Knowledge Sharing Pattern Language
Pattern
KSP19
Assured Resources
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Problem | An organization not being sure if it has available adequate resources for a new project. |
Initial Context | A customer has requested a new project. |
Roles | A Project Manager together with a Line Manager having the resource ownership. One or more customer representatives telling their expectations and needs. Also sales is normally cooperating with a Project Manager in this. |
Forces | To commit to a project, at least the most critical resources need to be known and pre-assigned. Resource refers here to human resources. It includes the quality, the competence areas and levels, and the quantity - the amount of required resources.
To have some certain competence area and level available does not always mean that it should be possessed by the current employees. Also suppliers and recruitments can be thought as a solution. Especially, when the sales and project delivery organization are separate organizations this need for checking available resources requires extra effort but is very critical to the successful start of a project. |
Solution |
At the project level the following actions are required:
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Resulting Context | A project having required competences adequately identified and required resources assured for the project. |
Instances | Implement this always when planning a new project without the resources confirmed. |
Process Connection | Project management, resource management. |
Last changes at 27th January 2008