People in Projects

The Basic Job of the Resource Manager

The resource manager’s job is to see that his employees are successful and that his department meets its objective. In your organization, is it the functional department’s objective to provide qualified resources to projects in a timely manner? If top management does not see this as one of the resource manager’s major objectives, it will be difficult to elicit the resource manager’s attention to the needs of your project. Let’s assume that the resource managers have been asked by their management to support projects and project management to the best of their abilities.

Staffing, quality of work, meeting their internal organization’s goals, and the growth and development of the resources are their key concerns. ...