Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies an overall process with key initiatives to follow, and thoroughly evaluates the key initiatives.

Proficient - Identifies an overall process with key initiatives to follow, and evaluates the key initiatives. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Vaguely identifies an overall process with key initiatives to follow, and partially evaluates the key initiatives. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify an overall process with key initiatives to follow and evaluate the key initiatives; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of an overall process with key initiatives to follow and evaluation of the key initiatives are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies criteria for prioritizing the initiatives.

Proficient - Identifies criteria for prioritizing the intiatives. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Vaguely identifies criteria for prioritizing the initiatives. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify criteria for prioritizing the initiatives; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification of criteria for prioritizing the initiatives is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains who should make the decisions to prioritize and how frequently the decision makers should meet.

Proficient - Explains who should make the decisions to prioritize and how frequently the decision makers should meet. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains who should make the decisions to prioritize and how frequently the decision makers should meet. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain who should make the decisions to prioritize and how frequently the decision makers should meet; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of who should make the decisions to prioritize and how frequently the decision makers should meet is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how development and implementation progress will be measured and reported to the business.

Proficient - Explains how development and implementation progress will be measured and reported to the business. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains how development and implementation progress will be measured and reported to the business. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explains how development and implementation progress will be measured and reported to the business; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how development and implementation progress will be measured and reported to the business is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.