PMP Prep Podcasts PMBOK states clearly in Chapter nine that a project manager should be responsible for the team and not one member of the team. It is the duty of the manger to make sure that the team develops competency, team interaction and create a good environment for the team so that performance of the project can be enhanced. The team manager should be responsible for creating good training plans for project members so that they can gain competency in executing the project.
If members of the team go for training together they will build the team. There are team building activities that can be schedule like: informal communication and trust building activities when the team meets for meeting the first time. Members who help the team to reach its objectives should be rewarded and this should be part of human resources plan before the team starts work. According to PMP Prep Podcasts PMBOK personal preferences as well as cultural differences should be considered when establishing a project system reward. The rewards should not only be monetary compensation but also opportunities that are required to grow and apply new skills to face challenges that will rise. Rewards that will be awarded during the project are vital because they are going to be shaping the behavior of the project compared to those rewards which will be given when the project is complete. For project managers who have undergone training in small groups they vividly understand how to teams are suppose to be formed. PMBOK describes the whole process of team building as forming, storming, performing, adjourning and norming.Human resource-management is the process of ensuring that all members in the team are working in the project. Good human resource management is whereby everybody body in the team is working efficiently with other members of the team and tasks which they have been assigned to do. The key to any successful project is human resources-management. According to PMBOK human resources-management is grouped in to four processes. The first process is known as human resource planning. This is the process of planning members who are required in the team to do the project. The project manager must know how many members are required so that the job can be done and completed on time. Besides that, it is also the process of knowing what specialists require. Human resources plan should not be removed as part of the project but included.Another process of human resources-management is acquisition. This is the process of hiring, negotiating, training and interviewing people. But, for the process to start there must be a good human resource plan as well as estimates that are reliable. If few employees are employed, the over allocation is going to be at risk but if many people are employed the project is going to be scattered. The third process of human resources management is developing members of the team. At this stage some of the activities that are highly encouraged are team building practices. Some of the team building activities are facilitating communication, having a meeting with the members and taking the team to different types of games.Team building activities are essential because they create a sense within the community. When members of the team clash the best way of solving this is through conflict resolution. Therefore, it is vital to make sure that potential problems are settled before the condition becomes worse. The last process in human resources management is team management. This is whereby all human resources plans are implemented in the right way. The project manager must make sure that teamwork is practiced and everybody in the team is working efficiently.
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