Project Management
Human Resource Management
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – ITTO
Human Resources Management: Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs Develop Human Resources Plan (Planning) Activity Resource Requirements Organization Charts and Position Description Human Resource Plan Enterprise Environmental Factors Networking Organizational Process Assets Organizational Theory Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs Acquire Project Team (Executing) Project Management Plan Pre-assignment Project Staff Assignments Enterprise Environmental Factors Negotiation Resource Calendars … Continue reading
PMP – Human Resource Management questions
HR Questions Which are the five methods of managing conflict is recommended? Why? Problem Solving/confrontation because both parties can be fully satisfied if the work together to find a solution that satisfies both their needs. What are the three types of project interfaces that serve as inputs to the organizational planning process. When can … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – Forms of Organisation
Forms of Organization Functional A hierarchical organization where each employee has one clear superior, staff are Grouped people by areas of specialization, and managed by a person with expertise in that area. Project manager has no formal authority of resources and must rely on informal power structure and his own interpersonal skills to obtain resource … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – Motivational Theory
Motivational Theory: Content & Process Theories Content: “What” energizes, directs behavior – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory Physiological (need for air, water, food housing, clothing), Safety (security, stability, freedom from harm), Social (love, affection, approval, friends, association), Esteem (accomplishment, respect, attention, appreciation), Self-Actualization (self fulfillment, growth, learning) Hertzberg’s Motivator/Hygiene Theories (Motivator: Responsibility, Self-Actualization, Professional Growth, … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – Leadership
Leadership Styles Autocratic PM makes decision without soliciting information from team Consultative Intensive information solicited; PM makes decision Consensus Team makes decision; open discussion and information gathering by team Directing Telling other what to do Facilitating Coordinating the input of others Coaching Instructing others Supporting Providing assistance along the way Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC) … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – Processes
Acquire Project team: improves the competencies and interaction of team members to enhance project performance. Includes improving skill and feeling of trust and cohesiveness. Inputs : EE factors (availability, ability, experience, Interest, cost), OP assets, R&R, Project Org Chart, Staffing Mgmt Plan. Tools & Techniques: Pre-assignment, Negotiation, Acquisition, Virtual teams Outputs: Project Staff Assignments, resource … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management
Knowledge Areas Major Processes Primary Inputs Tools & Techniques Primary Outputs HUMAN RESOURCE Human Resource Planning Identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships as well as creating the staffing management plan 1. Enterprise Environmental Factors2. Organizational Process Assets 3. Project management plan .Activity resource requirements 1. Organization charts … Continue reading
PMBOK – Human Resource Management – Key Roles
Role of Sponsor During initiation: to provide financial resource, provide requirements, SOW, info for Prelim project scope statement, dictates milestone, issue project charter, set priority between projects and triple constraints, Act as a protector of the project During planning: May review WBS, supply initial risks, determine reporting needs, provide expert judgment, approve PMP During project … Continue reading
Project Teams
————————————————————- 1 Purpose of Project Teams ————————————————————- 1.1 Effective and efficient, and well suited to projects 1.2 Without project teams, the project would never reach completion 1.3 Consider the following: 1.3.1 Volume of work 1.3.2 Range of skills 1.3.3 Brainstorming / discussion 1.3.4 Sharing of ideas 1.3.5 Generating ideas 1.3.6 Solving problems 1.3.7 Prepared to … Continue reading
Project Resources Log
List the Resources specified in the Resource Plan and used by the project. Identify to whom each resource was transferred and when it was transferred. Account for all project resources utilized by the project. Resource (Describe or name the resource used) Person or Organization Who Received Resource Turnover Date Project Team … Continue reading
Checklist for Project Resource Management
Project Resource Management Quality Assurance Checklist Has standard been met? Checklist Yes No N/A Initial Comments 1. Are all resource assumptions documented? 2. Have job descriptions been prepared and graded for all required positions? 3. Have Organisation policies been observed in the recruitment of contract staff and/or IT Professional Services? 4. Do all staff … Continue reading
Checklist for Key Questions for effective resource management
Key Questions for Analyse Resources: Resource Management Quality Assurance Checklist Has standard been met? Questions Yes No N/A Initial Document Reference 1. Is one resource carrying a disproportionate amount of the workload? 2. … Continue reading
PRINCE2 Organisation & Team
The Organisation Component The organisation and effective use of people assigned to manage a project need to be considered from the view point both of their specialist skills and their individual personalities. Responsibilities need to be defined within a team structure to ensure that management is both efficient and responsive. Within PRINCE2, responsibilities are defined … Continue reading
Yoga and Project Management
The number one tenet of becoming a successful project manager is raising your own awareness of what you’re doing and managing. To that end, Yoga helps project managers and team members be successful. At an individual level, Yoga improving self-awareness/management,concentration, equipoise, tolerance, the ability to take calculatedrisks and plan long term. Yoga philosophy of life, … Continue reading
Steering Committee Roles
The responsibilities of the project steering committee include: ensuring clear scope and Terms of Reference, providing the necessary resources, conflict resolution, managing contingency expenditure, the project achieving it’s objectives, approved expenditure is not exceeded, expected benefits are realised, project targets are met, and promoting acceptance of the project.
Team Members are key
For every successful leader there are a contingent of team members, easily recognised for their own accomplishments and value. Think for a moment of a successful business or sports team. In each case, you will typically find those who are recognised as the leaders. The key is that these leaders understand how to help move, … Continue reading