Managing Project Human Resources For The Technology Upgradation Project

Develop a Project Human resource plan for the project

Discuss about the Manage Project Human Resources in Job.

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Managing of people is a tough job of a project manager who manages all the members working in a team for temporary as well as for permanent basis. The aim of a manager of a project is to meet the needs of both the project as well as its teammates to keep motivate them throughout the work. A current project is about the hosting and web maintenance of the archives of Australia website to increase its web traffic by conveying right information to all the right users. This assignment is about the managing of a project using various pillars such as developing a human resource management plan, creating responsibility assessment matrix. It also emphasizes the creation of project closure report and conducts post evaluation report of this project to come to know about the weaknesses of the current system. Findings of a current project will be helpful in taking future projects based on the existing projects. This also helps in searching unique traits of an individual by evaluating various plans of the current project management plan.

Project Human resource Plan

Company- National Archives of Australia                                  Phone No.-XXXX

Location- ACT Canberra                                    Fax No.- XXX

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                                                Corporate Email Address- XXXXXX

Project Name- Technology up gradation

Sub Project- Improving the website of Archives of the Australia

Revisions and Distributions

REVISION

RELEASE DATE

DISTRIBUTED TO

Client

Consultant

JV head quarter

Project management department

Sub contractors

Suppliers

QA

Project manager

Draft

1/4/2016

JV

PMP

QA

2nd Draft

1/7/2016

Consultant

JV

PMP

QA

PM

3rd Draft

1/10/2016

Client

QA

Amendments

It plays an integral role in every business as well as for every project management plant created by a project manager after considering all the elements. This phase includes all the changes and the updates required in this project as this project is based on the maintenance of the website of Archives Australia website which is a technological improvement. A technology is dynamic in nature which is changing day by day, for which a project manager will change its plan according to the dynamicity of the technical environment. Each and every page of the amendments are initiated by the project manager, technical expert in the form of technical consultants, quality analyst and the project manager to approve every change in a project.

Project Sponsor Approval

Prepared by: Project management all departments

Reviewed by: Technical Consultants

Approved by Project sponsor: Project manager

ACT Canberra, 1/4/2016

ACT Canberra, 1/7/2017

ACT Canberra, 31/12/2019

Designation

Objective

·         To improve the website features in conveying the aim of an entity clearly to all its audiences

·         To overcome the weaknesses to grab the attention of most of its users to use the website

·         To work on technicalities of the website such as user interface and graphics interface

Other Plans

·         Scope management plan

·         Project management plan

·         Requirements management plan

·         Cost management plan

·         Process improvement plan

·         Communication management plan

HR Requirements

SN

Role

When required

Desired Level

Actual Skill Level

Skill Development

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

1

Project manager

It is required in project starting and the project closure phase

X

X

PMP training

2

Quality Analyst

During the project

X

X

Six Sigma course

3

Technical Expert

Project Implementation

X

X

Technical advice

4

On site inspector

Project review

X

X

Observation skills

Description of Roles and Responsibilities

Project Manager

·         To manage the performance of all the team members

·         Keep track on project costs

·         Accomplish all the targets within the time

Quality Analyst

·         To compare the standards with the actual outputs

·         Notify errors in the system

·         Rectify errors and weaknesses

Technical Expert

·         To use analytical tools

·         To Boost up the performance of the systems

On site inspector

·         To observe things on site

·         To improve the performance of the current system

SN

Task

Roles Described above

Project manager

Quality Analyst

Technical Expert

On site Inspector

1

Identifying users

R/A

2

Identifying errors

R/C

3

Web analytical report

R/A/C

4

Feedbacks of clients

R/A/I

Responsibility Assessment matrix is a record created by a project manager and all its departmental personnel to keep a track on all the responsibilities delegated by them to its teammates. This record helps in reducing the overall workload of a project manager among various employees working on a particular project to get the desired outcome in a lesser span of time. The above mention responsibility assessment matrix is based on RACI format which is an acronym. This stands for R that denotes the responsibility of a person towards the assigned task; A signifies accountability of an individual for the task assigned to them. Another element of this matrix includes C stands for consultancy or advice relevant for the allotted task to an individual and lastly, it is related to the informed about the task was given to an individual.

