Project Management in Health and Community Services: Getting Good Ideas to Work

The use of project management is now well established in the health and community service sector. In this complex environment, project managers need to be determined, flexible, and prepared to respond to emerging evidence and stakeholder demands. This wholly revised edition of Project Management in Health and Community Services challenges the accepted wisdom of project management methods from other fields. It presents tools and techniques to successfully implement good ideas in the health and community service context. From the inception of a good idea, to convincing your supervisor to support your project, to wrapping up a successful outcome and capturing the lessons learnt, Project Management in Health and Community Services offers practical problem-solving strategies and provides a comprehensive guide to managing projects. It uses case studies and examples from the field to illustrate topics such as the project lifecycle, project planning, execution and evaluation, risk management, change, and effective teams. Project templates and a glossary of terms are new features to this edition. Written by authors with years of practical experience and underpinned by recent research, this is a valuable resource for anyone studying or working in health and community services.

Professor Judith Dwyer works in the Department of Health Care Management at Flinders University and teaches in the Master of Health Administration in Australia and in China. Professor Dwyer serves on the board of the Australasian College of Health Service Management. Dr. Zhanming Liang is a senior lecturer and course coordinator in the School of Public Health and Human Biosciences at La Trobe University. Valerie Thiessen is Director of IT Projects and Business Applications at Northern Health, Victoria. Dr. Angelita Martini is a senior research fellow in the School of Medicine at Flinders University.