The Project Manager�s Guide to Health Information Technology Implementation (2^nd Ed.)
HIMSS Book Series

This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry. It can be used as a beginners? guide as well as a reference for current project managers who might be new to software implementations. Utilizing the Project Management Institute?s (PMI) methodology, the defined process groups and knowledge areas will be defined related to implementing custom and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software.

The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a standard for developing custom software, but can also be followed for implementing COTS applications as well. How will the system be set-up from an architecture and hardware standpoint? What environments will be needed and why? How are changes managed throughout the project and after? These questions and more will be reviewed. The differences between types of testing are defined as well as when each are utilized. Planning for the activation and measuring the success of the project and how well the strategic need has been met are key activities that are often not given the time and effort to plan as the other parts of the implementation project.

This new edition updates the current content to better align with the newest version of the PMI?s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the latest technology and concepts. In addition, this new edition includes additional chapters covering security and privacy, contract management and system selection and transition to support.

Chapter 1: What is a project?; Chapter 2: Project, Program and Portfolio Management; Chapter 3: Project Process Groups; Chapter 4: Project Knowledge Areas; Chapter 5: Software Development Life Cycle; Chapter 6: System Configuration; Chapter 7: Security and Privacy; Chapter 8: Contract Management and System Selection; Chapter 9: Software Testing; Chapter 10: Activation Management; Chapter 11: Transition to Support; Chapter 12: Measuring Success

Susan Houston is the Chief, Portfolio Office within the Department of Clinical Research Informatics (DCRI) at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Susan’s background includes clinical nursing, project management, consulting, clinical informatics and portfolio management. She developed the PMO within DCRI and is currently responsible for the full lifecycle of clinical and administrative applications within the Clinical Center. Susan has presented at the local, regional and national levels as well as being published on both project management and informatics topics.