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<Project Name>Guiding PrinciplesTable of Contents TOC \* MERGEFORMAT 1Introduction PAGEREF _Toc503268678 \h 21.1Purpose PAGEREF _Toc503268679 \h 21.1.1Establishing Guiding Principles PAGEREF _Toc503268680 \h 21.1.2Intended use PAGEREF _Toc503268681 \h 21.2Assumption PAGEREF _Toc503268682 \h 21.3Intended Audience PAGEREF _Toc503268683 \h 22Version Control PAGEREF _Toc503268684 \h 33Guiding Principles PAGEREF _Toc503268685 \h 44Approvals PAGEREF _Toc503268686 \h 5IntroductionPurposeThe purpose of this document is to discuss the Guiding Principles that have been established for the project to direct and help to resolve questions, concerns or issues that inevitably surface during the course of project execution.Guiding principles are rules, statements, objectives and goals that have been established by project members, initially and primarily by Executive Management or Sponsors, during the project initiation phase intended to give the project team a series of broad decision points to be used in making decisions on their own without Executive Management or Sponsor involvement.Establishing Guiding PrinciplesCommon Guiding Principles tend to address the following:Address compliance to stated business strategiesKnown conflicting points of view for execution or developmentRestate or confirm stated business objectives or goalsDesired outcomes of the final product or solutionStandardization or integration with existing business, systems, or functionsAreas of concentration or focus for the project teamIntended useGuiding principles should be read an understood by all project participants, however, when a question, issue or conflicting idea arises, the guiding principles should be reviewed and consulted to determine if the question, issue or conflicting idea is addressed and can be answered by one of the guiding principles. In cases where none of the guiding principles applies, the issue at hand should be handled through the Decision Register Process where the Project Sponsor or the Executive Management team can be consulted for a decision.AssumptionThere are no assumptions being made for this document.Intended AudienceThis document is intended to be reviewed and understood by all participants and resources for the project, including but not limited to roles identified in the project charter.Version ControlVersionDatePersonChange1.0MM/DD/YYYYInitial Document CreationGuiding PrinciplesThe Project Sponsor and Executive Management team have established the following guiding principles for this project:Achieve the goal of providing an integrated application to UBHC to handle all clinical, financial and administrative aspects of the patient experienceDrive the Organization towards the goal of achieving “Meaningful Use Phase II”Optimize clinical and administrative processes to enhance patient safety and experiencePosition UBHC to succeed in this effort by focusing and placing emphasis on communications, training and testingCompeting requests for staff resources will need to be reviewed by the Steering CommitteeEnhance ability to collaborate with research initiatives which will allow us to provide a higher quality of care to our patientsSunset existing applications post go-live in a timely manner while ensuring the appropriate continuity of care for patientsSystems will be implemented with native “off-the-shelf” functionality. Any request for customized development will be review the Steering CommitteeMigrate Banner data into the PeopleSoft environment without making significant changes to the existing environmentModification required for regulatory or union agreements will be reviewed and addressedEmphasis will be placed on communication, training and testingRequest for new functionality or enhancements will need to be reviewed by the Steering CommitteeProject success is linked to other project implementation ApprovalsThe individuals below agree that they have reviewed and approved the plan outlined in this Support Documentation.APPROVED BY:Project RoleName and TitleApprovalDate ................
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