Resource Management

 

`Inputs

Function

Outputs

Identify, Document and Assign Roles, Responsibilities and Reporting Relationships

Organizational Planning

Project Organization Charts; Assignment Sheets; Staff Management Plan

Secure Resource Commitment

Staff or Resource Acquisition

Project Team Directory

Enhance Team Contributions to Project

Team Development

Performance Improvements; Appraisals

Key Factors for Success:   Use formal appraisals to feedback resource productivity and areas for improvement; identify chain of command and project escalation channels; identify interactions between owners, clients, managers, sponsors, resources, accounting, legal, purchasing, production

Key Techniques and Tools:
  organizational charts; databases for contact and communication information; build team training and team building time into master calendar; conflict resolution by problem solving and compromising; use force only as last resort

Key Concepts:
  performance appraisals legitimize the PM role; slippage reporting and flagging legitimizes the PM role; choose functional leaders

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