Project Resource Management (12) Flashcards
What is the objective of Project Resource Management?
- Identify
- Acquire
- Manage the Project Resources
What are the various resources available in Project Resources Managmenet?
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Team Resources
- Software engineers
- database admins
- PMs
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Physical Resources
- Material
- Facilities
- Equipment
- Infrastructure
What are the 6 subprocesses to Resource Management Processes?
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Planning:
- Plan Resource Managmnet
- Estimate Activity Resources
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Executing:
- Acquire Resources
- Develop Team
- Manage Team
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Monitor and Control:
- Control Resources
What is Plan Resource Management?
(Planning Process Group)
The process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use team and physical resources
What are the Plan Resource Mangment - Inputs?
- Project Charter
- Project Management Plan
- Project Documents
- Project Schedule
- Requirements Documentation
- Risk Register
- Stakeholder Register
- Enterprise Enviromental Factors (think HR point of view)
- Organizational Process Assets (hiring procedures, etc)
What are the Plan Resource Mangment - Tools and Techniques?
- Expert judgement
- Data Representation (Hierarichal Charts, Responsibility Assignment Matrix, Text Oriented Formats)
- Organizational Theory - Meetings
What are the Plan Resource Management - Outputs?
- Resource Management Plan:
- How to acquire team and physical resources for the project
- Methods to identify and quantify resource needs
- How to define roles and responsibilities
- How to manage project resources
- Training Methods for developing the project team
- How to control resources How to develop a recognition plan
What is Estimate Activity Resources?
(Planning Process Group)
The process of estimating resources and quantities of materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to complete the project work
What are the Estimate Activity Resources Outputs?
- Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)
- Resource Requirments
- Project Document Updates
What is Acquire Resources?
(Executing Process Group)
It is a process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete the project work
What are the Acquire Resources Tools and Techniques used?
- Decision Making
- Multicriteria Decision Analysis
- Pre-assignment
- Negotiations
- Virtual Teams
What is the T&T “Pre-assignment”?
When you can actually build the assignments into your staffing management plan
Explain the “Negotiations” T&T in the Acquire Resources Process?
staff assignments are negotiated on many projects
Define Virtual Teams?
This is when teams are located in different geographies and use virtual communication
What is Develop Team, as part of the Project Resource Management?
(Executing Process Group)
The process of improving competencies, team member interactions and overall team environment to enhance project performance.
What are the develop team inputs?
- Project Staff Assignments
- Project Mangment Plan
- Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Organizational Process Assets
What are the develop teams outputs?
Team performance assessment
What are the develop team tools and techniques?
- Co-location/War Room/ Tight Matrix
- Interpersonal Skills
- Recognition and Rewards
What is Manage Team, as part of the Project Resource Management?
(Executing Process Group)
It is a process of tracking team members performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance
What are the inputs for “Manage Team”?
- Resource mangement plan
- Work performance reports
- Project Team Assignment
- Issue Log
- Team Performance Assessments
What is the sub-process “Control Resources” during Resource Project Mangement?
(Monitor and Control Process Group)
Process of ensuring that the phyiscal resources assignd and allocated to the project are available as planned, as well as monitoring the planned versus actual utilization of resources and taking corrective action as necessary
What is “Self-Organizing Teams”?
a fundamental concept in Agile Project Management. Self-organize around the challenges, and within the boundaries and constraints, put in place by management
Define “Team Perfomance Assessment”?
Improvements in skills that allow individuals to perform assignments more effectively, improvements in competencies that help the team perform better as a team, reduced staff turnover rate, and increased team cohesiveness
