- This processes group includes processes to organize, manage and lead a project team. It also assigns roles and responsibilities for completing project. Besides, it does resource leveling also.
- IT is very important to understand roles and responsibilities of the team and links to the team and should able to communicate that to all affected people. Few important roles associated with Project are: Sponsor, Management Team, executive/leadership team, Project Team, Project Manager, functional manager.
1. 6. Project Human Resource Management
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This processes group includes processes to organize, manage and lead a project
team. It also assigns roles and responsibilities for completing project. Besides, it
does resource leveling also.
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IT is very important to understand roles and responsibilities of the team and links to
the team and should able to communicate that to all affected people. Few important
roles associated with Project are: Sponsor, Management Team, executive/leadership
team, Project Team, Project Manager, functional manager.
The Project Human Resource Management processes include the following:
5 Process
Groups
Processes
Initiation
Planning
6.1 Develop
Human
Resource Plan
Monitoring
& Control
Execution
Closing
6.2 Acquire Project Team
6.3 Develop Project Team
6.4 Manage Project
Team
6.1 Develop Human Resource Plan
- It is a process of identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities and
required skills.
- It prepares organizational chart as well as It prepares staffing management plan
(i.e. when to hire and when to discharge)
- It identifies training needs, team building strategies, compliance consideration,
safety issues and impact of the plan to the organization.
- It has to find resources from inside or outside the organization performing
projects
- By doing this, the project cost, schedule, risks, quality and other areas are greatly
affected.
Inputs
Tools
Outputs
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Enterprise environmental
factors (EFF)
Organizational process
assets
Project management plan
Activity resource
requirements
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Organization charts
and position
descriptions
Networking (with
organizations, industry and
professional environment)
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Organizational theory
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HR plan
Roles and
responsibilities
Project organization
charts
Staffing management
plan
By: Mohamed Salah ElDien Mohamed Aly, MSc, PMP®, DIT, MCAD
2. HR Plan should include the followings;
- Role, responsibility & competency
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Project Organization Chart
Graphic display of project team
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Staffing Management Plan
Staff acquisition
When, how, internal / external
Resource Calendar & leveling
Staff Release Plan
Training Needs
Recognition & rewards
Criteria for rewards, to promote & reinforce desired behavior
Compliance as per policy, rules & regulations
Safety: can be a part of staff management plan and risk register
6.2 Acquire Project Team
- Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project.
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Tools required to obtain such result are as follows;
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Pre-assignment (selected in advance)
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Negotiation (between functional Managers, Other project management
teams, External organizations, vendors, suppliers, contractors)
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Acquisition (and their roles and responsibilities)
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Virtual Teams (and their roles and responsibilities)
Inputs
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Enterprise Environmental factors
(EFF)
Organizational process assets
HR plan (Roles and responsibilities,
Tools
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Pre-assignment
Negotiation
Acquisition
Virtual teams
Outputs
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Project staff assignment
Resource availability
Staffing management
plan (Updates)
Project organization charts, Staffing
management plan)
By: Mohamed Salah ElDien Mohamed Aly, MSc, PMP®, DIT, MCAD
3. Project Management Team / Leadership team
- It is a subset of Project Team which is responsible for Project Management and
leadership activities of all process groups. The Project Sponsor works with the
Project Management Team. Such team is responsible for influencing project teams &
professional and ethical behaviors.
6.3 Develop Project Team
- This process is for improving the competencies and interaction of team members
to enhance project performance.
Inputs
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Tools
Project staff assignments
Staffing management
plan
Resource availability
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Interpersonal skills
Training
Team-building activities
Ground rules
Co-location
Recognition and rewards
Outputs
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Team performance
assessment.
Enterprise
Environmental Factors
“EEF” (Updates)
6.4 Manage Project Team
- This process is for tracking team member performance, providing feedback,
resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance.
- Tools required to do such tasks are;
- Observation and Conversation
- Project Performance Appraisal (roles & responsibilities)
- Conflict Management (Recall)
- Issue logs help monitor and manage staff.
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Change Request
Inputs
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Organizational process
assets
HR plan
Staffing management
plan
Team performance
assessment
Performance reports
Tools
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Interpersonal Skills.
Observation and conversation Project performance appraisals
Conflict Management
Issue Log
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Outputs
Changes Requests
Project Management
Plan (updates)
Organizational Process
Assets (updates)
Enterprise
Environmental Factors
(Updates)
By: Mohamed Salah ElDien Mohamed Aly, MSc, PMP®, DIT, MCAD