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Essay Instructions: INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Scenario
Many large IT project can present significant managerial challenges. There can be numerous reasons for this. For example: selecting the correct project design solution, the complex nature of the planning required, the large number of staff involved and the range of technologies employed.

The Assignment
Your task is to write a formal referenced critical evaluation and critical discussion current academic thinking on:

• The managerial challenges that may be encountered when managing a large complex IT project and how they can be avoided and/or managed.

Your evaluation should cover the life of the project from conception to commissioning including a brief critique of the possible role of software planning tools like MS project.



References
It is expected that you will mainly use appropriate academic literature (journals articles and conference papers) to support your findings. All data sources used and cited in the report should be correctly referenced utilising the Harvard Reference System.


The following learning outcomes will be assessed:
Knowledge of:
1. a critical understanding of appropriate project management methodologies and tools
And the ability to:
1. develop, evaluate and assess the feasibility of project proposals, utilising appropriate tools, techniques and methods.
2. apply appropriate methods of planning, monitoring, control and change to the various aspect of a project.

A general reading bibliography should not be included.

Further Information

The assignment must be presented as a single formal report.

The Harvard Reference System must be used, see link on module web page.
Failure to use the Harvard reference system will result in the "Use of references" mark being 0 (zero). There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Essay Instructions: Information System Briefing:

Describe the implementation process in the health care setting.
Identify roles and responsibilities in system implementation.


Resource: Appendix B of Health Care Information Systems from Wager, K. A,. Lee, F. W., &Glaser, J. P. (2209). Health care information systems: A practical approach for health care management (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Consider the following scenario:

? During the third week of your internship, the CIO approaches your desk and says, ?I need you to prepare a briefing on the process of selecting and acquiring an information system for our health care organization. Include how the goals of our organization and stakeholders affect the selection process. I must have this briefing this week so I can prepare for several meetings I must attend.?

Prepare a briefing for the CIO in the form of a 750 word paper.
Include the following:

? The process for selecting and acquiring an information system.
? How the organization?s goals drive the selection of an information system.
? The roles each of the organization?s stakeholders play in the selection and acquisition process.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Essay Instructions: Information systems in departmental levels and information systems in the enterprise levels are often implemented toward different visions, values, and objectives.

Select an organization you are familiar with.
Write a paper in which you address the following:

? Examine the policy, team and information technology differences between departmental and enterprise information systems (IS) groups in the organization.

? Discuss approaches to resolving issues that arise from these differences using department communication networks.

The references must be within the last 5 years; from 2007 - NOW

Format your paper consistent with APA version 6.0 guidelines.

Essay Instructions: Information Systems and Changing Organizational Culture

Resources

Course Media: Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology
"Information Systems and Changing Culture" (Kevin F. Smith, Gerald Greeley, and Dr. John Glaser)

Required Readings

Course Text: Nursing Informatics: Where Technology and Caring Meet

Chapter 2, "Strategies for Culture Change"

Chapter 9, "Leadership Collaborative"

Chapter 10, "Challenging Leadership Status Quo"

Articles:

Caballero Mu?oz, E., & Hullin Lucay Cossio, C. M. (2010). Engaging clinicians in health informatics projects. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151,195-206.

Liaw, S. T., & Gray, K. (2010). Clinical health informatics education for a 21st century world. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 479-491.


Websites:
T.I.G.E.R. Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. (2011). Informatics competencies collaborative team. Retrieved from http://www.tigersummit.com/Competencies_New_B949.html
Optional Resources (if applicable) are listed in the Week 11 Learning Resources.



TOPIC: Information Systems and Changing Culture

1. Briefly identify your practice setting and the information technology initiative you selected. Provide a rationale for your selection.

2. Evaluate the potential barriers to implementing your hypothetical initiative.

3. Identify the change management strategies that you would use to facilitate a successful implementation.

4. Identify key resources that you would need to promptly overcome potential barriers.

5. Appraise the leadership strategies that you would employ to establish a culture that supports the new information technology initiative.

6. Reference the TIGER Informatics Competencies where appropriate.


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