Planning: Resource & Communication Management Flashcards
Includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project.
Project Resource Management
A tabular chart that shows relationships between work packages or activities and project team members
(Assignment matrix)
Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
Ex: RACI chart
Information about how people, teams and organizational units behave
Organizational Theory
A component of the PMP that describes how project resources are acquired, allocated, monitored, and controlled.
Resource Management Plan
How to identify resources (internal or external; costs, etc.)
how to acquire resources
Resource Acquisition
Plan outlines recognition criteria, which recognition should be used and when it will be given
Recognition Plan
A common type of responsibility assignment matrix that uses responsible, accountable, consult, and inform statuses to define the involvement of stakeholders in project activities.
RACI Chart
Documents the team’s values, agreements, and operational guidelines.
Team Charter
Meetings and communication guidelines
Decision-making process and criteria
Conflict resolution process
Elements in the Team Charter
Purpose being To identify how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use both human and physical resources.
Purpose of Plan Resource Management process
Purpose being To confirm human resource availability and obtain the team necessary to complete project activities
Purpose of the Acquire Resources process
Purpose being To improve competencies, team member interaction, and overall team environment to enhance project performance.
Purpose of Develop Team process
Purpose being To track team member performance, provide feedback, resolve issues, and manage changes to optimize project performance
Purpose of the Manage Team process
Type of chart that maps out project roles and responsibilities
Hierarchical-type chart
Type of chart that shows positions in a graphic, top-down format
matrix-based charts
The process of estimating team resources and the type and quantities of material, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform project work
Estimate Activity Resources
A hierarchical representation of resources by category and type.
Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)
The types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work package.
Resource Requirements
Routinely published organizational trade journals or publications
Published Estimating Data
A technique used to develop as many potential options as possible in order to identify different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project.
Alternatives Generation
Includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, monitoring, and ultimate disposition of project informaion.
Project Communication Management
The process of developing an appropriate approach and plan for project communications activities based on the information needs of each stakeholder or group, available organizational assets, and the needs of the project.
Plan Communications Management
An analytical technique to determine the information needs of the project stakeholders through interviews, workshops, study of lessons learned from previous projects, etc.
Communications Requirements Analysis
A component of the project, program, or portfolio management plan that describes how, when, and by whom information about the project will be administered and disseminated.
Communication Management Plan
