1 week 10 project human resource management. learning objectives 2 explain the importance of good...
TRANSCRIPT
1
Week 10Project Human Resource
Management
Learning Objectives
2
Explain the importance of good human resource management on projects, especially on information technology projects
Define project human resource management and understand its processes
Summarize key concepts for managing people by understanding the theories of Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg, David McClelland, and Douglas McGregor on motivation, H. J. Thamhain and D. L. Wilemon on influencing workers, and Stephen Covey on how people and teams can become more effective
Learning Objectives
-3
Discuss organizational planning and be able to create a project organizational chart, responsibility assignment matrix, and resource histogram
Understand important issues involved in project staff acquisition and explain the concepts of resource assignments, resource loading, and resource leveling
Assist in team development with training, team-building activities, and reward systems
Describe how project management software can assist in project human resource management
The Importance of Human Resource Management
4
People determine the success and failure of organizations and projects
Recent statistics about IT workforce:The total number of U.S. IT workers was more
than 10.1 million in December 2002, up from 9.9 million in January 2002
IT managers predict they will need to hire an additional 1.2 million workers in the near future
Hiring by non-IT companies outpaces hiring by IT companies by a ratio of 12:1
IS370 – Project Management - Dr Pat Halloran5Share of ICT specialist occupations in the total economy, narrow definition, 19951 and 20072
6
Share of ICT employment in business sector employment, 1995 and 2006, percentages
Digital Planet Reports
7
The global high-tech industry generated more than $2.1 trillion in 1999, $2.3 trillion in 2000, and $2.4 trillion in 2001
The Internet and e-commerce were notable bright spots in the global economy
Global e-commerce went up 79 percent from 2000 to 2001
China, Poland, and other developing countries are playing an increasing role in the global IT market
Long Hours and Stereotypes of IT Workers Hurt Recruiting
8
Many people are struggling with how to increase and diversify the IT labor pool. Noted problems include:The fact that many IT professionals work long
hours and must constantly stay abreast of changes in the field
Undesirable stereotypes that keep certain people away from the career field, like women
The need to improve benefits, redefine work hours and incentives, and provide better human resource management
What is Project Human Resource Management?
9
Project human resource management includes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with a project. Processes includeOrganizational planningStaff acquisitionTeam development
Keys to Managing People
-10
Psychologists and management theorists have devoted much research and thought to the field of managing people at work
Important areas related to project management includemotivation (intrinsic and extrinsic)influence and powereffectiveness
Motivation
11
Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of needs to illustrate his theory that people’s behaviors are guided by a sequence of needs
Maslow argued that humans possess unique qualities that enable them to make independent choices, thus giving them control of their destiny
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
-12
Herzberg’s Motivational and Hygiene Factors
13
Frederick Herzberg wrote several famous books and articles about worker motivation. He distinguished betweenmotivational factors: achievement, recognition,
the work itself, responsibility, advancement, and growth, which produce job satisfaction
hygiene factors: cause dissatisfaction if not present, but do not motivate workers to do more. Examples include larger salaries, more supervision, and a more attractive work environment
McClelland’s Acquired-Needs Theory
-14
Specific needs are acquired or learned over time and shaped by life experiences, including:Achievement (nAch): Achievers like challenging
projects with achievable goals and lots of feedbackAffiliation (nAff): People with high nAff desire
harmonious relationships and need to feel accepted by others, so managers should try to create a cooperative work environment for them
Power: (nPow): People with a need for power desire either personal power (not good) or institutional power (good for the organization). Provide institutional power seekers with management opportunities
McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
15
Douglas McGregor popularized the human relations approach to management in the 1960s
Theory X: assumes workers dislike and avoid work, so managers must use coercion, threats, and various control schemes to get workers to meet objectives
Theory Y: assumes individuals consider work as natural as play or rest and enjoy the satisfaction of esteem and self-actualization needs
Theory Z: introduced in 1981 by William Ouchi and is based on the Japanese approach to motivating workers, emphasizing trust, quality, collective decision making, and cultural values
Thamhain and Wilemon’s Ways to Have Influence on Projects
16
1. Authority: the legitimate hierarchical right to issue orders2. Assignment: the project manager's perceived ability to
influence a worker's later work assignments3. Budget: the project manager's perceived ability to
authorize others' use of discretionary funds4. Promotion: the ability to improve a worker's position5. Money: the ability to increase a worker's pay and benefits6. Penalty: the project manager's ability to cause
