SPIRAL

MODEL
Project management is not just about applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to activities to
meet the requirements of a temporary endeavor or "project". Since every business in healthcare can be
thought of as a single project at a given time and place, one may therefore have no trouble assuming that
the reality of practicing medicine is actually an effort with many subprojects.

Most physicians may not be familiar with the various project management tools, as not typically, it is
thought to be within the scope of the medical school curriculum. However, every doctors, whether
employing a trained “Director of Medical Practice” or not, subconsciously follows some form of project
management plan in practice their daily practice.

Today, clinics using formal project management tools find themselves well-suited to modern medical
practice challenges. Over the years, there have been many PhDs studying different project management
methods. And since most of them are merely from industries other than healthcare but after much
research they have discovered that the SPIRAL MODEL can be used not only for software projects but also
for healthcare projects.

The spiral management approach has been implemented with reasonable success in the healthcare
sector. According to an article published in the International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) in
2015, the online multi-specialty hospital management system was implemented using the spiral
methodology. The online multi-specialty hospital management system offers the benefits of streamlined
operations, enhanced administration and control, better patient care, tight cost control, and improved
profitability. The author has implemented a fully computerized system in the hospital, with software
handling all the requests, while both staff and patients can still use manual processes as they cannot
respond. sudden response to the new system. The lack of IT-friendly medical staff, coupled with the large
volume of patients visiting the hospital, makes the transition to automated vehicles very complicated. As
a result, the Spiral project management tool has been effectively streamlined, taking into account the
risks and limitations associated with the necessary changes in the hospital system.

Another example, based on the specific circumstances that the healthcare system holds, such as
confidentiality, authenticity, adaptability to external systems, and system complexity, hence the need for
a formal solution. Process models can be used when dealing with complex healthcare situations.

Due to the high volatility and risks in the healthcare system, Spiral can be especially useful for cases like
Software Development for Physician Operations. One can reasonably envision the use of hybrid models
of Agile and Spiral methodologies. For example, when the end user of medical software is using the
product in practice, input validation can be very arbitrary depending on the implied circumstances.

During the registration process the patient needs to fill in some fields, however in an emergency the
patient may not be able to meet the requirements based on the patient's medical condition. Therefore,
solutions must be provided, such as minimizing the required input field, sending only important
information, providing a temporary reference, or giving the option to the user to skip the area.

Reference:
Article published in the International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) in 2015:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Online-Multispecialty-Hospital-Management-System-
Mul%C3%A8-Naik/dd3ca49194de2c78edc26fa7ae4bfcf87b75d335?p2df