Strategic Planning: Case Study Overview: In conventional business and government megaprojects--such as hydroelectric dams, chemical-processing plants, or big-bang enterprise-resource-planning systems--the standard approach is to build something monolithic and customized. Such projects must be 100% complete before they can deliver benefits: Even when it's 95% complete, a nuclear reactor is of no use. On the basis of 30 years of research and consulting on megaprojects, the author has found two factors that play a critical role in determining success or failure: replicable modularity in design and speed in iteration. The article examines those factors by looking at well-known megaprojects, both successful ones, and cautionary tales. Case Study Link Better Project Management | Harvard Business Publishing Education Access Link: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/895796 Using the megaproject case study  answer the following: You have just read an awesome article about megaprojects and how to make them more modular.  You are new to an organization managing their Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and have several projects that you feel meet the criteria of a "megaproject".  Given what you have learned from this article and your experience managing projects identify the following: 1.  What would be your suggested approach to managing a megaproject? 2.  What are the risks with your approach? 

You have been selected to be the project manager (for a project of your choice). The project you choose here will be used again in Assignment 4 (Week 10) and you may be asked to reference this project in subsequent weekly discussions. The project that you decide to use should meet the key criteria of a project, such as (a) having a beginning and an end; (b) results in something being delivered to someone; (c) requires a series of activities that must be done to complete the project; and (d) requires resources (e.g, people, materials) to complete the work. The project can be one of a personal or professional nature. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you define the scope of your chosen project. In your paper you must:Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.Describe at least three (3) project goals and three (3) project objectives.Identify the key customer(s) and at least two (2) stakeholders for your project. Remember, you are delivering the project to your customer(s); however, there are others (stakeholders) who have a vested interest in your project.Describe at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.Examine your project’s greatest challenge and provide a recommendation for addressing the challenge in question.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

Unit 8: DiscussionRegulatory EnvironmentNOTE: This assignment is due on FRIDAY.IntroductionIn this LearnScape, the student is the Director of Quality Improvement for Bright Road Healthcare System. The student’s team is in the process of establishing organizational policies and procedures to ensure health law compliance.The healthcare industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries, so it is incumbent on healthcare leaders to remain current on proposed legislation, newly enacted laws, amendments to existing laws, or the repeal of laws and provisions contained within that may potentially impact the business. It is important to remember, the regulatory agencies (DHHS in this LearnScape) create regulations that are designed to operationalize and enforce the laws. There are often changes to external reporting requirements associated with regulations and financial penalties for those providers and provider organizations that fail to comply. Whenever new laws are passed and in anticipation that regulations will be forthcoming the organization’s leadership team needs to examine the impact on the business, and then develop internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance. This LearnScape does a good job illustrating the typical process that organizations undertake when faced with new regulatory requirements. In this case, there are new Medicare requirements that will require the organization to track and report additional metrics to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These changes are prompting a reexamination of existing policies and procedures to ensure alignment with the new Medicare requirements. This is standard practice in the healthcare industry. More specifically, the system will be required to monitor and report medical errors as well as perform a root cause analysis to determine what caused the errors, so that measures can be instituted to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future; track and report patient outcomes and the five health care professional competencies (apply quality improvement, provide patient-centered care, use evidence-based practice, utilize informatics, and inter-professional teams); and then establish a non-blame culture. One final thought, all policies should be presented through the executive team to the Board of Directors or Trustees. Only the Board can approve policies. It is the job of the Chief Executive Officer and his or her team to ensure they are enforced.Unit Learning OutcomesULO #1: Formulate tactical plans to implement regulatory requirements within a healthcare organization. (CLO 7)ULO #2: Distinguish between healthcare laws, regulations, and policies. (CLO 7)ULO #3: Examine the major forces that are changing health care delivery. (CLO 2, 2, 4, 6, and 7)DirectionsLearnScapes ScenarioInitial PostingPeer ResponsesLearnScapes Scenario(Initial Posting) Students are to complete the LearnScape for Health Policy: Episode 3: Implementing Policy in the Health Care System (Scenario).To view the Scenario:Click on the link below to access this Unit's ScenarioCopy and paste the appropriate Access Code you received from http://www.shopjblearning.com/ into the Subscription Activation fieldImplementing Policy in the Health Care SystemBased on the information provided in the scenario and on an outside review of the relevant literature, the students will take the lead for their fictitious Bright Road team and recommend policy that addresses the new Medicare requirements, and determine the stakeholders who the changes will impact the most. To this end, the students should explore possible barriers to the successful implementation of the new policy, and then use this information to shape and justify the recommendation. This formal recommendation will be routed through the CEO to the Board of Directors for consideration. The recommendation needs to be well supported, logically presented, and thoroughly vetted.Due DatesOnline Students: The initial response is due by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. (CT). Respond to a minimum of two peers’ initial postings. The peer responses are due by 11:59 p.m. (CT), on Sunday. Blended Students: The initial response is to be posted to the unit discussion thread at least five (5) hours PRIOR to the scheduled class session. Respond to a minimum of two peers’ initial postings. The peer responses are due by 11:59 p.m. (CT), on Friday.