Assignment Five- Project Management

Assignment Five- Project Management

Type of document       Essay

2 Pages Double Spaced

Subject area     Business

Academic Level            Undergraduate

Style    APA

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Unit Five
Project Management

A project differs from your daily activities and is usually undertaken because of a need for a change.  In this module you will learn about planning for a project and becoming a change agent for the project.  There may be an opportunity for you to lead a project at some time and the fundamentals of project management will be helpful.

Required Readings:

Dunn, R.  Haimann’s Healthcare Management:  Chapter 8

Oachs and Watters. Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles and Practice. Fifth Edition. Chapter 27.

Assignment: 400 points

The HIM Department at Good Health Care Systems is going to be moved to a new location outside of the hospital.  The new location will be remodeled according to the department’s needs and is moving into a building with the Billing Office, which is located about 1 mile from the hospital.   Because the new location is actually smaller than the current location, the department will be switching to remote coding, so coders will have to be set up to work at home.  This is all due to the successful implementation of an electronic medical record.  There are old paper medical records which are going to be stored at a facility that is contracted by the hospital. The Release of Information area will be moved so patients will need to find the new location when they are in need of services.

Complete each of the following five exercises. The project that you are submitting should be in a report format.  One that you would submit to a committee or to a boss when you are talking about the project.   The report format will be considered in the grading.

1. Prepare a project charter document that includes project objectives, deliverables, high-level project activities, assumptions and constraints, an estimated project schedule, and estimated project costs. 200 points
2. Prepare a roles and responsibilities organizational chart for the project. 50 points
3. Prepare a project task list. For each task, indicate the task predecessor(s), the resources assigned to work on the task, and the estimated work effort for each resource. 50 points
4. Document the project risks. For each risk, indicate the probability factor, the impact factor, and the contingency plan. 50 points
5. Prepare a communication plan for the project. Include the communication mode for each type of communication. 50 points