Business Analysis | Project Management | Organisational Change Management – Data Agility
Project Services
Information and Technology projects within Healthcare are supremely challenging. As anyone who has worked within this area will confirm; rarely has a heath IT project run to the expected time, budget or quality measures it initially anticipated.
In order to rectify these poor results, there must be a change in the way these projects are approached; either through the way these projects are initially scoped OR in how they are delivered.
Data Agility can deliver to your healthcare organisation an independent project standpoint based on tangible results.
In 2004 Data Agility was given the challenge of developing a hospital that utilised, electronic prescribing, scanned medical records, pathology and radiology result viewing all wrapped up into an easy to use, HL7-integrated portal. Data Agility was able to deliver all of the desired outcomes, on time, within the 13 month timeframe.
So if you’re considering a new Health IT project, or concerned with one that is currently underway, consider project success that Data Agility is able to deliver.
Data Agility’s project services within healthcare span across four main offerings:
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Data Agility operates in a specialist domain. The contemporary practices required to successfully deliver projects within healthcare share their foundation in common technologies and techniques, though differ in their specificities. For example, data warehouse models differ from patient administration databases; medication management environments require a different attention to data quality than telephony data; a report providing analysis of why a forecast or KPI wasn’t achieved is different from a tally of patients who received the correct meals.
In recognition of this, Data Agility engages with our clients and partners using models which focus on the business need of the project or service. Our corporate maturity allows us to; run projects on behalf of our client, deliver a full managed service or consult to business led initiatives.
Data Agility has substantial experience in managing operational and information and technology projects using the PRINCE2 project management methodology, which emphasises quality assurance through the use of detailed monitoring and control tools.
Project planning and control are a key part of the success of any project. As are well defined and tested methodologies that support and guide the business analysts, subject matter experts and testing teams. Our methods and highly trained consultants provide a professional approach to projects which lowers the risk to the business, timeline and budget.
Healthchecks
When a project is already underway, scope changes, especially in larger projects, are not uncommon. When the project changes, how can you be sure you are still on track? What if your risks have become too hard to manage? Data Agility also provides a project healthcheck service. These engagements typically consist of small, dynamic teams deployed quickly to ensure you are still on track, or to advise on the actions required to get back on track.
Healthcare
Data Agility works on the understanding that e-Health projects are ever-evolving; once the project work has been completed, support and maintenance must take place to sustain the evolution of the product, business environment and processes. Our methods ensure seamless handover to our clients which allows for this. |
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In our experience, many information and technology projects within healthcare are beneficial answers; what these projects often lack are sensible questions that suit these answers. Sounds a bit backwards? Exactly.
In order to understand the needs and requirements of an organisation, or, ‘the question’, one must take the time to understand how the organisation currently operates. Without taking this time and analysing the current problems through structured business analysis, often IT solutions are built that reflect these problems, not solve them.
Data Agility's expert eye can capture an organisation’s operation and analyse where the use of technology can realise benefits. Due to the specialist nature of our domain, we often engage our expertise in support of a broader business initiative. For us, business analysis is a serious business and our professional consultants are experienced in engaging as individuals or in small teams to guide our clients in aspects of technology driven organisational change within healthcare. |
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Organisational Change Management |
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Within healthcare, Organisational Change Management is often the most important element in the success of an IT project. Without addressing the reluctance and fear of chance, acceptance to technology is at stake; furthermore, without acceptance, the success of your project is at stake!
Organisational Change Management is a key focus of the success of Data Agility’s approach. Understanding the desired benefit of a project, analysing the impact, and managing all stakeholders through that change is the basis of our success.
Data Agility aims to provide your staff with, ‘instructions on how to do their job WITH technology’ NOT simply providing them with technology. |
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Given the nascent nature of technology within the healthcare industry, many opportunities require customer technology in order to realise potential.
Data Agility deploys an end-to-end structured framework for developing and enabling applications and services that focus on the access and application of data. The framework is focused on developing service and system components for a common business function across multiple business processes such as clinician portals, nurse portals or a single view of patient. |
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