Project Resource Management Essentials

Name: Project Resource Management Essentials
Price: 795.00 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (1200 reviews)

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$795.00 USD

Duration
1 Day

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Project Resource Management Essentials is a practical, one-day instructor-led course that equips project managers and team leads with the tools and techniques to manage resources effectively at both the project and portfolio level. Grounded in the PMBOK® Guide (8th Edition) and the Standard for Portfolio Management, the course covers resource planning, role definition, Critical Path Method, resource leveling and smoothing, capacity and capability planning, and portfolio-level bottleneck analysis — with hands-on group activities throughout. Participants leave with immediately applicable skills they can use on their next project.

Course Objectives

Relate resource requirements to the project schedule and activity list
Construct RACI charts and apply the artifact-centric method to define work-based roles
Calculate Early Start, Early Finish, total float, and free float using the Critical Path Method
Apply resource leveling and smoothing to resolve over-allocation based on project constraints
Distinguish between resource capacity and capability and apply supply-demand planning at the portfolio level
Identify and prioritize portfolio bottleneck resources and propose targeted responses

Who Should Attend?

Project managers and team leads who schedule and allocate resources across projects
PMO analysts and portfolio managers coordinating resources across multiple initiatives
Resource and functional managers who negotiate staff availability with project teams
Practitioners preparing for PMP® or PgMP® certification seeking deeper resource management knowledge

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Interactive classroom participation: Our virtual training includes live lectures, demonstrations and virtual labs that allow you to participate in discussions with your instructor and fellow classmates to get real-time feedback.
Post Class Resources: Review your class content, catch up on any material you may have missed or perfect your new skills with access to resources after your course is complete.
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Agenda

Course Introduction and Opening Activity

Welcome, participant introductions, and session goals
Opening discussion: Why do projects struggle with resource management?
Parkinson's Law, Student Syndrome, resource bottlenecks, and excessive multi-tasking
Overview of the two course sections: project-level and portfolio-level resourcing