Resource Management

Question 1

Resource Management process

Answer 1

Planning: Plan resource management, estimate activity resources
Executing: Acquire resources, develop team, manage team
Monitoring & Controlling: Control resources (physical resources)

Question 2

Plan Resource Management

Answer 2

Inputs: Project mgmt plan, project charter, project documents, EEFs, OPAs
Tools/Techniques: also WBS, text documents
Outputs: Resource management plan, team charter, updates to project documents

Question 3

Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

Answer 3

(Tool/Technique of Plan Resource Management)
Matrix of who has primary (P) or secondary (S) responsibility, by task

Question 4

RACI chart

Answer 4

(Tool/Technique of Plan Resource Management)
Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform - roles can be shared, except for Accountable

Question 5

Organizational breakdown structure

Answer 5

(Tool/Technique of Plan Resource Management)
Shows which units/departments are involved in which work packages

Question 6

Resource breakdown structure

Answer 6

(Tool/Technique of Plan Resource Management)
Grouped by types of resources, shows which units/departments are providing which specific resources

Question 7

Resource management plan

Answer 7

(Output of Plan Resource Management)
How resources (human and physical) will be added, managed, and released

Question 8

Team charter

Answer 8

(Output of Plan Resource Management)
Agreement on procedures for conflict resolution, meetings, work assignments, etc.

Question 9

Organizational theory

Answer 9

(Tool/Technique of Plan Resource Management)
Study of how maximize efficiency and productivity in an organization

Question 10

Estimate Activity Resources

Answer 10

Inputs: resource mgmt plan, scope baseline, activity list, cost estimates
Tools/techniques: estimating (bottom-up, analogous, parametric, alternatives)
Outputs: resource breakdown structure

Question 11

Acquire Resources

Answer 11

i.e. acquire the final resources; e.g. hiring, procuring, negotiating
Inputs: resource mgmt plan, EEFs, OPAs
Outputs: staff and physical resources, resource calendar, project mgmt plan updates

Question 12

Resource histograms

Answer 12

(Tool/Technique of Estimate Activity Resources)
Shows resource requirements by week, e.g. % staff time required)

Question 13

Pre-assignment

Answer 13

(Tool/Technique of Acquire Resources)
Resources assigned within the project charter

Question 14

Negotiation

Answer 14

(Tool/Technique of Acquire Resources)
Both internal and external resources

Question 15

Virtual teams

Answer 15

(Tool/Technique of Acquire Resources)
Challenges and benefits based on distributed workforce

Question 16

Manage Team

Answer 16

Inputs: resource mgmt plan, issue log, lessons learned register, project team assignments, team charter
Tools/techniques: interpersonal and team skills
Outputs: change requests, issue log

Question 17

Issue log

Answer 17

(Input to Manage Team)
a.k.a issue register or action item logs
Tracks problems and resolutions

Question 18

Control Resources

Answer 18

relates to physical resources
Inputs: project documents (issue log, lessons learned, resource assignments, project schedule, resource requirements, RBS, risk register, agreements, work performance data
Tools/techniques: performance reviews, trend analysis, alternatives analysis, PMIS, problem-solving methods
Outputs: work performance information, project documents updates, project mgmt plan updates

Question 19

Problem-solving methods

Answer 19

(Tool/Technique of Control Resources)
1. Define root problem
2. Analyze the problem
3. Pick a solution
4. Implement chosen solution
5. Review and confirm solution has solved problem