Project Management for Non-Project Managers - Managing your Project Resources - Resource Loading and Leveling

Project management is not easy, but it can be particularly challenging and stressful when you have many resources to manage. It’s a crucial project aspect that needs to be handled carefully because if you don’t get it right, your project will not succeed. 

Resources are the means we use to achieve project objectives. One of our primary resources is people – people with the applicable skills and competencies to meet the challenges of the project. When those people are improperly allocated or overworked or over-extended your project will grind to a halt.

Effectively managing your project resources is foundational to project planning and although important in the initial phases of project management planning, it is essential after you have finalized your work breakdown structure and have determined the dependencies among the established work packages.

This webinar will discuss determining and managing your project resources.  Without resources your project engine has no fuel. Mismanaged, misallocated, or underutilized project resources are a project risk factor that must be thoughtfully and carefully considered.

Areas Covered in the Session :

• Defining your project resources – what are they and why are they important?
• Conducting the resource needs analysis.
• The inputs to resource planning.
• Estimating your resources.
• Resource acquisition.
• Resource leveling.
• Human resource planning.
• Resource allocation.

Who Should Attend:

Any member of a cross functional project team:

• Engineers
• Marketing Associates
• Product Managers
• Program Managers
• Contract Managers
• Project Managers
• Research & Development Associates, Managers, and Directors
• Manufacturing Managers
• Technicians
• Anyone that participates in or has the potential to manage team-based cross-functional projects.

This course crosses all industries and functions it is however particularly suited for the health sciences and other regulated industries where much project-based work is accomplished. The types of industries that are targeted include:

• Medical device manufacturers
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech organizations
• Cosmetic and foods manufacturers
• All other industries

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Course Director: CHARLES PAUL

Charles Paul is an instructional designer and management consultant with over 30 years’ experience providing training and consulting services to regulated industries. He has installed quality systems and designed and developed GMP and operational documentation and training programs for foods and beverage, pharmaceuticals, biotech, cosmetics, and consumer product – OTC industries.