Human resource management plan
“Human Resource Management Plan” is an input for the process “Estimate costs”.
The human resource management plan provides project staffing attributes, personnel rates, and related rewards/recognition, which are necessary components for developing the project cost estimates.
“Human Resource Management Plan” is an output for the process “Plan Human Resource Management”.
The human resource management plan, a part of the project management plan, provides guidance on how project human resources should be defined, staffed, managed, and eventually released. The human resource management plan and any subsequent revisions are also inputs into the Develop Project Management Plan process.
The human resource management plan includes, but is not limited to, the following: – Roles and responsibilities. The following should be addressed when listing the roles and responsibilities needed to complete a project: ?? Role. The function assumed by or assigned to a person in the project. Examples of project roles are civil engineer, business analyst, and testing coordinator. Role clarity concerning authority, responsibilities, and boundaries should also be documented.
?? Authority. The right to apply project resources, make decisions, sign approvals, accept deliverables, and influence others to carry out the work of the project. Examples of decisions that need clear authority include the selection of a method for completing an activity, quality acceptance, and how to respond to project variances. Team members operate best when their individual levels of authority match their individual responsibilities.
?? Responsibility. The assigned duties and work that a project team member is expected to perform in order to complete the project?s activities.
?? Competency. The skill and capacity required to complete assigned activities within the project constraints. If project team members do not possess required competencies, performance can be jeopardized. When such mismatches are identified, proactive responses such as training,
hiring, schedule changes, or scope changes are initiated.
– Project organization charts. A project organization chart is a graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships. It can be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed, based on the needs of the project. For example, the project organization chart for a 3,000-person disaster response
team will have greater detail than a project organization chart for an internal, twenty-person project.
– Staffing management plan. The staffing management plan is a component of the human resource management plan that describes when and how project team members will be acquired and how long they will be needed. It describes how human resource requirements will be met. The staffing management plan can be formal or informal, highly detailed, or broadly framed, depending upon the needs of the project. The plan is updated continually during the project to direct ongoing team member acquisition and development actions. Information in the staffing management plan varies by application area and project size, but items to consider include: ?? Staff acquisition. A number of questions arise when planning the acquisition of project team members. For example, whether the human resources come from within the organization or from external, contracted sources; whether the team members need to work in a central location or may work from distant locations; costs associated with each level of expertise needed for the project; and level of assistance that the organization?s human resource department and functional managers are able to provide to the project management team.
?? Resource calendars. Calendars that identify the working days and shifts on which each specific resource is available. The staffing management plan describes necessary time frames for project team members, either individually or collectively, as well as when acquisition activities such as recruiting should start. One tool for charting human resources is a resource histogram, used by the project management team as a means of providing a visual representation or resources allocation to all interested parties. This chart illustrates the number of hours a person, department, or entire project team that will be needed each week or month over the course of the project. The chart can include a horizontal line that represents the maximum number of hours available from a particular resource. Bars that extend beyond the maximum available hours identify the need for a resource optimization strategy, such as adding more resources or modifying the schedule. An example of a resource histogram is illustrated in Figure 9-6.
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“Human Resource Management Plan” is an input for the process “Acquire project team “.
The human resource management plan provides guidance on how project human
resources should be identified, staffed, managed, and eventually released. It includes:
– Roles and responsibilities defining the positions, skills, and competencies that the project demands;
– Project organization charts indicating the number of people needed for the project; and – Staffing management plan delineating the time periods each project team member will be needed and other information important to engage the project team.
“Human Resource Management Plan” is an input for the process “Develop project team”.
The human resource management plan provides guidance on how project human resources should be defined, staffed, managed, controlled, and eventually released. It identifies training strategies and plans for developing the project team. Items such as rewards, feedback, additional training, and disciplinary actions can be added to the plan as a result of ongoing team performance assessments and other forms of project team management.
“Human Resource Management Plan” is an input for the process “Manage project team”.
The human resource management plan provides guidance on how project human
resources should be defined, staffed, managed, controlled, and eventually released. It includes, but is not limited to:
– Roles and responsibilities,
– Project organization, and – Staffing management plan.
“Human Resource Management Plan” is an input for the process “Identify risks”.
The human resource management plan provides guidance on how project human resources should be defined, staffed, managed, and eventually released. It can also contain roles and responsibilities, project organization charts, and the staffing management plan, which form a key input to identify risk process.
This definition was found in the PMBOK V5
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