A major activity of the strategic financial planning process is an assessment of the organization's external and internal environments. The external environment of most healthcare organizations is quite complex, and an environmental analysis must include surveying the international, national, regional, and local environments for changes that may occur in a variety of areas including the economy, regulation, technology, and health status of populations. Failing to thoroughly and correctly assess even one of these domains could lead to major problems for the organization. Textbook Pink , G. H. & Song, P. H. (2020)  Understanding Healthcare Financial Management. AUPHA/HAP Book. ISBN: 978-1-64055-109-1. Textbook Reading: Chapter 13 - Financial Condition Analysis Textbook Reading: Chapter 14 - Financial Forecasting Post by Wednesday of the week a cohesive response to the following: Assess the current role of the strategic financial planning and analysis (SFP&A) as a key function is to provide accurate, timely financial analysis and advice to the leaders of the organization. What are the Value-Added Contributions that can be obtained from aligning the organization overall strategy to financial planning? 

The company that you are working for is considering buying another smaller firm. However, there is some business analysis needed for your company to make its final decision about purchasing. Throughout this course, you will be working on creating the Business Strategy and Management Plan. Keep in mind that the final Business Strategy and Management Plan template should contain the following elements: APA Format with references and citations  Title page   Course number and name   Project name   Your name   Date   Table of contents   Auto-generated   Up-to-date   Maximum of 3 levels deep  Section headings  You will add a section to your Business Strategy and Management Plan and submit it for grading.  Qualitative Evaluation of the Industry’s Strategic Position:  Choose an aspect of the information technology (IT) industry that has not been previously used as an example in this course. Use Porter’s five forces to make a qualitative evaluation of the industry’s strategic position. Be sure to explain each of the five forces as well as explain how they relate to your chosen industry.   Note: The mobile phone industry was provided as an example in the video material and may not be used as the subject for this assignment.  Remember to include the following elements (Porter’s five forces):   Threat of new entrants: Are new entrants being attracted to the market, and are there barriers to entry in the industry?   Threat of substitute products or services: Are there other products that could be alternatives to offerings in the chosen industry?   Bargaining power of customers: What degree of bargaining power do the buyers have in terms of putting the industry under pressure to provide more products or less cost?   Bargaining power of suppliers: What is the importance of raw materials, components, labor, and services that are required for the industry, and are there substitutes for those inputs? Discuss the possibility of switching suppliers, if necessary.   Intensity of competitive rivalry: Does the industry have a sustainable competitive advantage?  Strategic Information Systems Assessment   Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the case study organization that are related to its present information systems environment.   Assess the forces that are presently governing competition for the case study organization.   Using Wiseman’s framework of strategy development, define the strategic thrusts (and related advantages) that the case study organization should use to build a business case for implementing an information systems management plan.  Information Systems Business Case   Based on the information contained in the Business Systems Plan and the Strategic Information Systems Assessment, write an IT strategy statement that details the following:   Critical success factors for the IT manager   A general strategy for how the IT department will determine congruence between the goals of the IT department and the goals and objectives of the case study organization   A general strategy for how the IT department will support the goals and objectives of the case study organization  Strategic Business Plan   Executive summary   Marketing analysis   You should identify a target market.   You should establish a strategy for acquiring a customer base.  Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis   Financial statements   Summary of the relevance of Porter’s five factors   Conclusion  Project Management Plan  Initiating   Planning   Executing   Monitoring and Controlling   Closing  Week 1 Assignment Choose an aspect of the IT industry that has not been previously used as an example in this course. Note: The mobile phone industry was provided as an example in the video material and may not be used as the subject for this assignment. Use Porter's five forces to make a qualitative evaluation of the industry's strategic position. Be sure to explain each of the five forces as well as explain how they relate to your chosen industry. Remember to include the following elements (Porter's five forces): Threat of new entrants: Are new entrants being attracted to the market, and are there barriers to entry in the industry?   Threat of substitute products or services: Are there other products that could be alternatives to offerings in the chosen industry?   Bargaining power of customers: What degree of bargaining power do the buyers have in terms of putting the industry under pressure to provide more product or less cost?   Bargaining power of suppliers: What is the importance of raw materials, components, labor, and services that are required for the industry, and are there substitutes for those inputs? Discuss the possibility of switching suppliers, if necessary.   Intensity of competitive rivalry: Does the industry have a sustainable competitive advantage? 

Find a quantitative variable and an associated graph that depicts a demographic about the United States. This can be any topic of your choosing. Government data, business publications, and corporations’ websites are good sources of information. You may want to begin your search using one of the following resources:United States Census Bureau (Links to an external site.)United Sates Census Bureau’s Library: Infographics & Visualizations (Links to an external site.)S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (Links to an external site.)S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Entrepreneurship Education | Resources (Links to an external site.)Post the URL and the distribution graph from the website.Discuss who you believe generated the data. Do you think it is credible?Discuss what the graph reveals about the variable.Explain any unusual aspects, as well as the shape, center, and spread of the distribution.Discuss your own interpretation of the distribution.