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What type of management does my project need?

There are four main components to managing a project - scope management, time management, cost management, and quality management. Each is described below:

• Scope management - defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project and ensuring that the work required is completed successfully.
• Time management - keeping projects on schedule, on time, and on task.
• Cost management - ensuring that the project is performed within agreed budgetary limits through budgeting, ongoing monitoring, analysis, and taking corrective action when necessary.
• Quality management - maintaining quality by reviewing outputs and establishing systems for quality assurance.

Organizations often have to prioritize the components above and this often guides how the project will be managed.

Resources:

• Essential People Skills for EHR Implementation Success – This article, written by AHIMA, provides examples of leadership characteristics needed for successful EHR implementation, 2006.
• Project Teams and Project Success – This article, provided by Gantthead.com, describes key characteristics of successful project teams.
• EHR Implementation and Adoption (PPT - 2 MB) – This education series hosted by the New York eHealth Collaborative provides information to enhance EHR adoption and implementation, 2009.
• EHR Implementation in Ambulatory Care (PDF - 95 KB) – This white paper, developed by HIMSS, discusses different aspects of EHR implementing, including project management, 2007.