"Many health care organizations are challenged by their capacity to move projects from ideas to implementation. Over the past several years we have observed a dramatic increase in the level of interest in project management from health care organizations. Now that health care reform is a reality, organizations must build project management capacity in order to respond to new initiatives and gain competitive advantage."

David A. Shore, PhD Associate Dean; Director, Project Management in Health Care Certificate Program Harvard University, School of Public Health Co-Chair 2010 World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Project and Portfolio Management for Health Care Executives

This summit provides an executive overview of the five Project Management processes to executives within health care organizations. It shares insights into the authority and responsibilities associated with the key roles within a project: Customer(s), Sponsor, Project Manager, Functional Managers and Project Team members. The discussion clarifies many misconceptions regarding projects and walks through a typical project by delineating the key outputs from each phase. It also includes discussions on the different facets of an organization which must be in alignment in order to gain the full benefits of mature project management. Attendees leave knowing the next steps to revolutionize their organization through project management by:

• DEFINING: Common terms and life cycle phases and how understanding each is vital to the success of a project
• Project elements and their interrelationships
• Roles – Authority – Responsibilities
• VALUE: Determine the purpose and value of the project and its success measures
• INITIATING: Developing a project charter and governance structure
• PLANNING: Understand the necessary planning components for a successful project
• Work breakdown structure
• Activity definition and sequencing
• Estimating – Capture realistic timelines through proper analysis of effort, duration and costs
• Risk identification, analysis and response planning
• Project plan development
• Communication – Stakeholder information needs
• EXECUTING: Regular status tracking and project reviews
• CONTROLLING: Analyzing variance and controlling changes as they occur to reduce schedule and budget surprises
• CULTURE: Creating a mature project management culture for successful team collaboration
• Components and alignment