Project Resource Planning

Overview/Description
 John Pierpont Morgan stated that, "the wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go." This is sound advice when planning the resources of your project. You need to plan ahead to get where you want to be. Cost overruns are one of the most common occurrences in project management. A successful project is one that meets its objectives on time and within the approved budget. To do this, you must plan in advance for it. This course will take you through the steps of resource planning required in managing a project. Based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide, this course will help you understand how to determine resources needed and how to manage these resources throughout a project.

Target Audience
 This series is targeted specifically for project managers, project team members, functional managers with employees assigned to project teams, project stakeholders, any team manager or member interested in project management, executives committed to their organization's growth, managers required to take on new challenges, and top managers with vision.

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Inputs to Resource Planning

  • recognize the benefits of using the inputs to resource planning.
  • identify the different elements that make up a Work Breakdown Structure.
  • identify the information in a WBS dictionary.
  • identify sources of historical information, given a scenario.
  • identify project objectives and project justification, given examples.
  • determine the elements for creating resource pool description, given a scenario.
  • identify the types of organizational policies, given examples.

    • Resource Planning Tools and Techniques and Outputs

  • recognize the benefits of using the tools and techniques and outputs to resource planning.
  • determine the appropriate expert judgment to seek in given scenarios.
  • determine if brainstorming is used to generate effective solutions.
  • match the three types of lateral thinking exercises to their corresponding situation.
  • identify resource requirements, given scenarios.

    • Course Number: PROJ0251