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PM FUN-DAS (short for Project Management Fundamentals) is published every Wednesday. It demystifies and disseminates concepts around project management in a humorous way.

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Project Resource Management

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At lunchtime...

Boss: Team, sorry to interrupt you during lunch but I have some good news to share which is incidentally related to your lunch.

Dev: Lunch? Wow, I can hardly wait to hear it out!

Boss: The management has finally approved the training on digital-age skills which the project team had requested. However, it can be scheduled only during lunch hours as we cannot afford to affect our project timeline.

Dev: Why is the good news so hard to digest suddenly?

Project Resource Management
In today's increasingly complex and competitive global marketplace, companies must invest in training in competencies that can support longer-range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line. While doing so, the management should also ensure the project team is highly motivated to accomplish the goals of the organization.

Importance of Periodic Audits

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Lunch time

Swami: Just wondering where Dev is nowadays? Not seen him at lunch since the last couple of days
Dev: He is busy writing Test Cases, System and User documentation.

Swami: Let me take a guess. His project been picked up for an audit. Right?
Dev: Bull's Eye!

Importance of Periodic Audits
Periodic audits of the project management process ensure that systemic flaws are identified and fixed and the process is improved. Every aspect of the project management life cycle can introduce problems if not done properly, therefore it must be reviewed thoroughly. Project audits can help identify when a project is about to go off the course.

Project Resource Management

Tags: #Project Resource Management

Transcript

Boss: Dev, you are the most self-reliant manager in this organization who shows initiative and readily takes ownership of your work. Hence, I am assigning you to this new prestigious project. But....

Dev: But What...Boss?

Boss: Just keep me in the loop for all the decisions and provide daily status updates. Just being the hands-on manager you see!

Dev: Correction. You mean Micro-manager!

Project Resource Management
Micromanagement is the ultimate controlling management style. It is not only frustrating for the project manager but also completely undermines their authority. Every relationship demands respect, so it is important to establish appropriate and productive relationships with your manager.

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