Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician and HIT Pro Certifications

Planning a Healthcare IT Project

With the project charter approved, the problem/vision/mission statement written, and SMART project objectives set, a project manager and her team are well on their way to planning a successful healthcare IT project. The next step in successful project management that I will discuss is critical to the project and must be completed before work on the project begins. A project implementation plan must be developed before the team can begin project execution. While the project initiators or sponsors may be eager to begin the actual work of the project, it is in the best interest of the project and its stakeholders to carefully plan the work that is to be done. If you take the time up front to properly plan, you will ...