
Document: Minutes template (Word document)
Document: Organizational Readiness Assessment (Word document)
Document: SWOT Analysis (Word document)
Document: Stakeholder Analysis (Word document)
Assignment: Project Purpose and Team Identification
You will set up a meeting with your faculty advisor, DNP Project site leader(s) and/or project mentor to discuss the DNP Project, the Walden University requirements, and the DNP Project process.
Your practice problem or gap in practice will be clearly identified, and additional team members and/or
additional stakeholders that will participate in the DNP Project, including the DNP Project site leader(s) and/or project mentor.
You will discuss stakeholder involvement as well as
identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) related to your DNP Project.
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The project approval form and site agreements will be introduced to the site representative and the process for signatures discussed.
For this Assignment, you will submit the minutes of this meeting in the project course. Copies of the minutes will be shared with your preceptor/project mentor. Your stakeholder analysis form and SWOT analysis will also be submitted
into the project course.
To Prepare
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Review the DNP Project Process Guide and the Minutes template provided in the Learning Resources
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Be sure to set up a meeting with your faculty advisor, DNP Project site leader(s), and/or project mentor to explain the DNP Project and the Walden University requirements and process.
Review the Organizational Readiness Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, and SWOT Analysis templates provided in the Learning Resources.
NOTE: The activities in the Evidence Based Practice I course (NURS 8502 or NURS 8504) may contribute to the planning for the DNP Project. Review the Organizational Readiness Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, and SWOT Analysis you completed in your course, to determine if they apply to the DNP Project.
• If the previously submitted documents apply and support the DNP Project, you will need to re-submit
them for this Assignment in this course.
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If the previously submitted documents may apply but need edits or revisions to support the DNP Project, review the Learning Resources, complete, and submit the documents for this Assignment in this course. If the previously submitted documents DO NOT apply or support the DNP Project, or were related to a different quality improvement initiative, review the Learning Resources, complete, and submit the documents for this Assignment in this course.
Note: The Minutes template should be used to develop all written minutes developed for your DNP Project.
The Assignment
Using the Minutes template, address the following:
• Be sure to clearly identify your practice problem.
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Be sure to clearly identify additional team members and/or additional stakeholders that will participate with you and the project mentor identified for your DNP Project.
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Be sure to explain the site agreement and the process for obtaining the required signatures.
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Review your previously submitted Organizational Readiness Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, and SWOT Analysis or complete the templates required for this Assignment.
By Day 7
Submit your completed Minutes template, Organizational Readiness Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, and SWOT Analysis.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
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Please save your Assignment using the naming conventions: “Step3Minutes+last name+first initial.(extension)”, “Step3OrgReadiness+last name+first initial.(extension)”, “Step3Stakeholder+last name+first initial.(extension)”, and “Step3SWOT+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “Step3Minutes+last name+first initial.(extension)”, “Step3OrgReadiness+last name+first initial.(extension)”, “Step3Stakeholder+last name+first initial.(extension)”, and “Step3SWOT+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the
Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity
To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Step 3 Assignment draft and review the originality report.
Submit Your Assignment by Day 7
To participate in this Assignment 1:
Step 3 Minutes template Assignment
To participate in this Assignment 2:
Step 3 Organizational Readiness Assessment Assignment
To participate in this Assignment 3:
Step 3 Stakeholder Analysis Assignment
To participate in this Assignment 4: Step 3 SWOT Analysis Assignment
