Resource Planning

The term resource includes a variety of different aspects. An efficient resource planning is a crucial contribution to the competitiveness of a company. When it comes to the planning of a project necessary resources, it is to consider necessary two different perspectives: first: it concerns the direct project implementation. Second, The long-term perspective over the entire life cycle of product or the change that should be developed by the project or causes. The task of project management is to plan for the project team members on the one hand see quantitative and also qualitative aspects.

The resource “refers to a variety of different aspects. The resources include staff in the project. Just as work equipment such as: computer, jobs and consumption materials etc. The resource planning involves also the available capital. Provided no budget, no project is carried out. With a correct Resource planning can be achieved following benefits for the company: the priorities for projects in the project portfolio are used correctly.

Increase the competitiveness. New projects be planned realistically. Cost savings and efficiency by optimal planning management. Correct decisions on start, continuation or possible cancellation of projects. Where the own resources should be strengthened, where insert we continue to field employees to cover the peak demand? Karin letter, Managing Director of 5medical management GmbH, nominated to the German training Award for 2011/2012