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Project Planning & Execution Flashcards

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  1. When planning a cardiac rehabilitation program expansion, which stakeholder group should be engaged FIRST to ensure clinical alignment?

    Answer: Cardiologists and referring physicians

    Cardiologists and referring physicians drive patient referrals and must endorse the clinical protocols before any cardiac rehab expansion can succeed.

  2. A project charter for a new cardiac catheterization lab includes all of the following EXCEPT:

    Answer: Detailed equipment specifications and vendor contracts

    A project charter defines scope, objectives, timeline, and stakeholders at a high level; detailed vendor contracts belong in the procurement planning phase.

  3. During execution of a heart failure disease management program, variance analysis reveals that patient enrollment is 20% below target at the midpoint. The BEST next step is:

    Answer: Conduct a root cause analysis and adjust the referral strategy

    Root cause analysis identifies why enrollment is lagging so that targeted corrective actions—such as improving referral pathways—can be implemented efficiently.

  4. The critical path in a cardiac quality improvement project represents:

    Answer: The longest sequence of dependent activities that determines the minimum project duration

    The critical path is the longest chain of dependent tasks; any delay on it directly delays project completion.

  5. A hospital implements a PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycle to reduce door-to-balloon time for STEMI patients. After the 'Study' phase, data show no improvement. The MOST appropriate action is:

    Answer: Revise the plan based on findings and run another cycle

    PDSA cycles are iterative; when the Study phase shows no improvement, the team revises the plan and tests again rather than abandoning the effort.

  6. Which risk response strategy is MOST appropriate when a cardiac project team identifies that a key vendor for monitoring equipment may go out of business?

    Answer: Mitigate

    Mitigation involves pre-qualifying an alternative vendor so that the impact of the primary vendor's failure is reduced.

  7. In a Gantt chart used for planning a new cardiac ICU, the horizontal bars represent:

    Answer: Task durations and their scheduled start and end dates

    Gantt chart bars depict the scheduled start date, end date, and duration of each project task along a timeline.