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Managing Projects in Healthcare (3 of 3), Plain & Simple
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Managing Projects in Healthcare (3 of 3), Plain & Simple

Learn about applying classic project management tools to workflow analysis and agile techniques.
Created byThomas Giordano
Last updated 5/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Learn the importance of project management in healthcare
  • Understand how project management methodologies can be applied to workflow analysis
  • Be able to describe the limitations of Gannt and PERT in today's healthcare environment
  • Discuss the fundamentals of Agile project management

Course content

3 sections • 7 lectures • 53m total length

  • Overview2:55

    Review the overview of the series on managing projects in health care, recapping Gantt and PERT concepts, critical path and slack, workflow analysis, and agile methods for changing environments.

  • Workflow Analysis with Project Management Tools14:18

    Apply project management tools to map and optimize healthcare workflows, from door-to-balloon timing to medication administration, aligning teams and improving patient experience along the care continuum.

  • The Issues with Gannt and PERT5:47

    Explore why Gantt and PERT fail when software and health care requirements change, and how stage gate processes adapt construction and aerospace projects to the new normal.

  • Agile Methodology21:57

    Explore Agile and Scrum as adaptive, incremental methods for healthcare projects. Use backlog, sprints, minimum viable product, daily stand-ups, and personas to respond quickly to changing healthcare needs.

  • Wrapup7:30

    Master project management in healthcare by integrating structure, discipline, and processes to control scope, resources, and timelines, using charts, agile methods, and workflow analysis to improve outcomes.

Requirements

  • There are no course requirements or prerequisites. This course is a foundation course.

Description

This is the 3rd in a series of 3 courses on Project Management in Healthcare

WHY IS THIS COURSE IMPORTANT?

Project Management is one of the most important processes in the healthcare environment. Well run projects help control costs, manage risk and improve project outcomes. Projects that are not well run create chaos, dissatisfaction and increase costs. At the core of any successful project is a diverse team of very talented individuals who are passionate about planning, executing and monitoring their projects. Studying the various project management tools available and how to use them is key to the success of any project, particularly in healthcare, where patients' health are at stake.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?

This is the 3rd of a 3 part series on project management in healthcare.

In this 3rd part, you will learn:

  • Examples of analyzing workflow processes

  • A few of the difficulties with both Gannt and PERT techniques

  • Agile methodology and what it might bring to the healthcare environment

This course includes:

  • Video lectures

  • Quiz to test your retention

  • Significant number of resources to do a deeper dive into this topic.

WHO IS THE IDEAL STUDENT FOR THIS COURSE?

You will learn a lot from this course if you are

  • Thinking about choosing healthcare as a career

  • Looking to advance your career in healthcare

  • Looking to expand your knowledge of healthcare to better perform your current job and better understand how it fits into the ecosystem of patient care and better serve those in need

  • Curious about everything and want to learn more about healthcare just for the sake of expanding your knowledge base.

WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING STYLE?

My teaching style is a very pragmatic one. I assume you know nothing about this topic and start with the foundation and build from there. Some of these concepts could be challenging, so I sprinkle in as many examples as I can, both non healthcare and healthcare, to assure full understanding of the topic. This is why I have appended "Plain and Simple" to all my courses.

WHY ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO TEACH THIS COURSE?

I spent 35 years in the designing and launching of medical imaging products and services. My career evolved from leading engineering teams, to becoming VP Marketing and then to president of a Healthcare IT firm. It is also based on 15 years of university teaching.

Who this course is for:

  • Those currently in a healthcare position, wanting to learn more about project management and the role it plays in healthcare.
  • Those considering a career change and wanting to learn more about healthcare and its processes
  • Those entering the healthcare industry and wanting to learn how good project management skills can make a difference
  • The eternally curious

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