Madurai Kamaraj University

(University with Potential for Excellence)

Distance Education
www.mkudde.org

MBA
(Hospital Management)

Subject Code: PMHM07

First Year
Semester II
Health Programme Management
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This reading material, developed by V.Vidya Chellam, Assistant professor, Department of Management
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Health Programme Management

Unit 1 : Programme, Project, Tasks, Subtasks, Sub-subtasks - Linking Vision, Mission and Strategic Plans to
Project-Pre-project Phases: Needs Analysis-Characteristics of Project- Advantages of Project Framework for
Healthcare Programmes-Key Stages, Elements, Phases and Project Life Cycle

Unit 2 : Project Planning Problem Analysis : Cause and Effect- Process of Developing Objectives- Planning Cycle
Forecasting : Time Series, Correlation, Regression and Delphi Technique- Project Implementation Plan Project
Sustainability-Proposal Writing- Resources Budgeting, Mobilisation and Utilisation

Unit 3 : Planning Tools and Techniques- Introduction to Operations Research- Estimating Contingency-
Milestones - Gantt Char- Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT- Critical Path Method
(CPM)- Linear Programming - Transportation Model, Assignment Models, Queuing Models : Single Channel
and Multi Channel Queuing Models- Simulation : Deterministic Simulation Models and Probabilistic Simulation
Models - Dynamic Programming

Unit 4 : Project Manager, Execution and Implementation -Role of Project Manager and Skills Inventory -
Managing Time- Managing Risk- Factors that Lead to Successful Projects- Project Tracking - Job
Description, Staffing Pattern and Training Plan - Main Activities: Regular Monitoring, Regular Reviewing
Progress, Re-plan - Recordkeeping and Reporting- Online Project Management

Unit 5 : Project Disengagement Review and Evaluation- Feedback- Audit Trail- Publicise the Success

Textbooks

1 Donna Deeprose, Project Management (Capstone Publishing, Oxford)

2 H. Kerzner, Project Management : A System Approach to Planning Scheduling and Controlling (Wiley
Eastern, New York)

3 Kanti Swarup and et al, Operations Research (Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi)

References

4 www.ipma.org (International Project Management Association)

5 www.pmi.org (Project Management Institute

6 www.4pm.com (Discussions of Hot Topics in Project Management)