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Project management tools for healthcare education
Author(s) -
Dilly Christen K.,
Klochan Katie A.,
Bosslet Gabriel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the clinical teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1743-498X
pISSN - 1743-4971
DOI - 10.1111/tct.13264
Subject(s) - software project management , work (physics) , closing (real estate) , project management triangle , computer science , project management , software , project planning , engineering management , health care , project management 2.0 , knowledge management , process management , project charter , extreme project management , opm3 , software development , engineering , systems engineering , business , software construction , political science , mechanical engineering , finance , law , programming language
Health care education inherently requires managing projects, but few educators have the luxury of working with a project manager. In this article, we propose that applying project management theory to education work, and using project management software to organize our work, can improve our efficiency. We outline the approach project managers take to their work, which includes five steps: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. We apply project management theory to the processes involved with health care education projects, and we describe the typical work that would be done at each step. We introduce readers to project management software, using one free program as an example. We provide examples of how we have used the software successfully. Finally, we provide suggestions for educators to use when selecting project management software.