Project Human Resource Management

Project Human Resource Management involves planning, organizing, and managing the project team. This critical knowledge area ensures that the right people with appropriate skills are assigned to project tasks at the optimal time. Key processes include: 1. Human Resource Planning: Identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships. This creates a staffing management plan that guides how team members will be acquired, managed, and eventually released. 2. Acquiring the Project Team: Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project. This may involve negotiating with functional managers for team members, hiring new staff, or procuring resources from external sources. 3. Developing the Project Team: Improving competencies, team interaction, and overall team environment to enhance project performance. This includes team-building activities, training, recognition systems, and co-location strategies. 4. Managing the Project Team: Tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to optimize project performance. This requires strong leadership skills including communication, conflict management, negotiation, and influencing abilities. Effective human resource management addresses challenges like limited availability of specialized resources, diverse team locations, organizational hierarchies, and team motivation. Project managers must leverage interpersonal skills to motivate team members while respecting their diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Tools and techniques include: - Responsibility assignment matrices (RAM) like RACI charts - Resource histograms for workload balancing - Team performance assessments - Conflict resolution techniques - Recognition and rewards systems Successful project human resource management results in clear role definitions, appropriate resource allocation, enhanced team capabilities, improved performance, and reduced staff turnover—all contributing to project success.

Project Human Resource Management involves planning, organizing, and managing the project team. This critical knowledge area ensures that the right people with appropriate skills are assigned to proj…

Concepts covered: Workforce Planning, Motivation Theory, Performance Appraisal, Team Development, Organizational Planning, Leadership, Power and Influence, Conflict Management, Resource Planning, Staff Acquisition, Team Management