COIT11226: Project Case Study -Mercy Hospital Pharmacy-Case Study Assignment

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Case Study Assignment:

Consider a project involving development of an Online Mercy Hospital Pharmacy system. The following Information is to be used in Tasks 2 and 3. The Financial Information is to be used in Task 4. System Information Mercy Hospital currently handles the following procedures manually. You, as a system analyst, and your colleague in a software development team are invited to solve the problems of Mercy Hospital by setting up a computer application as a part of an information system in the Mercy Hospital pharmacy. The pharmacy at Mercy Hospital fills medical prescriptions for all hospital patients and distributes these medications to the nurse stations responsible for the patients’ care. Prescriptions are written by doctors and sent to the pharmacy. A pharmacy technician reviews each prescription and sends it to the appropriate pharmacy station. Prescriptions for drugs tha must be formulated (made on-site) are sent to the lab station,prescriptions for off-the- shelf drugs are sent to the shelving stations, and prescriptions for narcotics are sent to the secure stations. At each station, a pharmacist reviews the order, checks the patient’s file to determine the appropriateness of the prescriptions and files the order if the dosage is at a safe level and it will not negatively interact with the other medication or allergies indicated in the patient’s file. If the pharmacist does not fill the order, the prescribing doctor is contacted to discuss the situation. In this case, the order may ultimately be filled, or the doctor may write another prescription depending on the outcome of the discussion. Once filled, a prescription label is generated listing the patient’s name, the drug type and dosage, an expiration date, and any special instructions. The label is placed on the drug container, and the order is sent to the appropriate nurse station. The patient’s admission number, the drug type, the drug amount dispensed, and the cost of the prescription are then sent to the Billing Department. Personnel Information The project team consists of 4 members. Each team member may take on different roles during the project, but only one role at a time. For example, one person may take the role of ‘analyst’ and ‘Programmer’, but not at the same time. Financial Information The customer and the oversight committee of the project indicated that the initial investment cost of the project is $30,000.00. They foresaw a consistent recurring cost of $3,500 in using the technology with an expected discount rate of 7% within a 5-year period. They also worked out their forecasted benefits as $14,000.00, $17,000.00, $20,000, $25,000.00 and $28,000.00 in the 5-year period. The Tasks: Task 1. System Development Methodology Provide a short description of each of the following system development methodologies, and then compare the two.The comparison should describe the advantages and disadvantages of one methodology versus the other. 1.Modified Waterfall Model 2.Unified Process What to include in your report for this task? 1. Description of both methodologies 2. Comparison of the methodologies Task 2. Work Breakdown Structure 1.For the Online Mercy Hospital Pharmacy system Project, assume you have chosen Modified Waterfall Model as a Methodology. 2.Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). 3.The WBS must be created as a table, either directly in your MS Word report, or using other software Task 3. Project Gantt Chart For the Online Mercy Hospital Pharmacy system, create a Gantt chart of the project. You must include allocation of personnel. Also provide an explanation of the Gantt chart, including any assumptions that were made in preparing it. Task 4. Economic Cost Feasibility/ Project Budgeting Conduct a 5-year cost/benefit analysis by: 1. Create an Excel spreadsheet in common format. 2. Explain the breakeven period for the project, including what does breakeven period mean,what is the value for this project, and what that value means to the customer. 3. Explain the return on investment for the project, including when does return on investment mean, what is the value for this project, what that values means to the customer, and whether the project is worthwhile and should be continued or not.