LESSON 2: DEFINE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED
1hr. 30min.
A8.KCI-2. Determine the quality and quantity of the resources
This activity is a detailed specification of the previous activity. There are a number of criteria for determining the capacity requirements:
The scope and project deliverables.
The project/programme/portfolio organization.
The schedule.
The quality plan.
The available budgets.
The available resources.
The deliverables and the organization provide an idea of the type of resources needed. The overall plan completes the picture by providing information on when the resources are needed, and, on this basis, we can draw up an initial resource schedule.
You start with the objectives you have to meet, followed by structuring the scope, the work packages, their activities and the capacity schedule. You design the project/programme organization and determine the required roles and responsibilities. For all roles, there is an idea of what they have to comply to.
It helps to ask the following questions for each professional involved:
What are the important results the individual has to deliver?
What results and behavior are absolutely not wanted?
Which technical, and which behavioral, competences does the individual have to possess?
What intellectual level must he have?
What psychological profile are we looking for?
Furthermore, the schedule gives an overview of the quantity we need at particular times, and provides the basis for the next activity.
Application
You can convert the above into actions on the project/programme/portfolio for which you are currently responsible, by carrying out the following steps:
Describe the required resources.
Produce a resource schedule.
Record the quality and quantity of the resources.
