Implementing Best Practice in Hospital Project Management Using EVPM Methodology
By: Raf Dua Divisional General Manager Micro Planning International Australia
Implementing Best Practice in Hospital Project Management Using EVPM Methodology
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Implementing Best Practice in Hospital Project Management Using EVPM Methodology
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Implementing Best Practice in Hospital Project Management Using EVPM methodology
3.1. Abstract
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Implementing best practice in hospital project management through the use of a Project Office Formal definition and control of interfaces between the architect, builder and the client hospital Metric based Project Management Utilising the PMIBOK Earned value tracking Bottom Line focus Case Studies: Latrobe Regional Hospital & A Major NSW Rehabilitation Hospital
3.2. Case Study - LRH Project Background
The Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) originally operated on three campuses located in
This is to ensure that the necessary raw materials and physical resources are available at each stage, and that the workforce on site has the right skills for the scheduled work. The project management team will need to produce a series of planning documents that can be accessed throughout the project. Each member of the project management team must know their role and responsibilities, including which sections of the workforce they will be directly managing.
The paper is divided into three sections, the first of which will establish a timeline of events. This project background will serve as a case study for the analysis in the following section that will be structured such that each of the previously mentioned facets will be independently analyzed and contrasted with project management principles. Finally the paper will conclude with a summary of the analysis and recommendations based on
With the exceptional growth in technology, the present day projects are often large and complex involving a significant risk. So, a Project Management Methodology enables the delivery organization to handle these projects comprehensively, systematically and in an integrated manner, which results in strategic, tactical and operational benefits.
This case study report delivers an investigation and assessment into the Federation Square project, providing answers for senior executives. The Federation Square, situated in the heart of Melbourne was one of the most complex and ambitious construction projects in Australia’s history, becoming an icon for years to come. This case study will report on four significant project management areas contained in PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), which include: Scope, Time, Cost and Quality.
The impact of Earned Value analysis in managing project cost control is undeniable. When EVM is implemented on a project, there are significant benefits to the project manager and the customer. Project manager benefits include increased visibility and control to proactively respond to issues that can impact project schedule, cost and objectives. Customer benefits include increase confidence in the PM’s ability to manage the project and track the progress of their project. Additionally, EVM provides a wealth of information for accountants. Accountants can use the data to report profitability to the investment community (Wilkens, 1991). There is a true connection between project management and corporate accounting. PMs use data provided by finance departments as inputs to determine cost performance of projects via EVM. This includes information used to create financial statements such as the cash flow statement, used to track the actual cash in hand. Said financial statements are to be crafted in compliance with the U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). GAAP impacts every item on a qualifying financial statement. GAAP guidelines dictates how financial statements are produced every step of the way, covering hundreds of different components, according to Stanford University’s Cardinal Money Management website (Gresham, 2012). GAAP encompasses basic accounting principles and guidelines and detailed standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
• Researched information informs the design; with guidelines/constraints, such as Local Authority and Conservation Policy (A9), along with specialist consultant’s reports – including Day
Commercial developers are essential as they have experience with building commercial centres and the local government representatives are needed to not only allow the project to commence, but to also find other stakeholders to fund the operation. In other successful “walkable community projects” the local government has seemed to be quite enthusiastic about funding projects.
First and foremost, it is important for the NSW government to recognize the region's unique position and start reacting according to its inhabitants' individualized needs. For ones, special attention should be paid to access issues for residents of RRR areas. Some of the reasonable solutions include maximizing workforce participation, service re-engineering, and environmental enablers (Roufeil & Battye, 2008). This way the rough environments of NSW would become more accessible for people and the access to required services would be less challenging.
Project Management Institute. (2000). _A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (4th ed.)._
Throughout its contents, this report will endeavour to evaluate, assess and analyses the effectiveness of the locations, in particularly their layouts and plans, which include the Docklands and Bannockburn. It will also detail the human geographic characteristics of each area, a range of services and functions that was observed at these locations, a brief history of each area and this report will assess the liveability of each area. Data was collected during the Year 11 field trip to the Docklands and this data will be used
Arup is a professional service firm specialising in engineering, design, planning, and project management and consulting services for the built environment. Arup is a global firm, present in Africa, North and South America, Australasia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It has nearly 10,000 staff based in 92 offices spread over 35 countries with its headquarters situated in London, UK.
This document is an annotated outline for a Project Management Plan, adapted from the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and IEEE Standard for Project Management Plans. The Project Management Plan is considered to be a “Best Practice” template by the ETS Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO).
This report will look at the following four main areas of concern in order to calculate the feasibility of this Merseyside Project:
Even though the price would be lowered because of the bad weather as per the tying in price and weather policy, not everyone would still want to go away. Either it needs to be explained clearly on the website that undesirable weather will not entitle any customer to a refund or to change or cancel their booking without penalty; or the policy must be clear in whatever the company decides is fair. For example, it may state that if the weather is unpleasant can change (but not cancel) the booking to another time.
The VP of marketing, Lori, selected Elliot Wood as the project manager for the Video Game Market Research Project. Elliot had previous project management and market research experience within the company, and he also was an avid video game enthusiast. He still had the Atari system he used to play in high school, and he enjoyed playing newer games with his two children. Elliot, however, was wary of doing business on the Internet and refused to make any of his own purchases online. He also did not let his grade school children use the Internet unless they were