Staffing Management Plan

Staffing management plan and Resource management plans are important part of project resource management. Every project will require resources for executing project activities. There will be a need for both man power resources and physical resources. The resource requirement for each activity will be estimated. The resources will be acquired during project execution as per the schedule.

Planning for resources, acquiring resources, developing team and managing team are the important activities to be carried out as part of project resource management. A resource management plan will contain all the necessary guidelines for project resource management. A staffing management plan will also be part of the overall resource management plan.

Staffing management plan, which part of overall resource management plan will specifically focus on the man power aspects of the project. Staffs are the most important part of project. It is important to select and acquire the right staff with right skills at the right time. A staffing management plan contains a plan for addressing all the aspects of man power and will include below information:

• Identification of human resources
• How the human resources will be acquired
• Criteria to be used for how the human resources will be selected
• From where the human resources will be acquired
• How to acquire resources from within the organization
• How to acquire resources from external sources
• When the resources will be acquired (based on the project schedule)
• When the resources will be released (based on the project schedule)
• Process for maintaining the resource calendars
• Resource loading table depicting total number of resources needed at different points in the project
• Safety and security guidelines for the human resources
• Identification of training needs and plan for fulfilling the training needs of the team
• Rewards and recognition plan for the team
• How to build the team and enhance team performance
• How to monitor the performance of each team member and help keeping them motivated

Conclusion

Staffing is the most important part of project management. It is the staff who will actually complete the project work. Staff will also consume the majority of project cost. Hence it is extremely important to be very precise in planning and acquiring the right staff at the right time for the right duration. It is also important to keep the staff members motivated and ensure their safety and well- being. The staffing management plan help capture all these aspects precisely for effecting staff management for the project. Take PMP Classes to know more about staffing management plans.