EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ABSTRACT)
Project Management Offices are not a very common part of organization structures in
Suriname. To me it was a new topic introduced during the Master in Project Management
courses. This document explains the processes used and steps taken to design a strategic
Project Management Office for the Academic Hospital Paramaribo.
The Academic Hospital Paramaribo had its original opening in March 1966 under the name
“The Central Hospital”, but was operational since the 18th of September 1965. Since 1973,
the Hospital was put under the authority of the Ministry of Health.
It is the biggest hospital
in Suriname and is operational at six different locations throughout Paramaribo and has over
70 buildings. The hospital has 2100 employees that include medical specialists, physicians,
nurses, nursing personnel, and administrative personnel.
AZP is the only hospital that
provides some specialized treatments such as Cardiac disorders, ER traumas, Eye Care
services, and Radiotherapy care.
Within the current organizational structure of this Hospital, there are several project
managers that are overseeing current and upcoming projects.
Their roles consist of
ensuring project duration, budget, and delivery is consistent with the original plans. The
problem the AZP faces is that because of the lack of a PMO within the organizational
structure, some project managers can get carried away and forget their roles,
responsibilities and functions.
In addition to that, often times project managers give their
input for projects that are not under their lead. Which causes unnecessary delay in projects.
The purpose of this research is built around and with the Strategic Plan 2020’s mission and
vision in mind. This is a transformation build on Patient Care, Medical Researches, Medical
Education, and Paramedical Training.
The purpose is to design a suitable PMO for the
Academic Hospital which can effectively direct and manage different construction projects
during the transformation phase with the use of Project Management Processes and
Procedures.
The general objective for this project is to develop a Strategic Project Management Office
for the Academic Hospital Paramaribo to further utilize these Project Management skills in
construction projects done by and for the hospital.
The specific objectives are to analyze
different PMO styles, their characteristics and functions, and determine the most suitable
for the AZP, perform a maturity analysis to determine AZP its organizational needs, and to
establish the suitable PMO’s position, roles, and level of authority in the organization, in
order to improve the maturity of AZP.
Developing an implementation plan is the last specific
objective for this study.
With the use of the following research strategies, the objectives were met.
The
methodologies employed in this research were based on literature reviews of similar
researches using the analytical research method.
This analytical research allowed for an indepth analysis of the organization. The tools used are questions asked during meetings,
expert judgment, analytical techniques, and maturity model tools.
The results of this
research will determine the maturity of the organization and a suitable PMO for the
Academic Hospital Paramaribo.
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