Establishing Team Rules of Engagement at Project Launch
December 29, 2009
Let's say you are in a new role and a new organization, isn't it nice to have an onboarding process? This gives you the lay of the land, what you need to use, how information is disseminated, what your... Read More →
IT Management Review – First Issue
December 28, 2009
We are starting a new tradition here at Anticlue, the IT Management review. We will highlight the best articles on IT management from about the blogosphere. Bob Lieberman presents The Wisdom Of Fallow posted at Cultivating Creativity - Developing Leaders... Read More →
Getting Ready for the Meaningful Use EHR – Capture Current Workflow and Baselines
December 27, 2009
With a new year just around the corner, let's start off by digging in a bit deeper. Managing the transformation to workflow is what makes or breaks an EHR is a critical success factor for EHR Implementations. As you get... Read More →
Taming Chaotic Project Management – Dealing with Changing Priorities
December 22, 2009
Remember Gym Sprints? Running at full speed in one direction, suddenly changing and running back in the other direction, again a change and another direction to run full speed. It reminds me of changing priorities and organizational sprints. Prioritization... Read more...
6 Effective Status Reporting Practices
December 21, 2009
As you are laying bricks to build the foundation of a good project management process, a low hanging fruit is the status reporting process. It is often the first practice rolled out, but simply having a template available is not... Read More →
The Art of Lean Healthcare IT – Empowering the pull concept
December 16, 2009
Often in Healthcare IT, we have a push mentality. To get work processed through our department, it is pushed not pulled. A request is received through various queues - email, phone call, hallway conversation, formal work/change request. It is... Read More →
3 Good Motivation Practices
December 10, 2009
We have all looked around and noticed our staff needs a little motivation. Maybe it is getting that new practice in place, perhaps it is just inspiring a new habit or behavior. Motivation is a part of a manager and... Read More →
How to use a WBS
December 8, 2009
Often the WBS is a foregone item in projects. This is a mistake. I have often found that good WBS structures lead to well planned and implemented projects. While most projects without one, don't have the same outcome. A WBS... Read More →
Taming Chaotic Project Management – Establish a Resource Management Process
December 7, 2009
In Chaotic Environments it is clear to see that the talented committed resources are overwhelmed. Resources are just pulled to work on the priority of the hour, never mind the day. Projects are completed by individuals placing in beyond the... Read More →
How to know if you need a permanent or a temporary Program Office?
December 2, 2009
In Healthcare IT the department structure at most organizations is constant, there are the clinical, financial, and technology departments with a little variation here and there. As we look to large upcoming efforts, perhaps it would be best to consider… Read More →