SCI Generic Implementation Plan

Project Start Date:
Project Finish Date:

Name
Notes

Introduction to SCI Applications

Interest in one or more of the SCI Applications
Initial contact may be web site, word of mouth, ECCI or just desperation!

Register interest with Sema Helpdesk
Interest should be formally registered through Sema helpdesk - this will initiate contact from the SCI Implementation managers.

SCI PROJECT ORGANISATION

Liaise with SCI Team
Meet and discuss requirements, possibilities more in-depth information and possibly a broad view of timescales. Demonstrations to be arranged if relevant.

Establish strong Project Board
Include clinicians (both Primary and Secondary care where appropriate for the application to be implemented), finance and IT champions and powerbrokers, should ideally include SCI Implementation manager. Critical that there is a clinical champion.

Identify key roles and responsibilities within Project Board
Chair etc

Meet with SCI Team
Help focus discussions on way forward....

Agree how project will be resourced
Both financially and from the human resource aspect taking into account the commitment required from participating areas eg clinical input for testing, impact on department from process redesign, impact from training etc

Appoint a dedicated Project Manager
Essential to success of the project that the PM has only one hat!

Identify key stakeholders and issues
Probably requires some 'advertising' and info distribution

Determine communication/consultation/promotion plan
How to let the wider Trust(s) know about the plan and obtain buy-in.

Establish project teams/planning groups
Including representation from all stakeholders where possible

Nominate/Appoint other resources
May be dedicated resource or part allocated resource. Clear role responsibility key factor....

Align with other initiatives (ECCI etc)
ECCI, other procurements etc.

PREPARATION

Project planning group(s)/Project Teams
May be same people!

Identify roles and responsibilities
Setting agreed lines of communication could greatly enhance efficiency here.

Meet SCI Implementation team
Discuss detailed plans and possible timescales

Adopt and adapt generic plan(s) to meet local need
Detailed - not high level

Identify roll-out strategy
To be agreed by Project Board

Produce detailed roll-out plan
To be agreed by Project Board. To include identified resources.

Identify training resource - facility and person(s)
The scope and the scale of the plans and therefore the training implications should be fully considered. This to include basic Windows training as well as the SCI Application training.

Produce detailed training plan
Discussion with the SCI Training team is recommended prior to planning detail.

Define support requirements

Produce detailed support plan
May include adopting the existing attached SLA if relevant to SCI Applications being implemented.

MILESTONE 1

Meet SCI Implementation team - agree start date
When the above is complete, or has a tangible completion date; discuss strategy and agree timescales for implementation.

Name	Notes
Introduction to SCI Applications
Interest in one or more of the SCI Applications	Initial contact may be web site, word of mouth, ECCI or just desperation!
Register interest with Sema Helpdesk	Interest should be formally registered through Sema helpdesk - this will initiate contact from the SCI Implementation managers.
SCI PROJECT ORGANISATION
Liaise with SCI Team	Meet and discuss requirements, possibilities more in-depth information and possibly a broad view of timescales. Demonstrations to be arranged if relevant.
Establish strong Project Board	Include clinicians (both Primary and Secondary care where appropriate for the application to be implemented), finance and IT champions and powerbrokers, should ideally include SCI Implementation manager. Critical that there is a clinical champion.
Identify key roles and responsibilities within Project Board	Chair etc
Meet with SCI Team	Help focus discussions on way forward....
Agree how project will be resourced	Both financially and from the human resource aspect taking into account the commitment required from participating areas eg clinical input for testing, impact on department from process redesign, impact from training etc
Appoint a dedicated Project Manager	Essential to success of the project that the PM has only one hat!
Identify key stakeholders and issues	Probably requires some 'advertising' and info distribution
Determine communication/consultation/promotion plan	How to let the wider Trust(s) know about the plan and obtain buy-in.
Establish project teams/planning groups	Including representation from all stakeholders where possible
Nominate/Appoint other resources	May be dedicated resource or part allocated resource. Clear role responsibility key factor....
Align with other initiatives (ECCI etc)	ECCI, other procurements etc.
PREPARATION
Project planning group(s)/Project Teams	May be same people!
Identify roles and responsibilities	Setting agreed lines of communication could greatly enhance efficiency here.
Meet SCI Implementation team	Discuss detailed plans and possible timescales
Adopt and adapt generic plan(s) to meet local need	Detailed - not high level
Identify roll-out strategy	To be agreed by Project Board
Produce detailed roll-out plan	To be agreed by Project Board. To include identified resources.
Identify training resource - facility and person(s)	The scope and the scale of the plans and therefore the training implications should be fully considered. This to include basic Windows training as well as the SCI Application training.
Produce detailed training plan	Discussion with the SCI Training team is recommended prior to planning detail.
Define support requirements
Produce detailed support plan	May include adopting the existing attached SLA if relevant to SCI Applications being implemented.
MILESTONE 1
Meet SCI Implementation team - agree start date	When the above is complete, or has a tangible completion date; discuss strategy and agree timescales for implementation.