As a project manager, part of your responsibility will be identifying resources that you have available and those resources that you may need in addition to what is currently available. Once you know what physical and human resources you have at your disposal, you then use the PM tools introduced in the lesson to allocate and schedule them. In thinking about your project, what resources might you anticipate being the most concerning to secure and/or manage? I look forward to your thoughts and to...

Purpose The process of project management has five phases:(1) design and initiation, which you just completed;(2) finalizing your plan before implementation, which you will do now; (3) implementation;(4) monitor and control; and finally, (5) evaluation and lessons learned (as well as knowledge transfer).   During Phase 2 (finalizing the project plan), you will continue to create the tools and documents you will need when you implement your project as the project manager in Phase 3. ...

Communication in Project Management Think about all of the stakeholders and colleagues that must be kept up to date on the status of your project. The recipient of your communication may be upstream (higher on the organizational chart), lateral (an equal organizationally), or downstream (i.e. end user) in relation to the project. A student in a prior CGE course compared communication in project management to the five rights of medication administration...we need to give: The right person...

Reflect on projects that you have been involved in during your career or in everyday life. We have all been involved in projects such as buying a house, renting an apartment, remodeling, and so on. You may also have participated in projects at work, such as workload assessments, initiating an electronic health record, or even pursuing a major capital project such as building a new unit or facility. What do you feel is the most important aspect of project management to ensure a successful proj...

Read the Mitchell (2013) article listed in the required reading list. Leading change is an important part of successful project execution and implementation. The nurse leader and project manager should be intimately familiar with a particular change theory that serves as the framework for leading the change represented by a project. Identify your "go-to" change leadership framework and discuss how you will use that framework to guide organizational change. Solution: There is a plethora of ...

Guidelines and Rubric Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide learners with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills learned throughout the program, and to provide learners with the opportunity to communicate a scholarly project in a professional manner. Due Date Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of Week 3 Total Points Possible: 100 Requirements Review any previous literature review you have completed related to your CGE project topic.If you have not previously c...

Appendix A: Scope Statement   Organization’s Name:   Project’s Name: Project Manager: Sponsor(s), Title: Organizational Priority (High, Medium, Low): ______________________________________________________________________ Mission Statement:     Measureable Project Objectives – (Use 5 W’s and H. Sipes, 2016):     Justification of Project:     Implementation Strategy:     Project Resourc...

Purpose This assignment is designed to help students lay the groundwork for their project plans with the help of mentors and professors. The mentor becomes a team member for the project that the student will manage. The student will identify the stakeholders, the project priority, how the measurable goals will be met for a successful project, and who will receive the report of the results of the project. The scope document describes the parameters of the project, including what can and cannot...

Course Outcomes Student Identified Practicum Goals to Meet COs Plan to Meet Student Identified Practicum Goals       CO1:  Apply leadership skills concepts of project management as a nurse executive in an organizational setting to develop, implement and evaluate successful project plans. (POs 4 and 5) Recognizing my own own decision making, beliefs, and values to perform my duties excellently ·         Give  relentless focus  on my tasks ·          Working closely wi...

PICOT Worksheet—Week 1 Name: Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Purpose:To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and develop a PICOT question to guide the change project Directions:Use the form below to complete the Week 1 Assignment PICOT Evidence Worksheet. This includes filling in the table with information about your research question and your PICOT elements, and the second part is filling in the evidence worksheet. Step 1:Select the key PICO terms for searchin...