Instructions
DESIGNING A NURSING INFORMATICS PROJECT FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

You will use project management tools and strategies to propose how you would support and potentially implement a nursing informatics project. While you may not have the opportunity to implement this proposed project, this project will allow you to apply the skills needed and the considerations that are required in deducing how a project of this scope might take place in your nursing practice. To complete this project, you will define an informatics project that would be beneficial to your healthcare organization or nursing practice. You can discuss this with upper leadership, in your practice or organization, explaining that you will need to design, a proposed informatics project.
To Prepare
• Continue working with a manager, or consider how you will work with a manager, to design a proposed informatics project for your organization.
By Day 7 of Week 6
Continue working on the Scope, Charter, and SWOT analysis as assigned thus far. You will add Gap, WBS, Project Timeline in the coming weeks to be submitted in Week 6.
For Week 2, conduct a SWOT analysis.
• Project Design: Conduct a SWOT analysis which will provide information for the Scope and Charter. You can use a Word document and insert a table. Directions can be viewed in the video, How to Perform a SWOT Analysis. Some of the content is relevant to both the project for this course as well as organization for your DNP Project or dissertation. Overall, the first step for any project, work, or your DNP Project/dissertation requires a plan: what you will and will not do. That information is defined in a project scope and charter.
You are not required to submit this assignment this week, however, it will be helpful to incorporate Instructor feedback before the Final Project submission in Week 6.

Required readings
Sipes, C. (2025). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
o Chapter 8, “Case Studies: Applying Project Management Concepts and Tools” (pp. 205–235)
o Chapter 3, “Design/Initiation: Project Management—Phase 1”
(pp. 55–84)
o “SWOT” (p. 179)
• American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site.: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
o “Metastructures, Concepts, and Tools of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 2–6)
o “Professional Practice Areas for Nursing Informatics” (pp. 7-9)
o “Standard 3: Outcomes Identification” (p. 71)
o “Standard 4: Planning” (p. 72)
• Marcilly, R., Schiro, J., Beuscart-Zéphir, M. C., & Magrabi, F. (2019). Building usability knowledge for health information technology: A usability-oriented analysis of incident reportsLinks to an external site.. Applied Clinical Informatics, 10(3), 395–408. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1691841
• Powell, K. R., & Alexander, G. L. (2019). Mitigating barriers to interoperability in health careLinks to an external site.. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 23(2). https://www.himss.org/resources/mitigating-barriers-interoperability-health-care
• Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention researchLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 68(4), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.01.007
Required Media
• virtualstrategist. (2016, October 19). How to perform a SWOT AnalysisLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6AVRGLXGA
This week, you will continue working on the Scope, Charter, and SWOT Analysis that you have been working on throughout the past 2 weeks.

For Week 3, complete the following:
• Create a visual using the Gap Analysis map of the identified gap, documenting the flow from the point of origin to the destination. After watching the YouTube video, “How to do a GAP Analysis” media piece in this week’s Learning Resources, identify the gap and analyze the flow or lack of flow of information as the gap in a process.
• Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) using PowerPoint slides or another method. Be sure to review the media piece, What Is a Work Breakdown Structure? in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Create a Project Timeline using a Gantt chart, which defines who is responsible, due dates to start /finish activities. (You might also use this as you track your dissertation IRB submission for your proposal). You can find an example on pp. 95–96 of the course text, using PowerPoint slides or another method. Be sure to review the Gantt Charts, Simplified media piece in this week’s Learning Resources.
By Day 7 of Week 6
These three planning documents will be added to the three design and planning documents from Weeks 1 and 2 (totaling six tools) and kept current/updated as you develop this project.
You are not required to submit this assignment this week, however, it will be helpful to incorporate Instructor feedback before the Final Project submission in Week 6.

Required readings
• Sipes, C. (2025). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
o Chapter 4, “Planning: Project Management—Phase 2” (pp. 85–130)
• American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informaticsLinks to an external site.: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
o “Evolution of Nursing Informatics Competencies” (pp. 37–41)
o “The Future of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 52–62)
o “Standard 3: Outcomes Identification” (p. 71)
o “Standard 4: Planning” (p. 72)
• American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Innovative models of care delivery: Addressing transitions across the care continuumLinks to an external site.. https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2019/05/Innovative-Models-of-Care.pdf
• Guest in VSee. (2020). 7 ways technology is transforming the nursing fieldLinks to an external site.. VSee.com. https://vsee.com/blog/technology-transforming-nursing-field
• The Medical Futurist. (2020). 10 ways technology is changing healthcareLinks to an external site.. https://medicalfuturist.com/ten-ways-technology-changing-healthcare/
Required Media
• Schade, M. (2016, January 11). How to do a GAP AnalysisLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXReyiFtBY
• Project Manager. (2014, June 2). What is a work breakdown structureLinks to an external site.? [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWhnodF6ig
• Project Manager. (2016, March 11). Gantt Charts, Simplified – The Project Management TrainingLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGkHjby1xKM

This week, you will continue working on the Scope, Charter, and SWOT Analysis that you have been working on throughout the last three weeks.
For Week 4, complete the following:
• RACI (responsibility chart) which outlines who will be responsible for which tasks, if working with a team. An example can be found in the Sipes text on pages 111–113.
• Communication plan– Include documentation of all communications, status reports, changes made, next steps, especially if others will be responsible for helping you acquire documents such as IRB site documents if applicable. An example can be found in the Sipes text on pages 117–119 and on pages 152–154.
• Risk management plan – After viewing the “Risk Analysis How to Analyze Risks on Your Project” media piece in this week’s Learning Resources, document current and potential risks and how risks may be mitigated if possible. An example can be found in the Sipes text on pages 113–117.
By Day 7 of Week 6
These three planning documents will be added to the six design and planning documents from Weeks 1–4. Please ensure you keep current/updated all documents as you develop this project.
You are not required to submit this assignment this week, however, it will be helpful to incorporate Instructor feedback before the Final Project submission in Week 6.

This week, you will complete the draft that you have been working on throughout the last four weeks.
For Week 5, complete the following:
• Review all previous feedback and revise for final draft submission.
• If earlier drafts identified Turnitin issues please address them this week.
• Reach out to your faculty member if you have questions.
By Day 7 of Week 6
At the end of this week, you should have a final draft with all tables and figures completed. Please ensure you keep current/updated all documents as you develop this project.
You are not required to submit this assignment this week, however, it will be helpful to incorporate Instructor feedback before the Final Project submission in Week 6.