In the above case, various tasks of the project related to the technology up gradation of Australian websites named as Archives of Australia is segregated among all the desired job roles of a project. The job roles of the project to whom all the tasks are assign include a project manager, quality analysts, technical experts and on-site inspectors to accomplish all the set targets and aims of an entity within a given span of time.

Project Name

Technology Up-gradation

Date

1/4/2013

Author

Technical Experts

Project Sponsor

Project manager

Senior User

Archives of Australia

Senior Supplier

XXX

Target/ Tolerance

Planned

Actual

Details

Redevelopment of Website

Technical up-gradation

Already upgraded

The problem lies in other segments such as back end and front end problem.

Open source software

Closing loopholes in the system

Non Technical experts using the CMS systems

The problem does not lie in the actual system, but the use of the current system is wrong as the wrong party using the system deteriorates the existing system which needs to be improved with the passage of time as the technology is changing day by day.

Various benefits enjoyed by an individual while improving the current system of the website up-gradation of the Archives of Australia are mention as below:

  • To strengthen the privacy measures of the website this helps in keeping all the information secure and confidential.
  • Increases data security using uniform security system
  • Website hosting process gets streamlined with the passage of time
  • Aesthetic designing of the system will get improved to arouse the interest of other individuals towards the website.
  • Clear communication among the staff members
  • Work collaboration
  • Photos on the website has changed
  • New Features added
  • New Technologies used
  • Defect products delivered by the supplier
  • Stealing of the information from the portal

It is recommended to the firm to identify the technical environment carefully as attending system by non-technical experts will spoil the current system of the Archives Australia.

The current project management plan emphasizes the efforts applied by a project manager in achieving all its desired targets and aim within a given span of time. A manager focuses on completing all the targets before the stipulated time to get a sustainable competitive advantage in front of the external users operating in a similar market or industry. Interaction skills of a project manager will help in convincing most of the users in the favour of the enterprise project.

The roles and responsibilities of a project manager are to review the overall project which is concluded after testing the system. The testing procedure of the current system will help in identifying all the errors and weaknesses found in the existing system. A project manager delegates the responsibility of reviewing the existing system to both the parties such as quality analysts as well as the technical experts to compare the actual process with various standards develop by them to take corrective actions to resolve all the project issues.

Tasks

Quarter1

Quarter2

Quarter3

Quarter4

Quarter5

Quarter6

Quarter7

Quarter8

Market Survey

Identifying problem

Analyzing the problem

Identifying the alternatives

Selecting the suitable path

Testing

Implementation

Feedbacks

SN

Issue

Proposed action

Reason

1

Defect products

Prior checking

Minute % of defects will  spoil the  quality of the entire output

2.

Security threat

Anti security system

Stealing of information leads to decrease in the image of an entity.

SN

Issue

Proposed action

Reason

1

Image/goodwill

Increasing project alternatives

These alternatives helps in meeting future uncertainties

2

Technology

Keeping track on the technical environment

Change in the external technology will fail the current system

  • On the job training
  • Off the job training
  • Virtual classrooms
  • Workshops
  • Tested website generates fruitful results
  • Hosting services improved

An entity needs to improve various areas to get the complete outcome in short span of time as their aim is to satisfy its end users by catering quality oriented services. Various areas which need to be improved by an individual include interacting skills, observation skills, testing platforms, confidentiality of the information of the system.

SN

Situation

Outcome

Impact

Lesson Learned

1

Interacting with clients

Feedback of clients

Improvement of the system

Listening carefully all the instructions of users

2

Testing of the system

Errors and strengths

Increasing or decreasing web traffic

Focusing on the loopholes of the system rather than have over confidence.

SN

Control/Tool Used

Favourable

Un-Favourable

1

Login ID and password

Confidential information

Fake users

2

Permission system for downloading information

Security

It frustrates  people while using the website

  • Inter personal skills- It is treated as one of the important skills in satisfying its end users as well as employees working a in a team to achieve the set targets of a project.
  • Communication skills- It is professional skills required by an individual while working in a professional environment.

Conclusion

It is articulate from the above study that project management plan developed by a project manager shows the efficiency of its team members and their skills clearly reflects the end outcomes generates for them.