ABSTRACT

Managing Projects in Health and Social Care is designed for anyone who is asked to manage a public services project but who lacks the experience or training to feel confident in this role. The book shows how to use project management techniques to ensure that your project will be successful. The key dimensions discussed are:

* budget
* time
* feasibility
* planning / scheduling
* implementation
* evaluation.

The book includes many examples to show how people have used the techniques described in health and care settings. There are clear explanations of how and when to use each technique and consideration of the differences between large and complex projects and smaller, less complicated ones. It is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to be sure that their project will make a useful contribution to improvement of health and care services.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|11 pages

What is a Project?

chapter 2|10 pages

Scoping the Project

chapter 3|13 pages

Making Evidence-Based Decisions

chapter 4|12 pages

Defining the Project

chapter 5|10 pages

Managing Risk

chapter 6|12 pages

Outline Planning

chapter 7|11 pages

Estimating Time and Costs

chapter 8|10 pages

Scheduling

chapter 9|7 pages

Implementing the Project

chapter 10|7 pages

Monitoring and Control

chapter 11|13 pages

Communications

chapter 12|11 pages

Leadership and Teamworking

chapter 13|13 pages

Managing Performance

chapter 14|8 pages

Completing the Project

chapter 15|9 pages

Evaluating the Project

chapter 16|13 pages

Reporting the Project

chapter 17|8 pages

Learning from the Project