PMP Masterclass Module 22 – PMP Resource Management Knowledge Area

Members Only Resource Management Overview

Resources can be human or physical – for example, equipment, material, tools, facilities, etc. PMI’s approach is that everyone on the project has a role – and corresponding responsibilities.

Members Only Plan Resource Management

Plan Resource Management gives guidance to the rest of the resource management processes. Lays out how you will staff, manage, team-build, assess, and improve the project team. People, tools, equipment, facilities, cost, etc.

Members Only Estimate Activity Resources

How long an activity takes is usually based on the work effort and the number of resources available. The Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS), is similar to the Work Breakdown Structure, but it organizes the resources by category and type. Bottom-up estimating is an estimate activity resources technique based on making estimates for every work package (or activity) in the Work Breakdown Structure and summarizing them to provide a total estimate of cost or effort required.

Members Only Acquire Resources

Staffing the project, and procuring the physical resources. Getting the right resources working on the project. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis – use of a weighted matrix to select the most suitable candidate for a position.

Members Only Develop Team 1

Develop Team process focuses on building a sense of team and improving its performance. The project manager is responsible for increasing team performance. Recognition and Rewards (Theories of Motivation)such as Tuckman’s Ladder.

Members Only Develop Team 2

The presence of certain factors does NOT make someone satisfied – but their absence will make someone unsatisfied. Poor hygiene factors can destroy motivation. Hygiene factors must be present, but they do not motivate themselves. Motivation factors will motivate, but will NOT work without the Hygiene factors in place.

Members Only Develop Team 3

Relative to the managers perception of an individual’s attitude, and this informs and drives the style of management towards their staff.

Members Only Manage Team 1

The project manager is actively managing the team to ensure they perform according to the plan.

Members Only Manage Team 2

Here you learn the seven types of leadership styles and the two steps needed to manage conflict. I cover the six types of conflict management methods. I show you the many constructive team roles and destructive team roles.

Members Only Control Resources

The control resources process makes sure that the physical and human resources on the project are available with the uninterrupted flow and usage lines up with the Resource Management Plan.

Members Only Agile Project Resource Management

Here, you learn to flexibly plan for resources and adapt communications management to deal with adapting projects with collaborative teams. You will learn the servant leader approach to management and work with self-empowered project teams as well as estimating resources in agile

Members Only Agile Team Roles

We start by discussing the value of project management within an agile project and the trade-off of interpersonal verses technical skills.

Members Only Developing Agile Teams

You will learn how to boost productivity and problem solving skills as well as utilize communal workspaces.

Members Only Leading and Supporting Agile Teams

Here, we focus on the project manager's job of team leadership using the servant leader style while supporting diversity and inclusion. Why the project manager may provide training on the road to boost morale, confidence and team competence.

Members Only Managing and Resolving Conflict

Such conflict typically occurs in the Manage Team process and may also include functional managers. I show the five stages of conflict including analysis and problem solving. We finish by looking at the four main methods used in resolving conflict.