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Conceptualizing, Planning and Executing a Post-course Project

Conceptualizing, Planning and Executing a Post-course Project. What is a Project?. A Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. Every project has a definite beginning and end with specific objectives to be accomplished

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Conceptualizing, Planning and Executing a Post-course Project

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  1. Conceptualizing, Planning and Executing a Post-course Project

  2. What is a Project? A Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. • Every project has a definite beginning and end with specific objectives to be accomplished • The duration of a project is finite • Characterized by progressive elaboration

  3. Why Should I Do a Post-course Project? Opportunity to extend your leadership growth beyond this 2-day course • Opportunity to assume a leadership role on an important project at your agency or within your category PAC • Opportunity to work on something that aligns with your interests and will take you beyond your current circle of responsibility and contacts

  4. What Should I Do for my Post-course Project? Examples of Post-course Projects from the 2011 MHS Female Physician Leadership Course: • Projects completed by PHS officers • Women Public Health Service Officers Leading the Way (Development of this course) • Coordination of analysis and dissemination of data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement

  5. What Should I Do for my Post-course Project (cont.)? Examples of Post-course Projects from the 2011 MHS Female Physician Leadership Course: • Projects completed by officers from other services • Emergency Department Throughput Improvement • Development of the Graduate Medical Education and Research Element of the New Naval Medical Research Center's Translational Research Office • Otolaryngology Consultation Process: A Patient-Centered Focus

  6. What Should I Do for my Post-course Project (cont. 2)? Think about other projects that you or fellow officers have been involved in • Develop a website • Develop a training session or training materials • Start a journal club • PHS recruiting activities

  7. What Should I Do for myPost-course Project (cont. 3)? Ask your leaders what needs to be done • Agency/ Operating Division Director or other senior manager • Chief Professional Officer/Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chair (You can find links to each PAC website at: http://dcp.psc.gov/CCMIS/LinksofInterest.aspx#pacs) • Any PHS Flag Officer • Clinic Director, if working in a clinical setting

  8. How Do I get Started? Draft a plan • Identify partners/ collaborators • Identify objective endpoints • Identify project milestones/ develop timeline • Identify anticipated challenges/barriers

  9. The “Triple” Constraint ofProject Management Successful project management means meeting all three goals (scope, time, and cost) – and satisfying the project’s sponsor! Projects reflect the result of balancing the triple constraint Source: Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition

  10. What are the Documentation Requirements? • Submit 2 progress reports • October 31, 2012 • January 31, 2013 • Final abstract summary • Due in the spring of 2013 • Will be judged on the criteria listed on the next slide • We plan to invite the authors of the best abstracts to share their experiences implementing their projects at the 2013 COF Symposium

  11. Evaluation Criteria • Originality of the project • Initiative on the part of the participant • Leadership role of the participant in the implementation of the project • Extent to which the project took the participant outside of her pre-existing circle of responsibility and contact • Immediate impact of the project • Lasting impact of the project

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