The team leaders and \/ or supervisors of these employees complain that they are constantly being confronted with new demands from operations and the projects<\/strong>. Handling both areas \u2013 operations and project work \u2013 is the challenge facing team leaders and their resources.<\/p>\n In this article, you will learn about:<\/p>\n The goal of strategic resource planning in project management or\u00a0capacity planning<\/a>\u00a0is to ensure optimum resource utilization<\/strong> based on the company\u2019s goals and the product portfolio. It should also:<\/p>\n How flexible your resource plans are will depend on the types of projects your company pursues. Prioritizing these projects as part of the\u00a0project portfolio management<\/a>\u00a0is a key objective.<\/p>\n There are three types of projects:<\/p>\n How do these three project types differ in priority<\/strong> and what effect does this have on the required resources?<\/p>\n Our tip:<\/strong>\u00a0Determine early on which of these three project types you are dealing with. Doing so will help you understand which of the typical challengesof project management resource planning you will face in managing your project.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n \n
Challenges of Strategic Resource Planning \/ Capacity Planning<\/h2>\n
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\nWith a portfolio of in-house development projects, you have a good starting point. The decision-makers themselves can decide when to launch a particular project. They can generally shape their own resource peaks. So, it is their responsibility to make rational, comprehensible decisions when prioritizing the projects.<\/li>\n
\nClients can request, cancel, or approve a commissioned project at any time without prior warning. You are expected to deal with vague forecasts. Each client thinks they are king. If you are responsible for a sales pipeline<\/a> like that, you will need to learn how to deal with uncertainty. You will need to keep an eye on the order levels when scheduling your resources.<\/li>\n
\nInternal, company projects should be treated the same as any client project. One advantage here is that fewer people are involved in setting the priorities. On the other hand, these internal projects tend to be the first ones to be postponed when resources are scarce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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