SECTION A [100 MARKS]

Read the caselet below and answer ALL the questions that follow. Client Success: Health Catalyst Improves Business Processes and Increases Consistency in Project Delivery with Mavenlink Health Catalyst is a company that delivers data and analytics services and technology to different healthcare organizations. The firm provides assistance to technicians and clinicians in the healthcare sector. The challenge of the company was that the tools like Intacct and spreadsheets that is used for project management were not able to provide the required data insights and clarity for better project management. It also limited effective resource management. The solution was to embrace Mavenlink. The result was better resource forecasting, enhanced interdepartmental communication, consistency in project delivery, and better resource data insights. Source: knowledge hut Available from: https://www.knowledgehut.com/blog/project-management/project-management-case-study

QUESTION ONE (20 Marks)

Health Catalyst achieved client success by improving its processes and increasing its consistency in project delivery. Explain achieving project success of projects in an organisation.

QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)

Utilising Mavenlink led to enhanced interdepartmental communication. Effective communications in a project environment is imperative. Project communication embraces a large body of knowledge and within a project management context. Discuss Health Catalysts focus of communication within a project management context.

QUESTION THREE (20 Marks)

Health Catalyst achieved consistency in project delivery. Quality plays a big role in project delivery and customer satisfaction. Advise Health Catalyst on the focus and concerns of quality management.

QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks)

Oosthuizen and Venter (2018:26) state that Project Integration Management is a critical aspect of project management, which is concerned with ensuring coordination amongst different aspects of the project. Integration facilitates successful completion of a project. There are multiple levels in project integration. Discuss these levels of integration.

QUESTION FIVE (20 Marks)

The challenge of the company was that the tools that it used for project management limited effective resource management. Tools and techniques can be used to determine the use of resources that are required for various tasks within a project. Advise Health Catalyst on the benefits of using a Work breakdown structure (WBS).

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