Project management: break through or bust
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An explanation of why project managements fail is presented. The failures can be attributed to unreasonable project deadlines, the assignment of unqualified project managers and failure to develop a complete project portfolio. A discussion of the 12-step project management process used by McInnes Steel to identify the MRP II software that would be suitable for them is presented. Some of the important steps are organizing for success, development of a project plan and the implementation of the plan.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1999
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Visions of the future: two success strategies for software selection
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Software is a critical component of any computer system, and the specification and selection of the software is prerequisite to the success of any system implementation. It is important for the software to be compatible with the hardware because this will determine the productivity of employees. Companies should choose a software package based on its availability and capability to meet informational needs rather than reputation and price.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1996
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Tools from the implementation workbench: a project manager's survival kit
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Project management is a skill that centers on change, risk planning, execution, control and human resource management. There are different approaches to project management but all basically involve project planning, execution and evaluation. Approaches include the step-by-step approach, the parallel path approach and the big bang approach and all have pros and cons that should be considered carefully.
Publication Name: Hospital Material Management Quarterly
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0192-2262
Year: 1998
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