Question

Discussion 3.2: Is It Relevant?

As a healthcare manager, you may encounter situations where you have to use your knowledge of system tools and resources. Imagine that you attend an implementation team meeting and one of the team members (Kevin) does not believe that the systems development life cycle is relevant. He further explains that the use of such a tool may hinder a project rather than move it forward. Moreover, Kevin says that schedules and project timelines are a hindrance as well. How would you respond? Discuss how you would support or refute Kevin’s points of view. with a Reference, on where did the information come from.

Answer 1

Being a health care manager some of the ways to respond to this situation are

• First gather information from Kevin's point of view .This can help to identify the reason for his refusal to accept the new implementation .Also this can enable to provide knowledge by segregating things which are most comfortable and uncomfortable for an employee to work with a new system tool and resources
• Accept the point of the staff and ensure to rectify any faults or drawbacks in  the system development and make it easy to access and use with the help of technical team
• Above all educate and train the staffs regarding the system development. Its benefits if implemented .This can help the staffs to be prepared to accept changes and work smoothly .