Managing any project requires specialist skills: communication, co-ordination and organisation - and most projects in the NHS require the use of PRINCE (PRojects IN Controlled Environments - now superceded by PRINCE2) project management methodology. Even if you have the staff with the skills, they're often already overloaded.

Reality has practical experience of managing a wide range of IM&T projects using PRINCE. These range from large scale implementations to the introduction of new coding systems. We can offer you project management skills for any size of project, and can help you plan the project from conception to completion.

Whether in an advisory capacity (to your own project manager) or taking on the role in full, Reality can give you the service you need.

• Advising on project organisation
• Producing resource plans
• Defining monitoring and reporting mechanisms
• Identifying risks and strategies to minimise them
• Creating the Project Initiation Document
• Negotiating with all parties concerned
• Co-ordinating the diverse resources involved
• Managing a full project or individual stages.

Reality has undertaken the following project management roles:

• EDS: System implementation rollout for an integrated healthcare system
• NHS Information Authority: Project planning for EDI GP links
• IMG (now NHSIA): National implementation of NHS EDI standards (GP/Provider Links project).