Human Resource Management Question Answer 2022

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1. Explain how resources types affect the progress of the project and how best to
manage them
During the management of a project effectively, it is important to combine the different
types of resources including the people, equipment, machineries, and place as well as
financial resources. All these resources are essential to be allocated as well as managed
properly to ensure managing the various activities and at the same time, gather necessary
information to check and monitor the progress of the project in an effective way (Noe et al.
2017). There are few other sources too such as the training rooms, consultants and trainers,
which are considered as major aspects required to make advancement in the project and at the
same time, facilitate collaborative working and ensure making proper planning for the project
management too (Cascio 2015). The resources are also estimated, which could allow for
making judgments and at the same time, conduct alternative analysis to select the right
options, furthermore, ensure breaking down the complex activities into smaller components
to keep estimation of the activity resource needs and maintain accuracy along with cost
advantage too (Armstrong and Taylor 2014).
The flexible management of resources also creates impact on the cost as well as duration of
the project while the resources, when managed properly, also ensures successful project
scheduling management along with tracking the progress of project effectively. It has been
found that often projects fail due to the poor management and allocation of resources and
thus resource management methodologies are implemented to determine the root cause of
failure that might have been experienced during the project management and at the same
time, manage accurate project management schedule, define the scope and purpose of project,
allocate the project related resources perfectly and manage the project within budget (Bratton
and Gold 2017). For example, the financial resources are assessed to monitor the expenses
incurred while managing the project while the human resources are managed by keeping their

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performances monitored and checked at regular intervals. By monitoring their performances,
it would be quite convenient to track how much tasks have been accomplished by them and
whether their needs are being taken care or not to accomplish the project efficiently
(DeCenzo et al. 2016).
1. How do you determine the appropriate number of resources for a project?
To determine the appropriate number of resources for a project, it is important to create a
proper resource plan, quantify the requirements of resources and finally construct a resource
management schedule to ensure successful allocation and utilisation of resources during the
project management. The number of tasks to be completed along with the duration and
number of team members who would be working must also be determined, as these are
considered as essential resources for conducting the project (Noe et al. 2015).
Creating a resource plan- The roles and responsibilities of the labour that are specified in
the project plan must be identified and also the identification of various equipment,
machineries, etc.
Quantify the resource requirements- The skills of individuals involved during the project
are summarised as well along with the determining of starting and ending data of the project,
which could ensure that the project remains in the right track (Crawford 2014).
Constructing the resource management schedule- The timeline for the project activities is
presented to complete the project within the allocated timeframe.
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