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OpEx 520: Project Management in Health Care
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This course provides practical and experiential training in project management specifically for health care. Participants will learn project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling. They will also develop skills in managing the triple constraint and aligning stakeholders. Additionally, the course covers initiating change, project prioritization, business analysis, performance improvement and effective facilitation.
This course is a practical and experiential orientation to project management processes and methodology specifically as applied to healthcare. Participants will engage in project initiation including organizational alignment and charter development. Project planning will explain and clarify concepts including stakeholder requirements, development of work breakdown structure, scheduling, and resourcing. Participants will also build competency in project execution, monitoring and controlling. The course will include management of triple constraint (time, cost, schedule) and skills to align sponsors and critical stakeholders. Lastly, the course will integrate key concepts of initiating change, project prioritization, business analysis, performance improvement and effective facilitation.
This course is an introduction to how to manage projects in health care. It’s ideal for the executive, frontline leader, physician and novice lean practitioner. Rising stars working in a frontline position will also benefit as the course will position them for growth.
Participants who wish to take this course should first complete:
Do you have projects to manage at home or at work – small or large? This is the course for you! Learn the phases of a project along with the skills and tools needed for success. Identify the leadership skills needed for effective project management. Build competency by applying the skills and tools to a scenario-based project.
Learn about project management from leading health care professionals, experts and executives. Not only will you learn strategies and tools to manage projects, but you will also get the chance to apply to real life scenarios. The course is instructor led and virtual. Benefit from small interactive classes of students from diverse backgrounds.
Learning outcomes:
- Participants will be able to understand and execute project management strategies and methods
- Participants will have a basic understanding of the competencies needed for effective project leadership
- Participants will understand the technical and behavioral aspects of managing projects
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"Even in challenging times, operational excellence can help organizations deliver on their strategic objectives and goals. By understanding and optimizing processes, operational excellence can improve efficiency, cut internal costs and improve customer experience." Leroy Love, Director, Operational Excellence