Project Management Decision Making for Healthcare Training Course
Course Overview
The Project Management Decision Making for Healthcare Training Course is a comprehensive professional development program designed to strengthen the competencies of healthcare leaders, project managers, program coordinators, clinicians, administrators, and development professionals responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating healthcare projects. The course equips participants with practical skills in project management, strategic decision making, healthcare project planning, project governance, healthcare leadership, stakeholder management, project scheduling, budgeting, procurement management, healthcare quality improvement, risk management, monitoring and evaluation, evidence-based decision making, healthcare policy implementation, resource optimization, digital health project management, organizational performance, change management, and healthcare innovation. Participants will learn how to make timely, informed, and data-driven decisions that improve project outcomes, healthcare service delivery, and organizational sustainability.
The program incorporates internationally recognized standards and best practices including the PMBOK® Guide, PRINCE2®, Agile Project Management, Scrum Framework, ISO 21502 Project Management Guidelines, ISO 31000 Risk Management, ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, ISO 13485 Medical Device Quality Management, WHO Health Systems Framework, Results-Based Management (RBM), Logical Framework Approach (Logframe), Balanced Scorecard (BSC), Lean Six Sigma, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants will strengthen their ability to lead healthcare projects through structured planning, governance, performance monitoring, and strategic decision-making.
The course provides hands-on experience with modern project and healthcare management technologies including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Tableau, Primavera P6, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Jira, Trello, DHIS2, OpenMRS, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), business intelligence dashboards, predictive analytics, and digital health information systems. Practical exercises include project scheduling, healthcare resource planning, budgeting, risk analysis, stakeholder mapping, dashboard development, project monitoring, decision analysis, and executive reporting.
Through expert-led presentations, practical workshops, simulations, collaborative learning, healthcare project case studies, group assignments, and real-world project management exercises, participants will strengthen their ability to manage complex healthcare initiatives, improve decision quality, optimize project resources, manage project risks, enhance stakeholder engagement, strengthen governance, and deliver sustainable healthcare outcomes.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand project management principles within healthcare organizations.
- Apply structured decision-making techniques to healthcare projects.
- Strengthen project planning, scheduling, and resource management.
- Improve healthcare project governance and accountability.
- Conduct effective project risk assessment and mitigation.
- Utilize digital project management and business intelligence tools.
- Strengthen stakeholder engagement and communication strategies.
- Improve monitoring, evaluation, and project performance reporting.
- Enhance leadership competencies for healthcare project management.
- Promote continuous improvement and sustainable healthcare project delivery.
Organization Benefits
Organizations participating in this course will be able to:
- Improve healthcare project planning and implementation.
- Strengthen evidence-based project decision-making.
- Enhance project governance and regulatory compliance.
- Improve resource utilization and cost efficiency.
- Reduce project risks and implementation delays.
- Strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems.
- Increase organizational accountability and transparency.
- Improve collaboration among healthcare project teams.
- Enhance quality of healthcare services and patient outcomes.
- Build resilient and sustainable healthcare project management systems.
Target Participants
- Healthcare Project Managers
- Program Managers
- Hospital Administrators
- Medical Directors
- Health Program Coordinators
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
- Health Information Managers
- Procurement Officers
- Finance Managers
- Clinical Managers
- Public Health Specialists
- Health Policy Officers
- Donor-Funded Project Coordinators
- Risk Management Officers
- Quality Assurance Managers
- NGO Health Program Staff
- Development Partners
- Ministry of Health Officials
- Healthcare Consultants
- Professionals responsible for healthcare project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, governance, and strategic decision-making.
Course Outline
Module 1: Foundations of Healthcare Project Management and Decision Making
- Principles of healthcare project management
- Project life cycle management
- Strategic decision-making frameworks
- Healthcare governance and accountability
- Leadership in healthcare projects
- Case Study: Developing a strategic implementation plan for a national healthcare improvement project.
Module 2: Project Planning, Scheduling, and Resource Management
- Project scope definition
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Project scheduling techniques
- Budget preparation and financial planning
- Resource allocation and optimization
- Case Study: Planning and scheduling a hospital infrastructure development project.
Module 3: Risk Management, Compliance, and Quality Improvement
- Healthcare project risk assessment
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Regulatory compliance
- Healthcare quality management
- Patient safety considerations
- Case Study: Managing implementation risks during a digital health transformation project.
Module 4: Digital Project Management and Data-Driven Decision Making
- Microsoft Project for healthcare planning
- Business intelligence dashboards
- Healthcare data analytics
- Performance monitoring systems
- Digital collaboration tools
- Case Study: Using Power BI dashboards to monitor healthcare project performance.
Module 5: Stakeholder Engagement, Monitoring, and Performance Evaluation
- Stakeholder analysis and engagement
- Communication management
- Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Performance reporting and lessons learned
- Case Study: Improving stakeholder coordination in a donor-funded health program.
Module 6: Leadership, Sustainability, and Continuous Improvement
- Leadership in healthcare project teams
- Organizational change management
- Continuous improvement methodologies
- Sustainability planning
- Emerging trends in healthcare project management
- Case Study: Developing a sustainability strategy for a nationwide healthcare initiative.
General Information
- Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
- Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
- Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.
- Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
- Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.
- Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.
- Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
- Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, flight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
- Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
- Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
- Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
- Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
- Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call us at +254712260031.
- Website: Visit www.fdc-k.org for more information.