Fall 2018 Project – Issues in Health Care (HAN-364-04)
Introduction to Project: You are invited to participate in the role as consultants to select a vendor
solution for an organization. In this role you will present your team as a professional organization and
not a group of students. All of your project deliverables, including your presentation should represent
your group as professional consultants.
Your team will be responsible for selecting an electronic solution to replace a paper process in a hospital
or primary care practice. The facility does not have computer software or hardware for clinical
documentation. You will apply the steps of the systems development life cycle to complete project
deliverables or assignments. You will develop your own budget, but it MUST be practical. Your budget
will include purchasing hardware for your electronic solution, the cost of your vendor solution and your
consultant services. You will select the facility that you will implement the solution for by searching the
internet for a hospital or private practice. You will collect background information about the private
practice and use that information to select a system for your organization. The background information
should be included in your project deliverables and presentation. ALL groups/teams are required to
work together.
Evaluation/Group Grade: Each group member will evaluate each member of the team at the end of the
semester. The evaluations will be used by the instructor to determine if all group member participated
in group assignments. Students that do not participate will not receive the same letter grade as the
group. The grading scale for this project is included in this document on the last page (#3).
Project Deliverables:
1. Logo
2. Project Charter
3. Timeline(In Project Charter)
4. Project Budget(In Project Charter)
6. Needs assessment (In Project charter)
7. Vendor matrix(If deciding on a single software products what are the competitors. If a software
vendor are there any other similar products on the market. List benefits of each in a matrix.)
8. Final written report sections:
a. Title Page: Logo, group name and group member names
b. Table of contents
c. Executive summary: Written for executives; it is a high level overview/summary of your entire project
(1-2 pages ONLY).
d. Introduction: The purpose of the report, statement of the project, definition of scope and narrative of
the contents of the report.
e. Methods and procedures: What did you do to reach your conclusion or your recommendation? How
was your study conducted? Why are you planning on making these changes if needed to your product?
f. Details about the top three vendor solutions: Specific functions of vendor solution, etc.
g. Recommendation: Your vendor or software change implementation recommendation and why you
selected your vendor(if needed) If a software vendor what do you recommend changing and why? Are
there alternatives plans to not make the full change?.
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h. Appendix: charter, timeline, vendor matrix, survey, needs assessment
i. References
9. Vendor/Products Recommendation PowerPoint presentation: Each person in the group must speak
equally.
a. Introduce your company and team
b. Briefly explain your consultant company’s mission, vision and experience
c. Explain what you have been hired to do or what you will be doing at your current company.
d. Explain the current problem with the organization paper documentation process or limits of the
electronic solution in place.
e. Review how you approached completing the project (all project deliverables)
f. The following deliverables should be on your presentation: timeline, vendor matrix and needs
assessment. Note: Make sure that these tables are visible on your PowerPoint slide.
g. Tell me about your top three vendors (If Needed)
h. Tell me your final vendor recommendation (this presentation should be persuasive)
I want all groups to sell me on the idea of implementing the product or making the changes to an
existing product. Please be well versed on current products and explain why we would want to make
the changes or implement the product.
Citations and references: Must be used appropriately in written report and on PowerPoint presentation
slides, APA style.
Project Deliverable Due Dates:
Deliverables
Project Proposal/Mission
(provided)
Logo
Project Charter & Facility
Timeline & Budget
Needs Assessment
Vendor Matrix
Written Report
Presentations
Dates
10/30/2018
10/30/2018
10/30/2018
11/20/2018
11/20/2018
11/20/2018
11/20/2018
11/27/2018 and 12/04/2018
Group Date/Times
Presentations should be 20 Minutes
Group
Date
Group 1
11/27/2018
Group 2
11/27/2018
Group 3
11/27/2018
Group 4
11/27/2018
Group 5
11/27/2018
Group 6
12/4/2018
Group 7
12/4/2018
Group 8
12/4/2018
Group 9
12/4/2018
Group 10
12/4/2018
Time
5:30-5:50 pm
6:00-6:20 pm
6:30-6:50 pm
7:00-7:20 pm
7:30-8:00 pm
5:30-5:50 pm
6:00-6:20 pm
6:30-6:50 pm
7:00-7:20 pm
7:30-8:00 pm
Project Grading Scale:
Use a scale with values of 1-4
1 = Very minimal demonstration of criteria
2 = Average demonstration of criteria
3 = Good/Above average demonstration of criteria
4 = Excellent demonstration of criteria
Grading will be based on the following criteria:
Content
30 points total
1. Completeness
2. Fulfills project requirements
3. Contains appropriate level of detail
4. Shows evidence of currency
5. Realistic Timeline and Budget
Quality of Presentation & Written Report
30 points total
1. Organized and structured
2. Language that is clear, concise and easy to understand without grammar errors
3. Emphasizes important points
4. Use APA style appropriately
5. Team Cohesiveness
Logic/Problem Solving
30 points total
1. Presents clear definition of problem
2. Demonstrates clear understanding of goals and project
3. Demonstrates clear understanding of constraints
4. Proper order of operation-sequence of steps
5. Important factors considered
Quality of conclusion/interpretation
10 points total
1. Best choice based on goals
2. Best choice based on constraints