9.2 Acquire Project Team
Process Definition
Acquiring a project team requires confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team in time to execute the project successfully. This can be affected by, among other things, the organizational structure in which the resources are housed.
Process Assessment
Acquiring a project team is often a problem with project managers. Having a human resource plan in place that is shared ahead of time with the HR department will go a long way toward helping them provide you with the people you need.
Figure 30. Acquire Project Team: Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. Reprinted from "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 5th Edition" by Project Management Institute, 2013, p. 267. Copyright 2013 by Project Management Institute, Inc. Reprinted without permission.
- Human Resource Plan for Forrest University: This is an example human resource plan created in PMGT 611, the key input to acquiring a project team. It provides the HR team with the information they need to prepare to staff your project in a timely fashion.
- Virtual Teams: This homework problem from PMGT 611 discusses tools and techniques associated acquiring and managing virtual teams for global projects.
- Project Staff Assignments: PMGT 611 homework problem discussing project staff assignments, including an example assignment. The staff assignments are an output from the "Acquire Project Team" process and an input to the "Develop Project Team" and "Manage project Team" processes.