Project Leadership in Health Care HLED 7270

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Integrate the distributed leadership applications of the LEADS Frameworks with the domains of evidence and evidence based decision making to a specific project in the health sector.
• Apply LEADS Framework to the leadership aspects of initiating and leading a specific health system project imperative.
• Communicate successfully in the health sector project environment with an understanding of the health sector projects and initiatives.
• Function as an effective health leader in addressing the needed definition of a project.
• Explain the specific phases of a project.
• Develop a workflow breakdown for a specific project.
• Provide a realistic projection of costs, duration and budget requirements.
• Create a project plan and initiate a critical path.
• Delineate a measurement approach to illustrate project progress.
• Propose leadership strategies to ensure a high standard of care and service delivery to patients and families results from projects undertaken.
• Propose leadership strategies in selecting and retaining project team membership appropriately.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in identifying, documenting and communicating issues in leadership situations.

Effective as of Fall 2012