Baseline Management and Staffing Plans

GRADING RUBRIC MUST BE FOLLOWED

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

• What leadership strategies are effective for working with a team?
• What are the developmental strategies for creating a high-performing team?
• What would you like technology help you do to make managing projects more efficient or easier?
• What are examples of project management applications that are used by leaders and managers in a health care setting?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses, based on product reviews of project management software?
• What would you suggest an individual or an organization could do to improve skills and implementation of project management software in a health care setting?

Develop a 2–3-page baseline management and staffing plan that reflects the workplace organizational design of your project. Include a competed RAM as an appendix to your plan.

Develop a baseline management and staffing plan that reflects the workplace organizational design and leadership strategies for your project. Use either phases or project work (phases are used in complex projects).

Staffing Plan

Create a RAM using the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) Template, linked in the Required Resources.

• Determine the team roles and responsibilities needed on the project.
• Describe the criteria you would use to determine an appropriate fit for each role.
• Determine who is responsible for each aspect of the project.

Baseline Management Plan

Develop a 2–3-page base line management plan that describes the rationale behind your RAM.

• Analyze the strategies for team leadership and team development.
• Explain how the strategies promote successful project execution.
• Provide credible support for your analyses.

Submit your baseline management plan to this assessment. Add the RAM as an appendix to your plan.

RESOURCES:

Staffing Plans

Review the following:

• Johnson-Carlson, P., Constanzo, C., & Koetsky, D. (2017). Predictive staffing simulation model methodology. Nursing Economics, 35(4), 161–169.
• Shimp, K. M. (2017). Systematic review of turnover/retention and staff perception of staffing and resource adequacy related to staffing. Nursing Economics, 35(5), 239–258, 266A.
• Project Management Institute. Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Sixth Edition and Agile Practice Guide. Newtown Square. PA. 2017.
• New Hampshire Nurses Association. (n.d.). Nurse staffing toolkit. Retrieved from https://nhnurses.nursingnetwork.com/page/64491-nur…

Team Leadership Strategies

Review the following:

• Bennett, F. R. (2013). Learn strategies to improve staffing decisions with ANA’s new Nurse Staffing 101 Guide and resources. American Nurse, 45(4), 14.
• Project Management Institute (PMI). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pmi.org/
• American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Building a leadership team for the health care organization of the future. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/resources/ahahret-guides/1613
• Interview: Leading Teams in Project Management | Transcript.

Team Development Strategies

Review the following:

• The Big 6: An Active Listening Skill Set | Transcript.
• Heathfield, S. M. (2018). What are the stages of team development?. Retrieved from https://www.thebalance.com/what-are-the-stages-of-…
• Meredith, J. R., Mantel, S. J., Jr., Shafer, S. M., & Sutton, M. M. (2017). Project management in practice (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Available in the bookstore.
  • Chapter 2, “The Manager, the Organization and the Team,” pages 33–71.