title: A project management approach to an ACPE accreditation self-study.
abstract: In preparation for an on-site evaluation and accreditation by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), the Albany College of Pharmacy employed project management techniques to complete a comprehensive self-study. A project lifecycle approach, including planning, production, and turnover phases, was used by the project's Self-Study Steering Committee. This approach, with minimal disruption to college operations, resulted in the completion of the self-study process on schedule. Throughout the project, the Steering Committee maintained a log of functions that either were executed successfully or in hindsight, could have been improved. To assess the effectiveness of the project management approach to the the self-study process, feedback was obtained from the College community through a poststudy survey. This feedback, coupled with the Steering Committee's data on possible improvements, form the basis for the lessons learned during this self-study process.
authors.affiliation: Albany College of Pharmacy, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominelli
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Iwanowicz
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bailie
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Patrick S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: McGraw
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans