{"id":39484,"date":"2024-12-03T01:44:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T01:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/swot-analysis-and-gemba-walk-in-a-hospital-or-more-specifically-from-a-respiratory-department\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T01:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T01:44:41","slug":"swot-analysis-and-gemba-walk-in-a-hospital-or-more-specifically-from-a-respiratory-department","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/swot-analysis-and-gemba-walk-in-a-hospital-or-more-specifically-from-a-respiratory-department\/","title":{"rendered":"SWOT Analysis and Gemba walk in a hospital or (more specifically) from a respiratory department"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 1: SWOT Analysis<\/h6>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Watch<\/strong>&nbsp;the videos \u201c<a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">The Analysis Phase<\/a>\u201c and \u201c<a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">SWOT Analysis<\/a><span style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/span>\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Read<\/strong> \u201d<a style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">SWOT Analysis: How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use<\/strong> the table to start thinking about a SWOT analysis of your hospital: or respiratory department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Source&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Helpful&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Harmful&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Internal<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Strengths&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What does the organization do well?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What unique resources can the organization draw on?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What do other organizations see as strengths?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Weaknesses&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What could the organization improve?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Where does the organization have fewer resources than others?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What could other organizations see as weaknesses?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">External<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Opportunities <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What opportunities are available to the organization?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What trends could the organization take advantage of?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How can the organization turn strengths into opportunities?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Threats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What threats could harm the organization?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is the competition doing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What threats to the organization expose weaknesses?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete&nbsp;<\/strong>a SWOT analysis of your hospital\/respiratory department:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do a preliminary walk around the organization. Scan the following:<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Internal environment for strengths and weaknesses (examples: workflows, products, personnel, processes)<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">External environment for opportunities the organization might take advantage of and threats the organization should mitigate against (examples: new markets, advances in technology, proposed regulations, competition)<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do additional research on any SWOT elements you are not sure about.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review your systems-thinking diagram from Competency 1. Determine if you can make additions or adjustments to improve your understanding of the organizational system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Write an objective for your SWOT analysis.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">List the organization\u2019s strengths, weaknesses, potential opportunities, and potential threats.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Select items that should be prioritized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Consult<\/strong>&nbsp;3 reputable sources to support your SWOT analysis (examples: trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">After completing the SWOT analysis,&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">select<\/strong>&nbsp;the areas in need of improvement. Narrow down a list of places to do your Gemba walk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 2: Gemba Walk<\/h6>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete<\/strong>&nbsp;your Gemba walk. Look for ways to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce waste, improve a product, or streamline a process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Write<\/strong>&nbsp;a 500- to 750-word report on your observations from your Gemba walk:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Summarize the organization (e.g., products or services, mission, and vision).<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain where you focused your Gemba walk and why.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Provide Gemba observations.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What was the goal of your Gemba?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Where did you go?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What did you observe?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Who did you observe?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Give a preliminary analysis of your observations.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 4.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">List key takeaways.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">List 1 long-term and 3 short-term opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce waste, improve a product, or streamline a process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cite <\/strong>your sources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 3rem 0px 1.5rem; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure to give credit to any sources you use by including both in-text citations and a list of references. You can see how to do this in the APA 7 manual&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1: SWOT Analysis Watch&nbsp;the videos \u201cThe Analysis Phase\u201c and \u201cSWOT Analysis.\u201c Read \u201dSWOT Analysis: How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.\u201d Use the table to start thinking about a SWOT analysis of your hospital: or respiratory department. Source&nbsp; Helpful&nbsp; Harmful&nbsp; Internal&nbsp; Strengths&nbsp;&nbsp; What does the organization do well?&nbsp; What unique resources can the organization draw on?&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[21],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/39484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/39484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=39484"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=39484"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=39484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}