Project Execution

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Project Execution

• Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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Components of Project Execution

1. Completing plans
2. Managing project resources
3. Encouraging teamwork
4. Communication
5. Issue management
6. Quality control

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1. Completing Plans
Not My Job
Not My Job
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1. Completing Plans
Management Matters
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1. Completing Plans
Science or Common Sense?
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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Self interest is not enough

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message

Example Reducing Medication Errors
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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message
• Explain the logic

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message
• Explain the logic
• Provide social support

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message
• Explain the logic
• Provide social support
• Use media

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1. Completing Plans

• Participation matters
• Self interest motivates
• Stay on the message
• Explain the logic
• Provide social support
• Use media

Feel Cool
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2. Managing Project Resources

• Poor track record

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2. Managing Project Resources

• Poor track record
• Life cycle costing

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2. Managing Project Resources

• Poor track record
• Life cycle costing
• Total costs
• Not component costs
• Indirect costs

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2. Managing Project Resources

• Poor track record
• Life cycle costing
• Total costs
• Earned value management

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3. Encourage Teamwork

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing phase

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3. Encourage Teamwork

• Brainstorming
• Nominal group technique
• Delphi group process
• Integrative group process

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4. Communication
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4. Communication
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4. Communication

• Status reports
• Tasks completed on time?
• If not, what is needed?

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4. Communication

• Status reports
• Tasks completed on time?
• If not, what is needed?
• What is next?

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4. Communication

• Status reports
• Tasks completed on time?
• If not, what is needed?
• What is next?
• Issues interfering with tasks

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4. Communication

• Status reports
• Send to all

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4. Communication

• Status reports
• Send to all
• Frequency

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5. Issue Management

• Issue ticket

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5. Issue Management

• Issue ticket
• Assignment to team member

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5. Issue Management

• Issue ticket
• Assignment to team member
• Resolution should be verified

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5. Issue Management

• Issue ticket
• Assignment to team member
• Resolution should be verified
• Software

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6 Quality Control

• Customer satisfaction

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6 Quality Control

• Customer satisfaction
• Health outcomes
• Cost
• Market share

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Take Home Lesson

• Project execution requires strong communication
  and leadership