Week 2: ECOS Scenario – Instructions
Course Level Learning Objectives:
● Analyze the specifics of the US healthcare system in terms of populations served, policy applied and funding available
● Apply sound project management principles to support the design of organizational processes.
Background: You will create a personalized healthcare ecosystem and act as a project manager for ECOS Health System. All assignments and activities will apply to your personalized healthcare scenario, as defined in the Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Kick Off Template.
Blueprint Ecosystem Template and Status Report: This blueprint is the foundation for designing all the layers your ecosystem and connecting it to the primary project that you will oversee. Your ecosystem design will evolve during the class, but your persoanalized healthcare scenario selections will remain the same throughout the course. Additionally, you will prepare your first project status report. Consider reviewing the “how to” guide for additional guidance.
Instructions: This assignment contains the first project artifacts for the PM ePortfolio.
● PM ePortfolio: Two Project Artifacts
○ Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Project Kick Off.
○ Your First Status Report
Project Artifact: Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Project Kick Off
● Download the Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Project Kick Off Template.
● Follow the instructions provided within the template.
● Use the Course Framework: Your Personalized Healthcare Scenario Document as a guide.
● Labeling Format: Initial Blueprint. Your First Initial. Your Last Name.
○ Example: Initial Blueprint. J. Doe.
● Submit as a Word document by Tuesday of Week 2 with your first status report.
Project Artifact: Status Report
● Download the Status Report Template.
● Follow the instructions provided within the template.
● Use the Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Project Kick-Off as a guide.
● Use the How to Complete the Status Report Guide
● Labeling Format: Week 2 Status Report. Your First Initial. Your Last Name.
○ Example: Week 2 Status Report. J. Doe.
● Submit as a Word document by Tuesday of Week 2 with your Ecosystem Blueprint: Initial Project Kick Off.
Formatting, References, and Evidence:
● Use APA 7th Edition formatting for references and in-text citations.
● Each section specifies the required number of references.
● Include credible and/or scholarly sources from the last five years, unless they are from the course content or seminal works.
● Incorporate evidence throughout your responses for each section.
Remember to carefully follow the instructions provided in each template and utilize the resources to complete the project artifacts successfully.
File #2 – Homework Week 2 – Rubric
File #3 – Course Framework – Personalized Healthcare Scenario.
File #4 – My Personalized Healthcare Scenario.
File #5 – How to Complete the Status Report.
File #6 – Ecosystem Blueprint Initial Project Kick Off – Template.
File #7 – Status Report – Template.
Here’s the reference list each citation is correlated to the file number going to be uploaded:
File #8 – Gary Auton. (2018). 18 Levers for High-Impact Performance Improvement : How Healthcare Organizations Can Accelerate Change and Sustain Results. ACHE Learn. Chapter 12 (Pages 305 – 325).
File #9 – Bhide, D. (2023). Healthcare and Project Management: An Industry Perspective. PM World Journal, 12(2), 1–12.
File #10 – Rose T. Dunn. (2021). Dunn and Haimann’s Healthcare Management, Eleventh Edition: Vol. Eleventh edition. ACHE Learn. Chapter 4 (Pages 75 – 88).
File #11 – Rose T. Dunn. (2021). Dunn and Haimann’s Healthcare Management, Eleventh Edition: Vol. Eleventh edition. ACHE Learn. Chapter 15 (Pages 385 – 423).
File #12 – Stephen Walston. (2018). Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution, Second Edition: Vol. Second edition. ACHE Learn. Chapter 5 (Page 103 – 119).
File #13 – Jeffrey P. Harrison. (2021). Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare, Third Edition: Vol. Third edition. ACHE Learn. Chapter 11 (pages 242 to 252).
File #14 – Pedrini, D. (2022). How COVID-19 will Impact the Future of Project Management and the Work of Healthcare Technicians (But not only them). PM World Journal, 11(8), 1–10.
File #15 – Geri, R. C., Young, G. J., Singh, S., McGuire, J., & Kim, D. (2021). Evidence that collaborative action between local health departments and nonprofit hospitals helps foster healthy behaviors in communities: a multilevel study. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05996-8
File #16 – American Pharmacists Association Foundation. (2012). Collaborative practice agreements and pharmacists’ patient care services: A resource for health care providers [Report]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137086
File #17 – Reeves, M., Fæste, L., Chen, Y., & Whitaker, K. (2022, March). What is your business ecosystem strategy? Boston Consulting Group. https://web-assets.bcg.com/b4/de/0a8b229e4abaa7d3b11ad3f3cff4/bcg-what-is-your-business-ecosystem-strategy-mar-2022.pdf