PROJECT MANAGEMENT PM STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL ENGINEERING

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PM) STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL
ENGINEERING

• Sanjeev Hiremath
• Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth
• Brett Anderson
• Perfect Project Planning, Perth

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Why Project Management ?

• Specific goals
• Time bound
• Limited budget
• Higher Quality
• Benchmarking
• - C.I. process

My goodness! Last time I marked a bench was
during my school days!
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Triangle of Objectives
QUALITY
Resources People Materials
TIME
COST
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PM strategies
POINT strategic mix was used successfully to
control costs and deliver results on time

• Plan
• Organise
• Implement
• Network
• Train

P
O
I
Endless cycles of continuous improvement processes
N
T
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Planning

• Key to successful implementation
• Clarity of specifications
• Specific goals and Deliverables
• Work breakdown structure

• The success of a project will depend critically
  upon the effort, care and skill you apply in its
  initial planning
• - Gerard M. Blair, Senior Lecturer
• The University of Edinburgh

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Organisation

• Critical Path
• Earned Value Management

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Implementation

• Resources
• Risk
• Cost
• Benefit

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BETTER PROJECT

• Changed the service level dramatically

ORBIS International Project - BETTER was
conducted in Ethiopia in 2001-03 Prior to the
project 50 of the medical equipment in a state
of disrepair. Changed to 80 functional
equipment. Capacity Building achieved for
continued support.
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PM implications for Clinical Engineering

• NETWORK NET WORK
• S.M.A.R.T Work
• Specific, Measurable,
• Actionable, Realistic, Time-bound
• Training
• A life long process for a professional

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Before we go..

• Quality expert Dr. J. M. Juran defined a
  Project as ..a problem scheduled for solution.
• - Jurans Quality Handbook Fifth Edition
• ISBN 0-07-034003-X 1999

Any questions and / or comments please email
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Thank you