The Continuity of Care Document (CCD) is an electronic document exchange standard for sharing patient summary information that includes the most needed pertinent information about the current and past patients’ health status.

You are the associate vice president for education and training for Bobcat Health, an academic medical center and health system.  The vice president of medical affairs comes to you concerned about the viability of the school’s residency programs.  Several of the residency site stakeholders are seeking clarification regarding new reimbursement models being used by the system and gaining clarity on the revenue cycle process in general. Prepare a white paper for the VP of Medical Affairs to share with the residency sites outlining the differences between the new reimbursement models and prior, traditional models for stakeholders.  Support your research with at least five sources. The use of professional charts / graphs to make the reading more interesting and to reinforce written content is encouraged. Ensure that your content and information is professional and can be followed by an executive audience. In your response, include the following: 

• Introduce and discuss the various reimbursement methods (e.g., capitated payments, fee-for-service, etc.) and include emerging models being introduced to the industry. 
• In your review, compare and contrast the traditional and new models and explain the motivation / reasons for the emerging models. Finally, based on this evidence, describe what impact (if any) you perceive there would be on the cost, quality and access to patient care. Support your research with peer-reviewed sources and/or market data. The use of professional charts / graphs to reinforce written content is encouraged. Ensure that your content and information is professional and can be followed by an executive audience.  
• Identify the various steps within the revenue cycle process, including admissions, case management, documentation, coding, billing, et cetera. For each step identified, provide the following:
  • Purpose of the step identified.
  • Responsible functions completed by individuals, such as coders, registration clerk, etc.
  • Key components of the function, such as verifying insurance, financial counseling, or coding of documented services provided.
  • Consequences of failure to properly conduct the function identified.
  • Assess how the application of digital tools might improve revenue cycle process management and performance.

In order to ensure optimal database performance, the logical and physical design should consider the user requirements thoroughly. Suppose you have been hired to transform a conceptual model into a logical model for a sales database.

• Describe the specific steps that you must perform in order to appropriately construct the database model.
• Speculate the risks that might present themselves for each step mentioned, and how you would avoid or mitigate those risks.

Article Review

Big Data has undoubtedly played a role in the way business is conducted. For many industries, when a product is created, especially a Website, mobile application, or enterprise system, there is a desire to understand how data is presented in the environment. Data has in fact become a usability measurement whether it is under the scope of information, system, or service quality.

For this assignment, you’ll find ONE SCHOLARLY ARTICLE that discusses data in the context of a usability evaluation. Your article should review data from the perspective of an industry vertical (i.e., healthcare, education, supply chain, etc.).

You’ll submit a three-page synopsis of the article that answers the following questions:

1. Article Title
2. Article Subject Area
3. Type of Data Set Used/Evaluated
4. Synopsis of Article
5. Three business takeaways on how data impacts the industry in respect to usability
6. Source Citation

Imagine that you have been hired as a project manager assisting in the development of an iOS application and cloud-based solution that is designed to streamline your organization's delivery operation. As the project manager, you are to manage the development and release of the mobile client platform in the cloud-based infrastructure that will use GPS to track the shipment and delivery of goods in airplanes across the United States.

The iOS mobile client will have three modules consisting of a search customer screen, a search address screen, and confirm delivery screen. Programmers have reviewed the requirements and estimate that each module will take one programmer 300 hours to complete.

In addition to delivering the iOS mobile application, your project will require upgrading the internal network and application infrastructure to a cloud-based model to support the new iOS mobile platform. This effort will require your team to procure network appliances to optimize the security factors of the cloud-based platform.

One last component of the project scope is to provide training to operation support staff and 30 cargo airplane pilots staffed across four regions of the United States. Your project team consists of three programmers, a technical writer, three technical trainers, two network engineers, and one system administrator.

Instructions

Section 1: Written Project Plan

Write a 3 page paper in which you:

1. Determine the factors that must be considered and observed throughout the work breakdown structure (WBS) development process, and explain why.
2. Create a work breakdown structure for the scope of the project. Note: The WBS must be in the indented format as shown in Figure 5-3 in Chapter 5 of the text.
3. Analyze the various activities required for this project and provide an estimate of the duration for each activity based on the number of resources available for the project. Include assumptions and basis for each estimate.
4. Recommend the estimation technique that should be used for each activity (that is, PERT, Delphi, analogy, expert judgment, or rule of thumb).
5. Determine the major milestones that the project will encounter.
6. Describe the logical sequence of planned activities required to achieve the project and analyze how monitoring durations on the critical path influence the success of the project.

Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Section 2: Gantt Chart

Use Microsoft Project (or its equivalent) to create a Gantt chart in which you:

1. Document all resources that would be required for this project within the Resource Sheet form.
2. List the activities required for the project. Break down the activities by the major milestones.
3. Enter the estimate of required durations and dependencies, and assign the resources for each activity.
4. Generate a Gantt chart that shows all of the project deliverables, from beginning to end.

