Wednesday, September 2, 2009

~cHaPtEr 9:pRojEct hUmaN reSouRce maNagEmeNt~




~Chapter 9 has described about Project Human Resources Management that includes the processes required to make the most effective use of people involved with a project. Human Resource will include four processes which are Human Resource Planning, Acquiring the project team, developing the project team and managing the project team. 1- Human resources planning that identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships. 2-Acquiring the project team that getting the needed personnel assigned to and working on the project. 3-Developing the project team which is builds individual and group skills to enhance project performance. 4-Managing the project team which is tracking team member performance, motivating team members, providing timely feedback, resolving issues and conflicts, and coordinating changes to help enhance project performance.~

~It will describe key concept to managing people. The important areas related to project management include motivation theories, Influence and power and Effectiveness. This chapter will review several theories which are the theories of Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg, David McClelland, and Douglas McGregor on motivation, H. J. Thamhain and D. L. Wilemon on influencing workers, and Stephen Covey on how people and teams can become more effective.~

~Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs~

~There are several tools and techniques to help manage a project team and summarize general advice on managing teams such as observation and conversation, project performance appraisals, conflict management and issue logs. Describe how project management software can assist in project human resource management like software that can help in producing RAMS and resource histograms and project management software includes several features related to human resource management such as Assigning resources, Identifying potential resource shortages or underutilization and Leveling resources.~

~Sample of Responsibility Assignment Matrix(RAM)~