Top 10 Tips for Effective Resource Management!

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Top 10 tips for effective Resource Management
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1. Single Resource Pool Across All Projects
Create a single resource pool across all
projects.  This will provide better visibility
and accuracy of resource utilization and
availability.
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2. Develop Skills Associated to Resources
Develop a skills library associated to resources
to ensure that you have the necessary
capabilities when developing a team to deliver on
your project.
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3. Maintain a Schedule of Your Resources
Maintain a centralized schedule of your resources
so that you can accurately determine workloads
and identify possible conflicts.
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4. Build a Strategy to Address Resource
Build a strategy to address possible resource
shortages in your projects by defining accurate
work efforts for the tasks at hand.
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5. Incorporate Capacity Tracking Reports
Incorporate capacity tracking reports into your
strategy that will provide additional visibility
into departmental and staffing statuses to work
on projects.
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6. Prioritize Resources and Categorize Them
Prioritize resources and categorize them in
different buckets so that you can efficiently get
the most out of your team.
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7. Include Contingency Plans
Include contingency plans in your resource
management strategy that allows for a Plan B
when unexpected changes occur.
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8. Implement a Forecasting Strategy
Implement a forecasting strategy that will
facilitate better pipeline and staffing for
imminent and future projects.
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9. Develop an Employee Incentive Program
Develop an employee incentive program that will
limit turnover and help build continuity in your
resource pool for better planning.
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10. Use Technology to Automate Processes
Use technology to automate these processes and
strategies and to provide a more streamlined
approach to resource management and planning.
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