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NR 631/ NR631 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION: Important Aspects of Project Management

NR 631/ NR631 Week 5 Discussion: Resource Management in Project Management

Reflectonprojectsthatyouhavebeeninvolvedinduringyourcareerorineverydaylife.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 asworkload assessments, initiating an electronic health record, or even pursuing a majorcapital projectsuchasbuildinganew unit or facility. Whatdo youfeelisthemostimportantaspectofprojectmanagementto ensureasuccessfulproject?Providea rationaleforyour answer.

As a project manager, part of your responsibility will be identifying resources that you have available andthose resources that you may need in addition to what is currently available. Once you know whatphysical and human resources you have at your disposal, you then use the PM tools introduced in thelessontoallocateandschedulethem.Inthinkingaboutyourproject,whatresourcesmightyouanticipatebeing the most concerning to secure and/or manage? I look forward to your thoughts and to interactingwithsom...

You'll recall that as part of developing your project charter (Week 2), you submitted apreliminary budget. This week's lesson went into much greater depth on the financialaspects of a project. This is a good time to look at your preliminary budget, considerwhat was presented in this week's lesson, and reflect back on other financial conceptsandtoolsyoulearnedthroughoutthenurseexecutivetrack.Usethefollowingquestionsasthebasisforyourdiscussionthisweek. • Whatvariancescanyouidentifyonyourproje...

CommunicationinProjectManagement Think about all of the stakeholders and colleagues that must be kept up to date on thestatusofyourproject.Therecipientofyourcommunicationmay beupstream(higheronthe organizational chart), lateral (an equal organizationally), or downstream (i.e. enduser) in relation to the project. A student in a prior CGE course comparedcommunication in project management to the five rights of medicationadministration...weneedtogive: • Therightperson • Therightinformation • ...

Reflect on your own practice. Discuss how informatics is used in your practice. What is your primary area where you would use informatics? From completing the Pre-TANIC TIGER assessment for this week, what do you plan to achieve in this course? How did you feel your competency level was compared to the assessment?

Assume you were appointed as project manager to lead a dozen of your classmates to write up an end-of-course summary guide that would be used to update all areas of the course (i.e., discussion questions, lectures, assignments, quizzes, and exams). You get to meet face to face periodically, but most of the work is done via conference call and email. You plan to form sub-teams to work on each of these elements, each headed by a sub-team leader. How would you set up your WBS? What are some of the ...

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...

Reflect on the Capstone Project and identify the contributions it has made to your professional development and attainment of career goals. Discuss how you've seen yourself grow as a result of your studies. What are your thoughts about your next steps professionally, educationally, or even personally? Do you feel that what you have learned and experienced in this MSN program has provided value to you professionally and/or personally?