Section 2 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported into a Word document.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Plan a software development project.

THIS PART IS THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION UPDATED BY THE PROFESSOR! TUTOR MUST USE THIS GUIDELINE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT.

From Instructor: There are more questions to answer and it is not a pure research paper. It is more of critical thinking. There are two different sections

There is a scenario given on building a GPS type of Phone app software. You do not need to know how to build software. 🙂 You need to make the Project Plan for the build of this software based on the scenario given. 

Put the questions into the paper, then answer below the pasted question. 

Section 1: Written Project Plan

1. Determine the factors that must be considered and observed throughout the work breakdown structure (WBS) development process, and explain why.

This is research on the WBS. Do not forget to explain why the factors need to be considered.

1. Create a work breakdown structure for the scope of the project. Note: The WBS must be in the indented format as shown in Figure 5-3 in Chapter 5 of the text.

*** Figure 5-3 should be Figure 5-5 ( i dont have book or image. Tutor should figure it out)

This is where the assignment is different. You will create a WBS for the IOS application web-based solution scenario. It is not on the Internet but created based on the information in the scenario of the assignment. Create the WBS in one of the three formats. 

I will accept any of the three formats for the WBS.

1. Like Figure 5-3 a diagram
2. Like Table 5-4 Like an outline (the book calls it a tabular format)
3. Like Figure 5-5 MS Project format.

I think the Table 5-4 format is the easiest.  The Deliverables or as the book calls it “Level two” of the diagram in Figure 5-3 are important to this project and are given in the scenario.  So, this is an important step or you will need this correct to answer the next few questions.  You will be making Levels 1, 2 and 3. 

1. Analyze the various activities required for this project and provide an estimate of the duration for each activity based on the number of resources available for the project. Include assumptions and basis for each estimate.

***The Activities in this question are the Deliverables from Question 2

Take the deliverables from the WBS in Question 2 and give estimates of each activity. The resources are the project team listed in the scenario.

1. Recommend the estimation technique that should be used for each activity (that is, PERT, Delphi, analogy, expert judgment, or rule of thumb).

Each Activity (deliverable) should be mentioned separately, and which estimation activity should be used. A "why" should be given. Just one line of "why" is fine.

1. Determine the major milestones that the project will encounter.

Milestones can be based on the completion of deliverables or phases within the deliverables and other factors.

1. Describe the logical sequence of planned activities required to achieve the project and analyze how monitoring durations on the critical path influence the success of the project.

This is a chart you will need to create your Gantt chart in Section 2 of the assignment. These are all the deliverables and all the steps needed to complete each deliverable in an Excel table based on all the items in the WBS.

If you include start and end dates and have the dependency built into the chart via these dates, then part of section 2 (questions 2 and 3) is complete here.

Section 2: Gantt Chart

There are 4 questions to be answered here it is not just a Gantt Chart

Use Microsoft Project (or its equivalent) to create a Gantt chart in which you:

1. Document all resources that would be required for this project within the Resource Sheet form.

The Resource Sheet form is in MS Project. You can fill that out in Project or in an Excel chart fine. List the resources (team on the project from the scenario) And their roles to the project, What will they be doing for the project (items in the WBS)

1. List the activities required for the project. Break down the activities by the major milestones.

This is the Deliverables and steps in the WBS. It is the same as what you made in Number 6 from section 1. If you create the Gantt Chart with the table from Number 6 above, this is part of the Gantt, and you will not need to do anything else here.

1. Enter the estimate of required durations and dependencies, and assign the resources for each activity.

If you entered dependencies in question 6 from section 1 and did the resource sheet adding the job responsibilities in section 2 question 1 then I will see the dependencies in the Gantt and team responsibilities in question 1 here in section 2 and  you will not need to do anything else but have a created Gantt chart.

1. Generate a Gantt chart that shows all of the project deliverables, from beginning to end.

These are the deliverables and the steps to complete them.

The Gantt can be made using many different programs. The list is below. MS Project Visio and Excel are the most common used by student. But anything on the list below or other Gantt chart tools works. Just copy the Gantt and paste it into the paper if you are using a program that is not one of those three. This way I do not have to figure out how to open it.

• Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams/charts must be imported into a Word document.

Imagine that you are employed as an IT project manager by a fast-food organization. This organization operates many fast-food shops within the region and would like to promote its brand by creating a mobile application that will provide its customers with the ability to view the nearest fast-food shop location within their geographical area.

As a member of the software development team, you estimate a total project cost of $175,000. You have designated control points to measure project progress. At control point 2, the following data is available:

• Budget Cost of Work Performed: $34,000.
• Actual Cost of Work Performed: $37,500.

