Project Management Professional

Domestic Product, healthcare spending accounted for 17.8 % in 2016 (National Health Expenditure Data –CMS). This rate of growth cannot be sustained. Changes need to be made and I fear that if we are not proactive and innovative as healthcare professionals in leading this change, that decisions will be made for us by those removed from the actual process of providing healthcare. Our survival depends on our ability to rethink and even reinvent our way of doing business. Our ability to embrace…

judgment provided the step by step within the reading. The reading provides the reader the opportunity to solve the problems within the virtual plant, whereas that methodology can then be applied to other aspects of the individual’s personal and professional endeavors. The Goal was written to raise important questions for an organization such as “what do we do?”, “how do we do it now?”, or even “how can we do it better?”. The scientific method reveals optimal practices to compete over time…

Installing asphalt shingles on a small ranch-style house is normally not all that complicated. The roof line is typically simple, the shape of the structure is often rectangular and most homes have a relatively low roof pitch. When it comes to repairing or installing a church roof, however, you need someone with extensive experience in the unique challenges presented by the architecture used for most churches. Common Challenges Churches can be built in a variety of architectural styles, and…

Throughout working on this project, I have learned a huge amount of new information that I didn’t think that I would learn. I can honestly say that I am glad that I chose such a broad subject for my senior project because it allowed me to learn all kinds of different things from different aspects of the subject. Through picking what my actual project is about, writing my research paper, to creating a product and to writing this letter now, this project has let me learn new things that I will be…

pre-high school education and was usually very polarized towards one individual's personal work ethic. If one or two individuals failed to do their part, the project itself would progress at a normal rate and the timeline for completion would be more compact than the preferred alternative. Highschool itself included very few group projects with the exception of the occasional collaborative presentation. I have never had a class that focused so much on a team oriented teaching experience. When…

1. Review the website resources listed on p. 490. Connect them to appropriate grades and standards as applicable. Which of these are or can be integrated in other content areas? For example: The Council for Economic Education – on this site I followed a link to EconEdLink (http://www.econedlink.org/ ). There I found a lesson plan titled “What Pet Should I get?’ Dr. Seuss and Decision Making. The activities walk the student through making choices and costs involved. 1. The Council for Economic…

For my senior project, I decided to challenge myself by creating a computer program with the coding language Python. The main challenge presented in this project was that I had no previous coding experience and would have to essentially learn Python from scratch. After a period of research and with the help and guidance of several real-life engineers and Mr. Logsdon (the ECP advisor). I made my ultimate goal to create a digital home assistant using a Raspberry Pi. Following the steps of the…

at involves management of time, cost, and performance of activities and tasks. Planning, developing, and implement project activities and tasks require a degree of skill, knowledge, and experience from project management because management organizes the structure of the project based on standards of operation. The project is optimized through effective and efficient management that reaches the competitive edge. The framework to any project is the keys for integrating cost, time, and…

Comparison of Agile and traditional methodologies To start off with a definition of a project which is a sequence of unique activities in which can be complex, connected, goal orientated and have a specified time plus budget (Wysocki 2007). Managing a project changes with the methodologies one employs as “Project management is the application of process, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve project objectives (APM 2012pp.12)”. The process and methods differ slightly given the…

The Importance of an Effective Communication Plan on Project Success Project success is defined as achievement of an objective or goal that is implemented within budget, on schedule, and scope/quality. Effective communication to all stakeholders is critical to project success. A Project Management Institute Study (2013) found that “communication is what allows projects to function efficiently” (p. 12) and a PwC (2012) report stated, “organizations with effective and efficient communication…