Project planning and management : a guide for nurses and interprofessional teams

PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: A Guide for Nurses and Interprofessional Teams
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
CHAPTER 1 Key Foundations of Successful Project Planning and Management
	Introduction
	Projects, Project Plans, and Project Management Defined
	Prioritizing Needs That Support Project Plans and Programs
	The Project Budget
	Value-Based Project Attributes for Project Sustainment and Management
	Skills and Tools as Contributors to Meaningful Projects
	Managing Projects and Teams in a Virtual Environment
	Summary
CHAPTER 2 Influences and Determinants of Quality Improvement Projects
	Introduction
	Quality Improvement Projects Versus Research
	Historical Influences, Determinants, and Unintended Consequences Associated with Quality Improvement Projects
	Importance of Legislation, Health Policy, and Economics When Designing Quality Improvement Projects
	Significance of Organizational Culture, Social and Environmental Factors, and Values and Norms to Quality Improvement Projects
	Tools and Methods Supporting Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Projects
	Summary
CHAPTER 3 Implementation Science and Team Science: The Value for Projects
	Introduction
	Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Sciences (PARiHS)
	Implications for Project Planning and Management
	Summary
CHAPTER 4 Differentiating Quality Improvement Projects and Quality Improvement Research
	Introduction
	Quality Improvement
	Quality Improvement as Systems and Processes
	Focus on Patients
	Focus on Being Part of the Team
	Focus on the Use of Data
	Quality Improvement Programs and Quality Improvement Research
	Quality Improvement Research
	Quality Improvement and Beyond
	Summary
CHAPTER 5 Literature Synthesis and Organizational Alignment to Project Interventions and Implementation
	Introduction
	Literature Synthesis and Best Available Evidence
	Organization of Evidence
	Aligning Evidence with Project Interventions and Implementation
	Tools, Guidelines, and Techniques for Literature Synthesis and Project Alignment
	Summary
CHAPTER 6 The Institutional Review Board Process
	Introduction
	Historical Perspective Related to Protection of Human Subjects
	The History of the Human-Subjects Protection System
	Definition of Research
	Boundaries Between Practice and Research
	Applying the Ethical Principles to Both Research and Quality Improvement
	Informed Consent
	Institutional Review Board Processes and Procedures
	Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
	Levels of Institutional Review Board Reviews
	Multiple Institutional Review Boards
	Summary
CHAPTER 7 Synergistic Interprofessional Teams: Essential Drivers of Person-Centered Care
	Introduction
	Types of Team Composition
	Teams Versus Groups
	Individual Versus Team Performance
	Team Structures
	Stages of Team Development
	Building an Effective Team
	Barriers to Team Effectiveness
	Communication Processes Supporting Teamwork
	Teamwork Strategies
	TeamSTEPPs
	Synergy and Creativity
	Appreciative Inquiry
	Transformational Leadership
	Innovation
	Summary
CHAPTER 8 Managing the Interprofessional Project Team
	Introduction
	Interprofessional Teams: Overview and Management
	A Common Language: A Driver for Interprofessional Project Team Success
	Coaching Interprofessional Project Teams
	Leading Interprofessional Project Teams Based on Needs and Mandates
	Measuring Interprofessional Project Leader Effectiveness
	Summary
CHAPTER 9 Making the Case for a Project: Needs Assessment
	Introduction
	Purpose of Needs Assessment
	Population
	Methods and Instruments
	Human-Subject Protections and Institutional Review Board Requirements
	Instruments
	Data Collection
	Analysis and Use of Findings
	Summary
CHAPTER 10 Using Findings from the Clinical Needs Assessment to Develop, Implement, and Manage Sustainable Projects
	Introduction
	Project Life Cycle: Role of the Clinical Needs Assessment
	Planning for Implementation
	Developing a Project Charter
	Model for Improvement
	Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-Collaboration
	Communicate, Communicate, and Communicate
	Change Management
	Resistance to Change Is a Reality—Embrace It
	Post-Project Monitoring and Evaluation
	Project Implementation Challenges and Risks
	Summary
CHAPTER 11 Role of Information Technology in Project Planning and Management
	Introduction
	Information Technology as an Enabler for Clinical Project Success
	Stakeholder and Partner Roles in Information Technology
	Informatics Core Competencies and Skill Sets
	The Value of Linking Projects to Information Systems
	Data Integrity, Security, Human Protection, and Use
	Summary
CHAPTER 12 Developing Metrics That Support Project Plans, Interventions, and Programs
	Introduction
	Organizational Culture and Project Management
	Use of Evidence-Based Practice: An Intertwined Element
	The Cost/Quality Dance
	Cost Avoidance, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost Benefit
	Selecting the Right Variables to Tell Your Story
	Accountability
	Fundamental Types of Measures
	Selecting the Right Data
	Data Management Plan
	Summary
CHAPTER 13 Measuring the Value of Projects Within Organizations, Healthcare Systems, and Globally
	Introduction
	How Value Is Defined in Health Care
	Measurement
	Project Evaluation
	Steps in Program Evaluation
	Aligning Metrics with Project Aims
	Case Study Application
	Principles of Project Evaluation Methods
	Information Dissemination: Roles and Responsibilities for Communication
	Tools of the Trade
	Summary
CHAPTER 14 Disseminating Results of Meaningful Projects and Their Management
	Introduction
	Professional Presentations
	Role of Appreciative Inquiry in Presentations
	Publications
	Other Types of Publications
	Social and Informal Presentations
	Pitfalls in Dissemination
	Summary
Index