The objective of this assignment is to assess your understanding of basic project management
concepts and your proficiency in using project management software to produce project
charts and reports. In particular, the assignment focuses on the following project
management knowledge areas in the PMBOK: project integration management, project scope
management, project time management and project cost management.
Your task is to develop a project case for a major Health Information Systems Development.
The development is for a private hospital that offers services on a cost recovery basis. The
hospital contains 1000 beds and specializes in cardiology related services. The hospital's
Information Systems is quite dated, coming with a number of legacy systems and the
efficiency of the systems in producing management reports is found to be lacking.
The management board decided to upgrade the Information Systems to accommodate both
fixed and mobile systems. The immediate task on hand is to develop financial modeling
aspects, Human Resource requirements, scheduling tasks, and Patient Management System
requirements. The management board would like to see an integrated, up-to-date system being
developed that can operate both on desktop computers as well as iPad like devices on a
wireless infrastructure.
The current environment doesn't have wireless interface, and the management would like to
procure a cutting edge wireless technology infrastructure for the organisation. About 6000
employees including physicians, nurses, managers, external stakeholders and other
administrators are expected to use the system so that these can be properly considered by the
Board.
Your task is to develop a project management document to provide an initial idea and scope
as to the costs of the project. Your submission should include the following documents:
1. A complete project plan (PERT & GANTT Chart)
2. A complete Net Present Value Analysis
3. A Return on Investment Document
4. A payback Analysis Scenario
The above documents should clearly be developed using a project tool that is available to you.
You should make necessary assumptions in deciding your basis that would yield to the above
documents. You are required to state your assumptions clearly and package the documents in a
professional report to the top management for their consideration.
The management is keen to see the following technological aspects being introduced in the
organization. Your report should provide a comprehensive analysis of various options that
would result in the following:
1. The mobile access should be at least 20 M Bits per second in speed
2. The mobile architecture should support 2000 users accessing the system at the same
time, from internal or external sources
3. The data upload and download will consist of text, graphics, medical images, video
clips, video conferencing with clients in the hospital and in homes for post-operative
treatments
4. The device family will need to support smartphones, digital tablets, laptops fitted with
wireless capabilities, and other mobile devices such as telephones
5. The Information Architecture should support access to pathology systems, medical
imaging systems, patient records, radiology systems, billing systems and other
organizational systems.
Your project planning should provide details of vendors that would be able to supply hardware
architecture, software development, telecommunication costs, running costs to maintain such
systems, broadband provision, training costs and any other direct or indirect costs. These
should be thoroughly researched, and you should provide this in your report to the top
management.
The organisation, being a private healthcare provider, is interested in realizing the costs in a
short period of time. Your project cost details should be constrained in a 5-year cycle. To be
able to conduct a real cost benefit analysis, the local financial institution has provided the
following information to be able to calculate the Net Present value (NPV) of the project