Project Management Essentials for Managed Care

A health care company may start tens or even hundreds of projects in a year. Those projects are essential parts of the company’s business - to create new markets, new capabilities, and to build and enhance the infrastructure to support the company’s business. Without careful planning and management, those projects are at risk - and so is the business. In this seminar, you will learn the key concepts of successful project management in the health care environment.

  • Know the definition of a project, and understand what leads to project success
  • Determine how to organize the health care project team, and define roles and responsibilities of the players
  • Plan effectively to ensure success, and use the plans for control of the project
  • Examine software tools available for planning and control in health care
This seminar is available on-site only. For more information or to schedule a course, please contact us at 800-758-9710 or info@optimetra.com.


Agenda

Day One
Understanding Health Care Project Environments: Definitions, Tradeoffs, Project Statistics, Consequences and Benefits, Success Factors
Understanding Health Care Project Organizations: Matrix, Non-Matrix, Project Office, Roles
Initiating a Health Care Project Charter: Plans and Processes

Day Two
Developing a Project Plan: Scope Management, Scheduling, and Work Breakdown Structure

Day Three
Developing a Project Plan Continued:
  • Resource Management
  • Risk Management
  • Communications Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Software Tools Overview

Instructors

David C. Kumpf, PMP®

David Kumpf is President of Optimetra, a company dedicated to helping clients grow their businesses in the health care industry. He has over 20 years of project management experience, with 15+ years in the health care industry, and holds the PMI® Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. Projects he has planned or managed include:

  • HMO Service Center consolidations
  • Medicaid managed care and MMIS proposals
  • TRICARE transitions
  • TRICARE technical proposals
  • Medicaid transitions
  • System conversions

Mr. Kumpf was formerly the Director of Business Projects for Foundation Health Systems, directing a group of six project managers and several business analysts working on data systems conversions, systems enhancements, business reorganizations, and process improvements.


Testimonials

Hundreds of health care professionals have attended our seminars. Here is what just a few of them have had to say:

"Instructor has an amazing amount of knowledge and is very good at relaying it at all knowledge levels."

"Very knowledgeable - excellent presentation and delivery."

"Exercises were excellent - an awesome way to teach the theory and coursework!"

"This was a great course. Finally something I can use on a daily basis in my day-to-day activities."

"I believe this should be a mandatory course for everyone in the company!"