HS460M6-6: Facilitate project management by executing project tasks and activities.
This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):
HS460M6-6: Facilitate project management by executing project tasks and activities.
Performance Improvement Project Management Proposal
Instructions:
Select a topic on performance improvement for this module’s Assessment and develop a project plan and definition. The improvement process/topic must be in the healthcare sector and involve multiple disciplines, such as health information technology, laboratory, radiology, infection control, etc. You may select a real process or a hypothetical one.
Prepare a project proposal/charter or performance improvement project document that includes such items as the project definition, project objectives, deliverables, high-level project activities, assumptions and constraints, an estimated project schedule, and estimated project costs, as applicable. The finalized list of components is dependent on the project selected and to what extent the project is initiated and activities are underway; suggested items and elements are listed below.
In addition to the selected reading and Assessment outline, you can review resources from the project management web resources such as Project Plan/Project Definition, which includes other templates and types of checklists for streamlining your project charter/outline.
Suggested items and elements to include:
Introduction
Background and current issues
Topic selection/process to be improved (Project objectives)
Rationale for choice
Process description
Whether the process is a real or hypothetical process
Current knowledge of the process
Healthcare sector involved/disciplines involved
Members of the project/improvement team that knows the process, including role and responsibilities of each team member
Is there an appropriate project sponsor? Who are the project stakeholders?
Performance/quality application tools (PDCA)
Identify an opportunity for improvement, and work through the steps of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) to select the process that will improve the opportunity.
Utilize this Process Tools Application Template to assist you with your project planning and execution.
List of possible tasks that need performed (Project deliverables/schedule/costs)
Data collection on selected process improvement
Selected process improvement measures (how you will measure current performance and any improvement in performance)
Causes of special variation (Assumptions and constraints)
Analysis and interpretation of data including the use of visual performance improvement tools (flowcharts, bar graphs, control charts, line graphs) representative of the process and data collected
Conclusion and application
What departmental policies and procedures will need to be updated?
List any training program that needs to be put in place.
Summary statement/report of findings
Literature review and bibliography
Provide an annotated bibliography reviewing references used for your project.
Include at least three references.
Each reference must include an annotation at least one paragraph in length.
Minimum Submission Requirements
This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 1000 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
Your submission should:
include a cover sheet;
be double-spaced;
be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
include correct citations
be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
include correct references at the bottom of the last page.
If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.
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