3rd Edition

The Project Manager's Guide to Health Information Technology Implementation

By Susan M. Houston Copyright 2022
278 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

278 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

278 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry. It can be used as a guide for beginners as well as a reference for current project managers who might be new to software implementations. Utilizing the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) methodology, process groups and knowledge areas are defined as they... Read more

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Author

Chapter 1 – What is a Project?

Chapter 2 – Project, Program and Portfolio Management

Chapter 3 – Project Process Groups

Chapter 4 – Project Knowledge Areas

Chapter 5 – Software Development Lifecycle

Chapter 6 – Agile Management

Chapter 7 – Choosing the Right Methodology

by Judy Wight

Chapter 8 – Stakeholder Management

by Grace Galvez Gonzalez

Chapter 9 – System Configuration

Chapter 10 – Security and Privacy

by Bob Eichler

Chapter 11 – Software Testing

Chapter 12 – Activation Management

Chapter 13 – Project Transition to Support

by Ryan D. Kennedy

Chapter 14 – Measuring Success

by Patricia P Sengstack

Appendix A – Case Study Feedback

Appendix B – Earned Value Management (EVM)

Appendix C – Forms and Templates

References and Additional Reading

Index

Biography

Susan Houston is a senior consultant in healthcare IT after retiring as the Chief, Portfolio Office within the Department of Clinical Research Informatics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Her background includes clinical nursing, program-project management, consulting, clinical informatics and portfolio management. Susan has presented at the local, regional, national and international levels as well as being published on both project management and informatics topics.