- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Managing Projects in Health and Social Care
About This Book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Examples
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What is a Project?
- Chapter 2 Scoping the Project
- Chapter 3 Making Evidence-Based Decisions
- Chapter 4 Defining the Project
- Chapter 5 Managing Risk
- Chapter 6 Outline Planning
- Chapter 7 Estimating Time and Costs
- Chapter 8 Scheduling
- Chapter 9 Implementing the Project
- Chapter 10 Monitoring and Control
- Chapter 11 Communications
- Chapter 12 Leadership and Teamworking
- Chapter 13 Managing Performance
- Chapter 14 Completing the Project
- Chapter 15 Evaluating the Project
- Chapter 16 Reporting the Project
- Chapter 17 Learning from the Project
- Recommended Further Reading
- Index