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What it
is: Develop Project Staffing Plan
Description
Developing a project staffing plan involves selecting
and assembling a project team. The
staffing plan specifies when and how to meet the requirements
for staffing the project. The staffing plan builds
on the high-level staffing needs identified in the Initiate
Stage.
Items to consider in the project staffing plan:
- How the staff will be acquired
- How long the staff will be needed
- The skills required
- What training is needed
Rationale/Purpose
Staff is essential to accomplish project tasks.
The staffing plan identifies the staff required and how
and where to secures those staff. Getting commitments
from key staff before actual work begins is necessary.
Who is Involved
Project Manager
Project Sponsor
Result
This information is included in a separate section
of your project plan often referred to as the “Project Staffing
Plan.”
How to: Develop
Project Staffing Plan
Recommended actions and strategies
The table below lists the steps for developing
a project staffing plan:
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What to do
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How to
do it
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1
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Define the specific roles and skill sets needed
to execute the project’s tasks
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Based on the tasks in the work breakdown structure,
refine initial descriptions of roles and responsibilities
identified in the high-level staffing of the Initiate
Stage.
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2
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Determine the timetable for the needed staff
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Calculate over the course of the project:
- The period of time the team member or skill
set is needed.
- how many hours a person, department
or entire project team will be needed each
week or month
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3
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Determine if staff is available
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Work with your organization’s management to
determine if staff is available with the needed
skill sets within the needed timeframe.
Determine
if it is necessary to acquire staff from external,
contracted sources.
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4
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Secure the needed staff
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If sufficient staff is not available, alert
the project sponsors so they can help acquire the
needed staff based on the priority of the project.
If staff is allocated to other activities, negotiate
with the staff’s management to make staff available
to the project for the time needed.
In some cases,
the organization must determine the priority
of this project relative to other projects contending
for these resources.
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Identify any training or coaching needs and
plans
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If the staff assigned to the project lacks the
required expertise, plan for training or coaching
to fulfill these needs.
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Iteratively refine the staffing plan
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As the project schedule is developed, adjustments
may be required to the staffing plan.
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Templates/Examples: Develop Project Staffing Plan
Introduction
The table below provides several templates you
can use to help develop a project staffing plan.
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Updated February 1, 2006 - v1.0
