Step 3.4 Add in who will do what

The next step is to allocate the tasks in the plan to the people who will do them. Nothing ever gets done unless someone does it! It is essential that all tasks have the name of someone to do each task. This needs to be someone who is really and truly available to do this work.

When you first see the completed task list, you are in a position to understand what skills and what amount of resources you require.

Tasks with zero effort (such as delays), and ones that are divided into sub-tasks do not need any person allocated to them (as the project manager you will monitor these).

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