Introduction 1. initiate a conversation with a nurse leader at your nursing practice or healthcare organization. Discuss the problem of preceptorship and new employee orientation and retention that your facility is facing, then develop Scope and Charter Documents. 2. SWOT analysis which will provide information for the Scope and Charter. You can use a Word document and insert a table. Overall, the first step for any project, work or dissertation, requires a plan: what you will and will not do. That information is defined in a charter and scope. 3. Make a visual using the Gap Analysis map of the identified gap, documenting the flow from the point of origin to the destination. identify the gap and analyze the flow or lack of flow of information as the gap in a process. The visual map will include the flow from the point of origin to the destination. Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) using PowerPoint slides or another method. 4. Make a Project Timeline Gantt chart, which defines who is responsible, due dates to start /finish activities. using PowerPoint slides, or another method. 5. Do RACI (responsibility chart) which outlines who will be responsible for which tasks, if working with a team. An example can be found in the Sipes text on pages 102-103. 6. Develop a Communication plan - Include documentation of all communications, status reports, changes made, and next steps, especially if others will be responsible for helping you acquire documents such as IRB site documents if applicable. 7. Discuss Risk management plan- Be sure to also document how risk may be mitigated if possible. An example can be found in the Sipes text on pages 103-105. 8. Rationale - Synthesize scholarly literature that supports your proposed project.

9. Ensure to include current citations and references 10. Conclusion