Project workforce estimating : best practices for project managers / Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. and Al Zeitoun, Ph.D.
By: Kerzner, Harold [author]
Contributor(s): Zeitoun, Al [author]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, [2025]Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781394319404 ; 9781394319398; 9781394319381Subject(s): Project management | Manpower planning | Personnel managementGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 658.4/04 LOC classification: HD69.P75Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: "Project workforce planning involves the systematic process of identifying and managing the human resources required to complete a project efficiently and effectively. It includes estimating the number and types of personnel needed, determining their skill sets, and aligning them with project tasks to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery. This process also involves forecasting labor costs, managing team composition, and considering external factors such as legislation and market conditions. Effective workforce planning ensures that the right people are in the right roles at the right time, contributing to the overall success and smooth execution of the project. Companies must expand their businesses for growth. This need for growth, accompanied by COVID, high interest rates, and inflation effects, has forced companies to undertake new types of projects that may require different workforce planning techniques than in the past"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
"Project workforce planning involves the systematic process of identifying and managing the human resources required to complete a project efficiently and effectively. It includes estimating the number and types of personnel needed, determining their skill sets, and aligning them with project tasks to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery. This process also involves forecasting labor costs, managing team composition, and considering external factors such as legislation and market conditions. Effective workforce planning ensures that the right people are in the right roles at the right time, contributing to the overall success and smooth execution of the project. Companies must expand their businesses for growth. This need for growth, accompanied by COVID, high interest rates, and inflation effects, has forced companies to undertake new types of projects that may require different workforce planning techniques than in the past"-- Provided by publisher.
About the Author
Harold Kerzner, PhD, is Senior Executive Director for Project Management at the International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global learning solutions company offering professional training and consulting services worldwide. Dr. Kerzner’s profound effect on the project management industry inspired IIL to establish, in coordination with PMI, the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award, which is presented to a distinguished PMP® or global equivalent each year.
Al Zeitoun, PhD, PgMP, is a PMI Fellow and has over 30 years of global experience in program/project management and strategic change, leading operational excellence for large corporations. He brings decades of global experience with multi-billion-dollar industry-leading organizations. He has implemented digital transformation as a key to accelerating revenue growth and driving market dominance, while redefining internal cultures to embrace and champion new Ways of Working and innovation mindset across all levels of the organization. Dr. Zeitoun has taught, trained, and coached professionals worldwide.
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