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Project Workforce Estimating Best Practices for Project Managers

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Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

08.04.2025

Verlag

Wiley

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192

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22,9/15,5/1,8 cm

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386 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-394-31937-4

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

08.04.2025

Verlag

Wiley

Seitenzahl

192

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,5/1,8 cm

Gewicht

386 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-394-31937-4

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  • Preface xi

    About the Companion Website xiii

    1 The Future of Project Workforce Planning 1

    Navigating the World of Limited Resources 1

    Principles of Project Workforce Management 3

    Workforce Management in the External Environment 6

    Workforce Management and Legislation 7

    Professional Development for Project Teams 8

    Labor Rate Structures 9

    The Role of Contract and Temporary Staff 10

    Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Future Workforce Planning 11

    2 The Complexities of Project Workforce Estimating 17

    Sources for Workforce Estimation 17

    Factors Influencing Workforce Estimation 18

    Stakeholder Involvement in Workforce Staffing 20

    The Key to Workforce Estimating 21

    Earned Value Management Systems and the PMBOK® Guide 22

    Direct Versus Indirect Project Costs 23

    Breaking Down the Overhead Costs 24

    Forward Pricing Rates: Salary 25

    Calculating Available Work Hours 26

    Work Authorization Form 27

    Project Pricing Overview 27

    Validating Estimation Assumptions 28

    The Fuzzy Front End 30

    Project Portfolio Management 32

    The Value Proposition Behind Project Portfolio Software Tools 33

    3 Techniques for Estimating Project Workforce Needs 35

    Overview of Workforce Estimation Methods 35

    From Labor Hours to Labor Costs 36

    Enhancing Estimation Accuracy 36

    Estimating Costs Per Hour 37

    Parametric Estimating 38

    Analogy Estimating 38

    Ground-up (Grassroots) Estimation 39

    Applying Learning Curves in Workforce Estimation 40

    Understanding the Learning Curve Effect 41

    Estimating Management and Support Needs 42

    Identifying Hidden Labor Costs 43

    The Impact of Documentation on Labor Costs 44

    The Need for Workforce Backup Plans 45

    Common Challenges in Workforce Estimation 46

    The Essential Value of Enterprise Risk Management 47

    4 Monitoring Workforce Expenditures 49

    Initiating Workforce Expenditure Tracking 49

    Converting Work Hours into Financial Metrics 50

    Balancing Hours and Dollars in Project Tracking 50

    Analyzing Workforce Metrics 52

    Analyzing Spending Trends 53

    Example of Termination Liability 55

    Oversight of Workforce Expenditures 55

    Setting Reporting Intervals for Workforce Status 57

    Documenting Challenges in Workforce Reporting 57

    Optimizing the Business Models Around Workforce Strengths 58

    5 Growth of Innovation Project Teams 61

    The Need for Innovation and Creativity 61

    Introduction to Innovation 62

    Types of Innovation 64

    Co-Creation Innovation 69

    Defining Innovation Success and Failure 72

    Value: The Missing Link 74

    The Innovation Environment 74

    The Innovation Culture 77

    Idea Generation 78

    Understanding Reward Systems 79

    Resources Management 80

    The Power of the Agile and Hybrid Approaches 83

    Innovation Project Management Future Skills 84

    Innovation Portfolio Management 87

    The Need for Innovation Metrics 89

    Extracting the Business Value 93

    The Value of Prompt Engineering in Fostering Innovation 95

    References 96

    6 Designing the Future Workforce 101

    Identifying Desired Team Competencies 101

    Perspectives on Project Management 102

    Strategies for Workforce Recruitment 103

    Degrees of Permissiveness 103

    Commitment and Expectation Management 104

    Engaging High-Value Team Members 105

    Addressing Underperformance 105

    Non-Financial Incentives for Motivation 106

    Celebrating Achievements from Plaques to Public Acknowledgments 106

    The Role of Public Recognition 107

    Alternative Non-Monetary Rewards 107

    Timing and Patterns of Staffing Needs 109

    The Role of Organizational Development 110

    7 Advanced Topics in Workforce Planning 115

    Budget Allocation and Adjustment 115

    Securing Additional Project Funding 116

    Global Workforce Estimation Challenges 116

    Structuring Project Teams for Success 117

    Incorporating Management Plan Data 118

    Developing Contingency Plans for Workforce Management 119

    The Benefits of Co-Located Teams 120

    Project Life Cycle Costing Approaches 121

    Techniques for Workforce Leveling 121

    Advanced Workforce Leveling Strategies 122

    Maturing an Inventory of Skills and Competencies 123

    The Next Potential of AI in Enabling Workforce Planning 125

    8 Case Studies in Workforce Planning 133

    Dixon Aerospace 135

    The Phoenix Project 137

    Brenda's Dilemma 139

    The Brainstorming Meeting 141

    The Lack of Information 143

    The Information Overflow Dilemma 145

    The Impact of Assumptions 147

    Nora's Dilemma 149

    Managing Resources in Government Agencies 153

    Kane Corporation 156

    Skunk Works Project Management 160

    Index 173