Program Management

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

The success of a program or project is measured by the benefits achieved and if these are not managed correctly many of the stakeholders may think the cost was not justified.  Often program and project managers are left trying to define benefits towards the end of the project rather than setting realistic expectations at the start and managing the process through to realization.

You need to know as soon as possible that the process of performance management and benefits realization is being managed professionally and that it includes:

  • An effective strategy and plan
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Program and Project benefits establishment and review
  • Governance
  • Clear roles and responsibilities
  • Realization sign off and agreement

Poor performance management may damage the likelihood of your program or project being seen as a success rather than enhancing it. Ideal Health IT offers a Performance Management service that brings our experience and expertise to construct and execute a tailored package of plans, engagement and activities that are appropriate to the scope and scale of your program or project.

An experienced Ideal Health IT Performance Management specialist would work with your project team and other stakeholders using an established methodology to define the scope of work and construct a strategy and plan. We present the strategy and plan to your project and operational staff and, depending on the capacity and capability of your staff, propose a solution to achieve and maintain the aims of the plan.

Ideal Health IT’s Performance Management service is always tailored to your needs and include some or all of the following activities:

  • Performance Management strategy and plan
  • An interim Performance Manager
  • Stakeholder engagement strategy and plan
  • Program Benefits workshops
  • Provision and tailoring of initial program benefits toolkit including benefits log and associated forms and processes
  • Regular review meetings with change and performance team
  • Forum for 360 degree communication between all stakeholders, program management and functional workstreams leaders
  • Education and knowledge transfer workshops and courses
  • Reports on performance management throughout the project with status for each identified program benefit

By adopting this approach you will improve stakeholder attitudes towards the project by demonstrating value so that stakeholders such as clinical staff, patients and managers are fully engaged and supportive of the aims of the program or project. Project tasks and activities can be aligned with program benefits and priorities according to their value and cost effectiveness. Project and operational staff will have a clear strategy of performance management and program benefits realization with a robust framework for engaging with the stakeholders, other functional workstreams and supplier organizations.

Ideal Health IT provides individually customized solutions to assist Healthcare organizations with effective Program Management and other functional workstreams in a systems implementation program.  We also provide solutions focusing on overall Service Improvement, restructuring and cost savings.

 

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