How Business Need and Problem Statement Help Develop Strategies to Support Informatics Issues

Health Informatics Applied Practicum
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Health Informatics Applied Practicum
Defining a Business Need
Every organization has a desired goal or level of growth that it seeks to get to. For most organizations, all energies are directed towards this level of growth, and short- and long-term goals are designed to help get to this level: the differences or the gaps in where an organization and the desired level of growth represent a need. Therefore, a business need mainly represents the difference between the current level of an organization and the desired growth level that an organization is striving to attain.
The term business needs guides or dictates the decisions an organization/business takes. Business needs are the ones that lead to growth within a company and that help to sustain the growth. They are not simply what the business wishes to achieve but also have a touch of an organization’s vision. The more the business needs, the higher the growth and expansion of a business. These guide investment and likely lead to the creation of jobs and increased innovation (Choi et al., 2017). Therefore, business needs are to ensure an organization maintains its growth trajectory while also giving room to lasting change.
How to Write a Problem Statement
There are millions of answers on the internet on how to write a problem statement. However, successful organizations understand that a problem statement starts with a need. The identified need guides how an organization writes its problem statement. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to write a problem statement.
First, start from the need. The need makes it clear where the organization wishes to go. Starting from the need means looking at how things should work after the need has been sorted. The trick here is to work backward from the desired state (which is the need) to the current state.
The next step entails writing or explaining the reasons why the desired state is needed. Every change that an organization intends to have must be supported or backed by concrete reasons. Hussain et al. (2018) indicate that change is inevitable for organizations working in volatile environments. However, for the change to be successful, the employees must see the need for the change. While writing the problem statement, it should be clear why the future or ...