Assignment:
• Comply with customary rules of online etiquette
• Do not repeat thoughts already posted by a classmate or your faculty member. Repetitive comments may be deleted and not count toward your participation grade.
• Do not get off topic
• Relate your posts to the course content
Topic
• The Role of Project Management in Healthcare Operations
Reading and resources
Functions of Planning - Resources and Tools: (Week 2 Supporting Tools)
• Functions of Planning - Links to Articles and Publications from the UMGC Library:
o Emergency Response Planning. COVID 19 Article
o Strategic Management in Healthcare Article
o Tactical capacity planning in hospital departments article
o Planning Strategies for Home Health Care Delivery Article
o Genesis Healthcare SWOT Analysis Article
o SMART Goals Healthcare Study Article
• Functions of Planning -Websites, General Articles, Tools, and Other Sources:
o SWOT Analysis Template from Smartsheet: SWOT Analysis Template Example from SMARTSHEET
o SMART Goals Template from Smartsheet: SMART Goals
o Communicates for Public Health - SMART Objectives Template: SMART Objectives Template
o External Link: Example SWOT Analysis from Tenet Healthcare Corp.
o External Link: SMART Goals: A How-to Guide from the University of California
o PDF on Strategic Planning from Practice Management: Strategic Planning Article from Practice Management
o External Link: Minnesota Department of Health: SWOT Analysis
o External Video on SMART Goals from Khan Academy
o External Link on SMART Goals