RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Flashcards
It may be a human resource or employee a financial resource a product to be sold or obtained, skills, technology information, or elements for production
Resource
A resource may be:
Human resource or employee
Financial resource
Product to be sold or obtained
Skills
Technology information
Elements for production
The data required for effective resource management includes:
Demand for resources
Available resources
How the resources will fit into the demands or what is required of resources
It must be used to the maximum capacity for the minimum amount of cost
Resources
It should be allocated assigned or distributed resources in a fear and balance manner
Tasks
Remember resources can be_or_like equipment or office space. It’s everything, in fact,____to complete the project
Human or non-human
That has a cost required
Just like every other aspect of project management when you’re scheduling your resources you want to first start with a plan
Resource plan
Make a detailed list of all resources you think are needed to complete the project
Resource plan
In this process you involve others as certain team members might require additional resources than what you expect
Resource plan
In this process you need to be sure to include an identify essential and non-essential personal and equipment
Resource plan
Resource planning is in short_____
Financial planning
Now that you have a completed list of the resources needed to complete your project you want to get them in some sort of order
Resources break down structure
You can create hierarchies of resources also known as
Resources breakdown structure or RBS
This process provides the basic hierarchies which include at least personnel and preferably all resources on which the project funds will be spent
Resources breakdown structure
With your resources listed in organized you can begin to start defining resources that have various levels of responsibility for completing project task or for the overall project
Responsibility assignment matrix or RAM
Here is where you can clarify the rules and responsibilities over the entire project
Responsibility assignment matrix or RAM
In this process you can break down into who is responsible for doing what tasks, who owns the task, who can help if there are questions about the task, and who needs to stay informed about the progress of the task
Responsibility assignment matrix or RAM
Simple charts with coded letters that define different functions of accountability are based on
R a c i method
RACI means
Responsible
Accountable
Consulted
Informed
You can do this by individual or role depending on the needs of the organization
R a c i method
Simply means when a person is given too much work
Resource overallocation
This process may result in the delay of the accomplishment of the time scheduler allocated for the task to be completed
Resource over allocation
This lead to overtime, which impacts the budget, or can block and even derail a project
Resource over allocation
It is a quick and easy way to view the allocation of your resources and note whether any are
over or under allocated
Resources histogram