9.0 Project Human Resource Management

This execution process ensures that the right people are readily available and assigned in the appropriate positions.  This process also entails tracking performance so that employee have room for improvement and can contribute to the maximum affect on the project.  The following Project Human Resource Management processes are used in this group:

9.2 Acquire Project Teams

9.3 Develop Project Teams

9.4 Manage Project Teams

9.2 Acquire Project Teams

Process Definition

PMI (2013) states that this process confirms human resource availability and obtains team necessities to complete the project's objectives (pg. 267).

Process Assessment

Acquiring a project team can be a challenge.  I was always placed or assigned with certain individuals, not based on talents, but based on just filling a void.  In my organization, supervision do not always put people where they can be of maximum service and benefit.

Acquire Project Team: Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. Reprinted from "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 5th Edition" by Project Management Institute, 2013, p. 267. Copyright 2013 by PMI.Inc. Reprinted without permission.

1. Human Resource Management Plan (Input): this artifact was taken from PMGT 501.  The HR project plan was used as the main input for this process.

2. Virtual Teams (Tools and Techniques): this was an essay explaining the pros and cons of using virtual teams.  This tool is on the rise in most organizations.  It is also a tool in Acquiring Project teams.

3. Project Staff Assignments (Outputs):  this artifact was a homework assignment taken from PMGT 611.  It used how dependency mapping can assist project teams in assigning project staff.  This is an output for the Acquiring Project Team process.