The Workplace Project is a requirement of the Certified Health Manager certification program. Its purpose is to demonstrate how you apply the ACHSM core competencies in a project setting as a leader. It is required for General Entry OR General Entry + RoE level participants seeking Certified Health Manager certification.
NOTE: The workplace project is not a requirement for Advanced Standing program participants.
Has been completed within the past 3 years OR will be completed within the next 18 months
Has a clear scope, deliverables and outcomes defined
Had a minimum duration of 3 months
You played a lead role in the project
Describe the project name/title, and the problem(s) it is intended to resolve, project scope, goals, time (duration).
Contact information: yours and your Mentor’s
Project name/title and a description of the problem(s) it is intended to resolve
Project scope, goals, time (duration) and budget (if applicable)
Project governance approach including decision-making, risk management, benefit management, stakeholder and change management
Project delivery approach such as;
Methodology e.g. lean, Agile, PRINCE2, Design-Bid-Build, Integrated Project Delivery etc.
Team roles including a description of your role in the project
Stakeholder engagement: who did you engage with through the project, and when?
Analysis techniques used: e.g. interviews, surveys, maturity assessments, root cause analysis, business process analysis, SWOT analysis, mind mapping, data analysis.
Your approach to resolving problems that arose through the project.
Project deliverables and outcomes
Key learnings from the workplace project. Consider a retrospective format such as liked, loathed, learned, longed for and continuous improvement opportunities.
How did this project contribute to development of ACHSM core competencies? Please describe in a paragraph all that apply.
Are you an ACHSM member who is NOT a Certified Health Manager or Executive and want more information on how to attain the CHM or CHE credential?
