Course Reflection

Reflection Report Guidelines

During this course you worked on a substantial healthcare case project in which you worked through the five process groups of project management. In a professional essay format, concisely address the following:

• Discuss the five process groups of project management as followed throughout the case project. The goal of this essay is to demonstrate your understanding of the covered project management course topics and highlight your overall learning experience. For each process group, be sure to:
  • Demonstrate your understanding by incorporating the ten knowledge areas with the case assignments into your analysis. Indicate any areas of successes, challenges, failures you experienced. Be specific.
  • Highlight the importance of each process group and the various approaches and knowledge areas you applied to complete the overall delivery of the semester long project.
  • Discuss the various approaches, models, diagrams, techniques, etc. used. Be sure to explain why each tool, diagram, skill, model was completed. If you feel any process group, tool, model, etc. was not required or important, be sure to highlight this in your analysis.
• In another section (1-2 pages) compare and contrast the Agile approach to project management versus the structured process followed in your running case. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and which approach would you recommend in the future?
• Include a Lessons Learned section where you should discuss any lessons learned or take-aways from your project experience that you feel you will be able to benefit from or apply in the future. In addition, be sure to discuss how you would improve the chances of implementing a successful project.
• Be sure to include appropriate vocabulary and terminology to demonstrate your mastery of the HIMT-420 topic areas. Essays will be graded based on the application of materials as related to the case project.
• Your essay should be professionally written and formatted. The final essay should be something that you would be proud to share to prospective employers.
• Include the following sections/headings:
  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Process 1:__
  • Process 2:__
  • Process 3:__
  • Process 4:__
  • Process 5:__
  • Comparison of Structured Process Approach vs. Agile Approach
  • Lessons Learned
  • Conclusion