Scheduling Resources and Cost and Reducing Project Duration: Installation of EHR

Project Management: Information Technology
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Executive Summary
The paper entails an implementation process of an EHR system in Kaiser Permanente. As a healthcare organization, the system was installed within specified timelines, which made the project to be constrained in terms of time. Therefore, it was vital to consider the diverse components associated with the project and suggest the possible areas to make improvements and enhance the project outcomes. As the discussion shows, scheduling of resources and costs is vital during the project implementation. It ensures that important considerations are made to achieve the desired outcomes. Another consideration is reducing project duration, which has an impact on timeline and costs required to achieve the desired results.
Project Management: Information Technology
Installing information technology components is a component that must be considered in the hospitals. implementation process. Notably, it is important for project managers to consider concepts such as scheduling of resources and costs as well as reducing project duration. These are essential aspects because the demand for quality healthcare services is always on the rise. With the new regulatory requirements imposed on the sector, hospitals are always changing in order to meet the novel demands in the sector. When considering technologies to implement, it is important to consider these components in order to ensure that there are positive outcomes. The plan must guarantee positive results and safety for the different stakeholders. The aim of the paper is to apply the concepts of scheduling resources and cost and reducing project duration concepts in a real-life project. The project involves installation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in Kaiser Permanente.
Scheduling Resources and Costs
In scheduling resources and costs, it is essential to identify the priorities and create timelines for submission of different. After assigning the resources, the project network times become a complete schedule. It is assumed that resources will be available to undertake the different phases of the project and fulfill its components in realistic timelines. Moreover, the cost estimates must also be time-phased, to ensure availability within stipulated timelines. Notably, in construction, the project planning process entails development of scope, network, resource and cost scheduling, and master plan (Gray & Larson, 2011). In all these phases, there are different risks that are involved.
The main challenges in resource scheduling include resource smoothing (leveling) and resource-constrained scheduling. These aspect entails an attempt to even out the diverse demands on the resources using slack, where non-critical activities are delayed. This is intended to manage resource utilization and ensure that there are the available resources are managed adequately across the organization’s life cycle. Another challenge in scheduling is when resources are constrained (Gray & Larson, 2011). When the resources are limited and can never address all the demands, some activities within the project are usually delayed. This is an important consideration that guarantees ...