Assignment 1: Study Projects (4%) 1. Define the project management triple constraint and explain its significance to IT project managers. (10 Points) 2. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) $17 million to fund projects to fight costly and dangerous healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Infections are one of the most common complications of hospital care. Nearly 2 million patients develop HAIs, which contribute to 99,000 deaths each year and $28 billion to $33 billion in healthcare costs. HAIs are caused by different types of bacteria that infect patients being treated in a hospital or healthcare setting for other conditions. Of the $17 million allocated, $8 million was funded for a national expansion of the project called Keystone Project, which within 18 months successfully reduced the rate of central-line blood stream infections in more than 100 Michigan intensive care units (ICUS) and saved 1,500 lives and $200 million. The project, to implement a comprehensive unit-based safety program, was originally started by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. The program involved using a checklist of evidence-based safety practices, staff training, and other tools for preventing infections that can be implemented in hospital units; standard and consistent measurement of infection rates; and tools to improve teamwork among doctors, nurses, and hospital leaders. a) What are the success factors for Keystone Project? (10 Points) b) What difficulties do you envision in this project? (10 Points) c) What is the value of this project? (5 Points) d) What is the average cost of healthcare to treat patients with HAI? (5 Points)