Chapter 9 Flashcards
This includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project.
Project resource management
What are some resource management methods?
Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing
kaizen
Total productive maintenance (tpm)
Theory of constraints (TOC)
What is EI?
Emotional intelligence
Emotional competence of a group
Inbound ( self-management and self awareness)
Outbound ( relationship management)
Good EI can reduce staff turnover
What is it called when the team functions with an absence if centralized control?
Self-organizing teams
What are some trends and emerging practices in project resource management?
Resource management methods
Emotional intelligence
Self-organizing teams
Virtual teams/distributed teams
What are some challenges of managing virtual/distributed teams?
Mainly all communication …
Feeling of isolation Sharing knowledge gaps Difficulty tracking progress and and productivity Time zone difference Cultural differencess
What are some tailoring considerations for project resource management?
Diversity Physical location Industry-specific resources Acquisition of team members Management of team Life cycle approaches
The process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use team and physical resources
Plan resource management
What are some project resources?
Team members Supplies Materials Equipment Services Facilities
This is arranged according to an organizations existing departments, units or teams with the project activities or work packages listed under each department.
Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
A hierarchical list of team and physical resources related by category and resource type that is used for planning, managing and controlling project work.
Resource breakdown structure
This matrix is used to illustrate the connections between work packages, or activities, and project team members. It shows what project resources are assigned to what work package.
Responsibility assignment matrix
What does RACI stand for? This chart is a useful tool to use to ensure clear assignment of roles and responsibilities when the team consists of internal and external resources.
Responsible, accountable, consult and inform
Text orientated formats are used for resource data representation when?
Detailed descriptions are required
This provides information regarding the way in which people, teams, and organizational units behave.
Organizational theory
A document that establishes the team values, agreements, and operating guidelines for the team.
Team charter
A graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships,
Project organization chart
When does the team charter work best?
The team develops it or at least has an opportunity to contribute to it
What might the team charter include?
Team values Communication guidelines Decision-making criteria and process Conflict resolution process Meeting guidelines Team agreements
The process of estimating team resources and the type and quantities of material, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform project work.
Estimate activity resources
What is the primary source for use in estimating team and physical resources required for each activity on the activity list.
Activity attributes
How do you know what activities need resources?
Look at the activity list
This identifies the working days, shifts, start and end of normal business hours, weekends, and public holidays when each specific resource is available.
Resource calendars
How are team and physical resources estimated?
Bottom-up
What are some things that might be used for supporting detail for the basis of the estimate?
Method used to develop the estimate
Resources used to develop the estimate
Assumptions associated with the estimate
Known constraints
Range of estimates
Confidence level of the estimate
Documentation of identified risks influencing the estimate
What are some examples of resource categories?
Labor
Material
Equipment
Supplies
What are some examples of resource types?
Skill level
Grade level
Required certifications
How is the resource breakdown structure used in the estimate resource process?
It is a completed document used to acquire and monitor resources.
What do you call a hierarchical representation of resources by category and type?
Resource breakdown structure