Project planning and management : a guide for nurses and interprofessional teams / edited by James L. Harris . . . [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents;

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 budget
etc.

Chapter 2: Influences and determinants of quality improvement projects
Introduction
Quality improvements projects versus research
Historical influences, determinants, and unintended consequences
etc.

Chapter 3: Implementation science and team science: The value for projects
Introduction
Promoting action on research implementation in health sciences
Implications for project planning and management

Chapter 4: Differentiating quality improvement projects and quality improvement research
Introduction
Quality improvement
Quality improvement as systems and processes
Focus on patients
etc.

Chapter 5: Literature synthesis and organizational alignment to project interventions and implementation
Introduction
Literature synthesis and best available evidence
Aligning evidence with project interventions and implementation
Tools, guidelines and techniques for literature synthesis and project alignment

Chapter 6: The institutional review board process
Introduction
Historical perspective related to protection of human subjects
The history of the human-subjects protection system
etc.

Chapter 7: Synergistic interprofessional teams : Essential drivers of person-centered care
Introduction
Types of team composition
Team versus groups
Individual versus team performance
etc.

Chapter 8: Managing the interprofessional project team
Introduction
Interprofessional teams: Overview and management
A common language: A driver for interprofessional project team success
etc.

Chapter 9: Making the case for a project: Needs assessment
Introduction
Purpose of needs assessment
Population
etc.

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
etc.

Chapter 11: Role of information technology in project planning and management
Introduction
Information technology as an enable for clinical project success
Stakeholder and partner roles in information technology
etc.

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
etc.

Chapter 13: Measuring the value of projects within organizations, healthcare systems, and globally
Introduction
How value is defined in health care
Measurement
etc.

Chapter 14: Disseminating results of meaningful projects and their management
Introduction
Professional presentations
Role of appreciative inquiry in presentations
etc.