There are various stakeholders that are interested in the progress of the project. These stakeholders include the marketing management team (internal customers), software designers, programmers, testers, and upper management. The software development team has attempted to release a mobile application of this magnitude in the past; however, lack of sponsorship, mobile development expertise, and technical infrastructure has limited the team's success.

Instructions

Write a 3 page paper in which you:

1. Identify at least four attributes of the mobile application development project that can be measured and controlled and evaluate how each is a critical factor for the success of the project.
2. Generate a project plan summary of the various project milestones. Develop a WBS that details work packages required to complete the project scope.
3. Develop a workflow model that can be used to inspect and detect defects during the acceptance of this mobile product through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio or an open-source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
4. Describe how the defects detected during the acceptance of the mobile application should be reported and explain the circumstances in which a defect may not require reporting.
5. Analyze the communication needs of the different project stakeholders. Explain the types of project status reports that would be useful to each.
6. Compute the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index, schedule performance index, and estimated actual cost using the information presented at control point 2. Interpret the project schedule and budget status from the calculations.
7. Explain how the work package, binary tracking, and earned valued reporting can be used effectively during the maintenance phase of the software life cycle if various change requests may be assigned to individuals and processed on an individual basis.
8. Develop a risk register that will document all of the estimated risks. Assign one risk management technique for each risk and explain the basis for your selection.
9. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Evaluate project monitoring and risk management strategies for a software development project.

TO TUTOR: THIS IS MY PROFESSOR's SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS OR INSIGHTS HOW HE WANTS IT DONE.

Instructor Insights for Week 8 Assignment

From Instructor: This paper is similar to the Week 6 assignment. You will make a Project plan for a different scenario with some of the same information (WBS) and some new parts that were not in the Week 6 assignment.

This time, it is a fast food chain restaurant owner who wants to make a Find the Location of their nearest restaurant, creating an app to locate the closest restaurant.

Some new things, like the budget, are shared. You will need some information to use the beyond-the-scenario to enhance your project plan.

There are eight (8) questions to answer to make up this project plan.

1. identify at least four attributes of the mobile application development project that can be measured and controlled and evaluate how each is a critical factor for the success of the project.

Attributes are parts of the project that must be completed based on the scenario. This scenario does not spell out the development, but you have all seen Apps that locate things. Use that experience to say what screens would be needed to make the content for this project.

1. Generate a project plan summary of the various project milestones. Develop a WBS that details work packages required to complete the project scope.

*** There is no format specific here for the WBS. I will take either the MS Project version of Figure 5-5 or the Table 5-4 formats. NOT THE DIAGRAM.

Either of these two methods. The level two information, as per the textbook, will be the major milestones.

I will accept any of these two formats for the WBS.

1. Like Table 5-4 Like an outline (book calls it a Tabular format)
2. Like Figure 5-5 MS Project format.

3. Develop a workflow model that can be used to inspect and detect defects during the acceptance of this mobile product through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio or an open-source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

This is a workflow diagram Flow chart diagram like Figure 8-8. You need to research defect detection and correction to make a plan and put it into diagram format.

1. Describe how the defects detected during the acceptance of the mobile application should be reported and explain the circumstances in which a defect may not require reporting.

This question is research and report. You should have a bunch to write about as you made the diagram above. This a paragraph formatted about the defects detected during the “Acceptance” part of building the application. (Final testing after the program is built)

1. Analyze the communication needs of the different project stakeholders. Explain the types of project status reports that would be useful to each.

This goes with the Discussion post for this week as well; it is the same research. Just apply it to this scenario. Different stakeholders get different communications. Look at the list of stakeholders in the scenario and what communication each will receive.

1. Compute the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index, schedule performance index, and estimated actual cost using the information presented at control point 2. Interpret the project schedule and budget status from the calculations.

This is a calculation based on the scenario. The scenario provides some budget information for the calculations.

1. Explain how the work package, binary tracking, and earned valued reporting can be used effectively during the maintenance phase of the software life cycle if various change requests may be assigned to individuals and processed on an individual basis.

This is a research and report question. Base the answer on the scenario. In other work, look at change requests after the project is complete (maintenance phase) and how work would be accomplished and by whom. Again, this is based on this IOS app that was created.

1. Develop a risk register that will document all of the estimated risks. Assign one risk management technique for each risk and explain the basis for your selection.

***Just 3 to 4 risks are fine.

Look up a risk register. An example in the book is Table 11-4. Just make a spreadsheet and fill out risks that the project of building this software much face which can be technological, financial, organizational, outside factors or others.

You will also need to assign the risk management technique (a way to mitigate the risk) as part of a written answer for each risk. Short on explaining why it is a risk, how you would mitigate it, and why the mitigation would lessen or eliminate the risk.