punishment7. Work challenge: the ability to assign work that capitalizes
on a worker's enjoyment of doing a particular task8. Expertise: the project manager's perceived special
knowledge that others deem important9. Friendship: the ability to establish friendly personal
relationships between the project manager and others
Ways to Influence that Help and Hurt Projects
17
Projects are more likely to succeed when project managers influence withexpertisework challenge
Projects are more likely to fail when project managers rely too heavily onauthoritymoneypenalty
Power
-18
Power is the potential ability to influence behavior to get people to do things they would not otherwise do
Types of power includeCoerciveLegitimateExpertRewardReferent
Improving Effectiveness - Covey’s 7 Habits
19
Project managers can apply Covey’s 7 habits to improve effectiveness on projectsBe proactiveBegin with the end in mindPut first things firstThink win/winSeek first to understand, then to be
understoodSynergizeSharpen the saw
Empathic Listening and Rapport
20
Good project managers are empathic listeners; they listen with the intent to understand
Before you can communicate with others, you have to have rapport
Mirroring is a technique to help establish rapport
IT professionals often need to develop empathic listening and other people skills to improve relationships with users and other stakeholders
Improving Relationships Between Users and Developers
21
Some organizations require business people, not IT people, to take the lead in determining and justifying investments in new computer systems
CIOs push their staff to recognize that the needs of the business must drive all technology decisions
Some companies reshape their IT units to look and perform like consulting firms
Organizational Planning
22
Organizational planning involves identifying, documenting, and assigning project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships
Outputs and processes includeproject organizational chartswork definition and assignment processresponsibility assignment matrixesresource histograms
Sample Organizational Chart for a Large IT Project
-23
Work Definition and Assignment Process
-24
Sample Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
25
RAM Showing Stakeholder Roles
-26
Sample Resource Histogram
27
Staff Acquisition
28
Staffing plans and good hiring procedures are important in staff acquisition, as are incentives for recruiting and retention
Some companies give their employees one dollar for every hour a new person they helped hire works
Some organizations allow people to work from home as an incentive
Research shows that people leave their jobs because they don’t make a difference, don’t get proper recognition, aren’t learning anything new, don’t like their coworkers, and want to earn more money
Resource Loading and Leveling
29
Resource loading refers to the amount of individual resources an existing project schedule requires during specific time periods
Resource histograms show resource loading
Overallocation means more resources than are available are assigned to perform work at a given time
Sample Histogram Showing
an Over-allocated Individual
30
Resource Leveling
31
Resource leveling is a technique for resolving resource conflicts by delaying tasks
The main purpose of resource leveling is to create a smoother distribution of resource usage and reduce overallocation
Resource Leveling Example
32
Team Development
33
It takes teamwork to successfully complete most projects
Training can help people understand themselves, each other, and how to work better in teams
Team building activities includephysical challengespsychological preference indicator tools
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
34
MBTI is a popular tool for determining personality preferences and helping teammates understand each other
Four dimensions include:Extrovert/Introvert (E/I)Sensation/Intuition (S/N)Thinking/Feeling (T/F)Judgment/Perception (J/P)
NTs or rationals are attracted to technology fields
IT people vary most from the general population in not being extroverted or sensing
Social Styles Profile
35
People are perceived as behaving primarily in one of four zones, based on their assertiveness and responsiveness:DriversExpressivesAnalyticalsAmiables
People on opposite corners (drivers and amiables, analyticals and expressives) may have difficulties getting along
Social Styles
36
Reward and Recognition Systems
37
Team-based reward and recognition systems can promote teamwork
Focus on rewarding teams for achieving specific goals
Allow time for team members to mentor and help each other to meet project goals and develop human resources
General Advice on Teams
38
Focus on meeting project objectives and producing positive results
Fix the problem instead of blaming peopleEstablish regular, effective meetingsNurture team members and encourage them
to help each otherAcknowledge individual and group
accomplishments
Using Software to Assist in Human Resource Management
39
Software can help in producing RAMs and resource histograms
Project management software includes several features related to human resource management such as viewing resource usage informationidentifying under and overallocated resourcesleveling resources
Resource Usage View from Microsoft Project
40
Resource Usage Report from Microsoft Project
41
Project Resource Management Involves Much More Than Using Software
42
Project managers must Treat people with consideration and
respectUnderstand what motivates themCommunicate carefully with them
Focus on your goal of enabling project team members to deliver their best work