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People lie at the heart of every successful project initiative. In this course, you’ll learn how to effectively manage critical human resources, as well as the materials, infrastructure, and capital necessary to meet your project’s goals.
Project leaders must marshal the capabilities of a range of individuals, as well as a wide variety of materials, infrastructure, capital and other resources in order to bring their project vision to life. In this course, Managing Project Resources, you’ll learn how to effectively manage the resources that transform your project objectives into reality. First, you’ll explore the kinds of resources related to project initiatives and how to create a plan to manage them. Next, you’ll discover how to estimate the cost and resource utilization necessary to meet project objectives, and how to select the best resources for each challenge. Finally, you’ll learn how to develop a project budget that ensures your team is empowered to achieve its goals. By the end of this course, you’ll understand the fundamentals of managing project resources and coordinating the efforts of team members to meet your objectives.
Project leaders must marshal the capabilities of a range of individuals, as well as a wide variety of materials, infrastructure, capital and other resources in order to bring their project vision to life. In this course, Managing Project Resources, you’ll learn how to effectively manage the resources that transform your project objectives into reality. First, you’ll explore the kinds of resources related to project initiatives and how to create a plan to manage them. Next, you’ll discover how to estimate the cost and resource utilization necessary to meet project objectives, and how to select the best resources for each challenge. Finally, you’ll learn how to develop a project budget that ensures your team is empowered to achieve its goals. By the end of this course, you’ll understand the fundamentals of managing project resources and coordinating the efforts of team members to meet your objectives.