Manage Project Resources
What you'll learn
- Determine resource requirements for individual tasks to determine required project personnel levels and competencies
- Establish project organisation and structure to align individual and group competencies with project tasks
- Allocate personnel to the project to meet planned work outputs throughout the project
- Apply human resource management (HRM) methods, techniques and tools to support the engagement and performance of personnel
- Negotiate, define and communicate clear project role descriptions
- Identify, plan and implement ongoing development and training of project team members to support personnel and project performance
- Measure individuals' performance against agreed criteria and initiate actions to overcome shortfalls in performance
- Implement processes and take action to improve individual performance and overall project effectiveness
- Monitor and report for remedial action internal and external influences on individual and project team performance and morale
- Implement procedures for interpersonal communication, counselling and conflict resolution to maintain a positive work environment
- Identify and manage inter-project and intra-project resource conflict to minimise impact on achievement of project objectives
- Disband the project team according to organisational policies and procedures
- Identify and document human resource issues and recommended improvements
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of construction project
Description
In guiding a project, particularly one in the building and construction industry, an intricate knowledge of Project Resource Management is critical in determining the project’s outcome. In reality people practice many of the concepts involved in Project Human Resource Management however our course will allow students to fully utilize and benefit from such a detailed understanding of Project Management theory.
Whilst a Project Resource Management is not a new concept for teaching, Exner Education, drawing on their 25 years of experience in the construction industry have tailored this course to address many of the challenges facing Construction Projects and their Project Managers today.
Duration of Study
The pace at which each student studies is different. The nominal hours for this course are 20 hours, however, this can vary greatly depending on your previous experience and study techniques. Student support is available by asking a question online or visiting our website.
We offer our Support as a Registered Training Organisation.
As a RTO, Exner Education is responsible for delivering quality training and assessment.
Typically, these projects have the greatest risks associated with them and as such are far more susceptible to deliver outcomes where large financial losses are experienced or the project be delivered late or to a lower quality than expected.
Exner Education’s Project Resource Management course serves to provide an understanding of the theory and practice of project management in the building and construction industry.
If you would like to be assessed for this unit of competency, please visit our website for more information. Upon successful completion you will receive a certificate of attainment.
We recommend that students purchase a copy of "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge", Sixth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) ©2013 Please note that "PMBOK" is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Who this course is for:
- Business owners, site managers, construction managers, project managers, risk managers, foreman, contract managers, quality managers
Instructor
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- 20,173 Students
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Exner is an integrated education and consulting firm with over 25 years of experience providing an extensive range of professional management services to the construction industry. Our hands-on experience includes design and construction, expert claims quantification and management, project management, business systems consulting, value for money models, safety in design and risk management systems.
From its practical experience and knowledge Exner Education has designed, developed and delivered construction specific training over the past 15 years. Exner Group provides a 'hands on' practical approach to training, developed and delivered by people who have real current practical experience in the field and are qualified VET sector trainers. This gives Exner a unique ability to balance both theoretical teaching knowledge complemented with current 'best practice' work examples.
Our Training & Education experience includes the instructional design of training ranging from:
· safety and site compliance;
· project management including from tender preparation, claims management to project close out;
· engineering practices; and,
· corporate improvement strategies.
Exner Group has designed, developed and delivered training for both large and small companies as well as government authorities including, Leighton Contractors, Pro-Build, Grocon, Schiavello, MBAV, HIA, VMIA, Nicholson Construction, Johns Lyng, APM Group, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority, VicRoads, Department of Treasury and Finance and Victorian Catchment Management Authority.
Exner continues to develop its online learning 'experience' and provides a unique interactive delivery methodology which gives students world first teaching tools, combining Exner's practical construction knowledge with core theory to further enhance the students learning experience.