Live Webinar February 13th, 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: MDW1291

The human resource plan is always a core component of the overall project plan, in good times and bad. In today’s economic climate it’s even more important as more and more project managers find themselves in resource constrained organizations trying to reach the same goals and perform the same tasks with half the budget.

Those that know how to recruit the necessary talent for their projects and more importantly skillfully utilize these precious resources, will get more projects done and on time, while increasing their impact and value to the organization.

The process to “Acquire the Project Team” requires you to balance recruiting team members with the appropriate skills and knowledge, in the right amounts or numbers, at the right times to enter and exit the project.

The seven steps to resource your projects:

1. Create a staffing plan that outlines what skills are needed and when they will be utilized.
2. Practice effective networking starting by building your industry contacts.
3. Leverage organization contacts and existing vendor relationships.
4. Clarify roles and responsibilities – refocus over-allocated resources.
5. Use the bench – get the most out of people and create opportunities for stretch goals.
6. Link to organizational strategy and secure influential executives to support the project.
7. Follow a phased approach – bite off pieces that can be accomplished without breaking the bank.

This webinar will highlight seven critical steps to efficiently resource your projects.

About the Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s (MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

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