From the course: Project Management Foundations: Small Projects
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Build your team
From the course: Project Management Foundations: Small Projects
Build your team
- [Narrator] Once you have your task list in place, you can start identifying people to do the work. You can start by identifying the skills needed for project tasks and adding that information to your task list. For example, in the sample project, you plan to use an IT consultant for the network, phone system and software. With the skills mapped to your tasks, you're ready to line up your team. First, if you already know who you can assign, it's simple to assign people with the requisite skills and available time. Second, if you work in a large organization, you might request people with the skills you need from line managers or the human resources department. Third, if you're hiring outside help, you use a procurement process to find resources and bring them onboard. In addition to the people who do the work, you also want to identify who can make or approve decisions. And who needs to know what's going on. As shown in the assignments from the sample project which you can find in…
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