Case Study Analysis Management Research Coursework

Case Study Analysis
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Conducting and completing a capital budget project in any organization is a daunting prospect bearing the processes and challenges that such initiatives trigger. Large projects require inputs of more people and more resources. Sometimes, failures emerge from the mere ability to manage the resources. On other occasions, the challenges that emerge in the course of the project effectively limit its success. Project managers and organizational leaders must understand their projects, especially in terms of the possible challenges before they implement them. However, the fact that some of such projects are too large to manage individually, mistakes occur that can lead to long-term or short-term challenges upon completion of the project. Hence, the primary question is on how to address the successes and failures that come with the implementation of large projects before they impede the objectives of the projects. In this paper, the emphasis is put on analyzing a case of project management at the Memorial Mental Health Science (MMHS), Canada. Exploring the MMHS case on the grounds of its successes and failures is vital in understanding large-scale project management because it prepares managers for aspects such as resources, the participation of the people, communication, and time constraints that can affect the outcomes of a project either positively or negatively.
The MMHS Case
The Memorial Mental Health Science is one of Canada’s largest mental health hospitals that intends to improve its performance shortly. The facility harbors 360 in-patient beds, 35 outpatient clinics, and over 1500 front-line employees, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research. MMHS provides mental health services for people in Ontario, Canada, and specialized consulting services on a regional and national basis. MMHS is interested in joining the Healthcare Information and Management Systems community, where they would partner with other organizations to draw on their world-class mental health research and health education to research new treatments and improve health education and mental health care delivery. In this capacity, MMHS patients will benefit from effective coordination of patient care through the utilization of the EHR. Patient care information will be easily accessible and up-to-date with comprehensive patient information. This allows patients to directly send, receive, correct, and update health information through patient portals, open notes, and shared EHR space for booking appointments. Besides, clinicians will coordinate and track care delivery across all clinical settings.
There are various steps that MMHS has taken to ensure that the project is completed effectively. Principally, the facility conducted its needs assessment test. That is a test conducted to explore the actual reasons why an organization may need to indulge in a capital budgeting investment (Flanagan, 2016). Superficially, the management at MMHS has noted the deficiency instilled by their electronic healthcare record (EHR) systems. The available system is not sophisticated enough to address t...