A Project Manager's Guide to Integration Projects

Monday, Feb. 21, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Description:
Is your data scattered across systems? The Department of Clinical Research Informatics at the National Institutes of Health-Clinical Center (NIH-CC) has implemented multiple interfaces between applications. Our lessons will help guide you through similar projects.

Speaker Information:
  • Susan Houston, RN-BC, MBA, chief of portfolio management at the NIH-CC; and
  • Ryan Kennedy, PMP, IT project manager, supervisor PMO at the NIH-CC

Objectives:
  • Define the different types of system integration.
  • Summarize the lessons the NIH-CC has learned from their integrations projects.
  • Explain how the standard project management process can facilitate system integration efforts.
  • Outline the potential pitfalls of integration projects and how to avoid them.

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