Government Case: Too Much Governance/Oversight Hinders Progress in Health Care

The goal of the firm in this chapter is to stay competitive while complying with governance requirements levied by the government. Often, the two are in conflict and some relief must be requested. Else, schedules will slip and the costs can sky-rocket, especially when requirements are applied dogmatically by those who do not understand either their purpose or impacts. You are part of a team competing for a large health care contract. The contract will be awarded in three increments by an agency of the U.S. government. You have been given the responsibility of developing the demonstration for the end of this first phase of the effort. The primary goal of this plan is to validate that the overall architecture for the pharmacy system will satisfactorily handle all of the requirements established for it, including those for interoperability and transition to operations.