breakout session overview
Beginning the resource management practice at project launch is a bit
like throwing single orders into a manufacturing floor and hoping it’s
ready. The result is serious resource contention, shifting priorities, and
in-efficient execution.
Instead, we should really start with Capacity Planning during the Project Selection process. This allows us to match demand with supply, and ensure that once the project starts, it has a good chance of completing without interruption. I will present some new thinking in this area on how to group resources into “resource tracks”, an abstraction level above the traditional resource pool that aids in the supply/demand matching process.
We then move on to Role Scheduling, during the Project Initiation process, which allows us to hone in on the resource requirements for the project. Once the plan is approved and the project funded, we can assign the actual named resources to fit those roles and staff our project. Having done our homework, there is a much better chance these resources will be available when needed.
Finally, during the execution of a project, we must track actual time consumed (utilization). This is a critical feedback loop to the entire resource management practice. Without it, all the other pieces, including typical PM tasks such as task scheduling, are merely guesswork.
Throughout the presentation, practical examples will be given from real-life scenarios at major corporations, such as PeopleSoft, where the speaker was the Sr. Director of the IT-PMO.
David is an experienced CIO/CFO that founded EffectiveIT™ Group, a
thriving consulting practice that allows him to interact with multiple PMOs
every month. David was the Sr Director of the IT-PMO at PeopleSoft, CIO at
Clarent Corporation, and CFO at several mid-sized corporations.
David possesses 20+ years of management experience, and a depth of IT knowledge developed through hands-on experience with hardware, software, and networks. From his finance days, David developed a keen business sense and knowledge of business processes that he brings to the targeted deployment of information technologies.
