ASSIGNMENT 14: Resource Management
NAME: Cinthia Segura Pérez
NUA: 117494
1. What is Resource Management?
Resource
management is responsible for ensuring the optimal use of the resources
allocated to a project, as well as planning what type of resources will be needed,
in what quantity, and what will be cost. All this to ensure good
profitability in the project.
2. Mention what is the importance of Resource Management
in business.
Resource
management ensures the profitability and sustainability of a company. Some
important aspects are:
· Minimize project resource costs significantly
Managing resources allows you to
analyze many suppliers regardless of where they are in the world so that you
can search for those whose cost is cheaper and thus save resources.
· Improving effective/billable resource utilization
Allows to carry out greater
control of how resources are being used.
· Bridge the capacity vs. demand gap proactively
They analyze the behavior of demand
to adjust production through a demand forecast, thus avoiding a shortage. In
the same way, this allows them to create an action plan in the event of
possible imbalances.
· Use scarce resources effectively in a matrix
organization
When you have a limited number of
resources, they can be managed to assign them to other projects and thus be
more efficient.
· Monitor and improve organization health index
It is important for the company to
promote the professional development of workers to ensure their commitment and
productivity, as well as to monitor their performance.
3. What are the Concepts and Components of Resource
Management? Define them in detailed.
· Resource scheduling
It allows you to keep track of
resources by identifying them and assigning them to future projects. This
serves to avoid mishaps.
· Resource utilization
It is a performance indicator that
allows to measure and compare the time that workers dedicate to their work and
the degree of difficulty of the work.
· Resource forecasting
It helps to calculate the number of
resources that will be necessary for the development of the projects
· Resource and capacity planning
Determine what the job vacancies
will be according to the complexity of the project to optimize the work without
danger of lack of personnel or layoffs.
· Business intelligence and reports
Reports have generated that detail
the status of the company's activities, to have an overview of how it is
working and how resources are performing. All this is obtained through business
intelligence through data analysis.
4. What are the advantages of resource management?
It
allows to have control of the resources that a company needs to avoid waste or
lack of resources that can generate extra costs so that the company becomes
more efficient.
5. What are the skills that every resource manager should
have? Explain each in detail.
· Communication skills
A resource manager needs to
communicate to share information with the company, as well as communicate with
suppliers, so this is a skill that they must have developed.
· Conflict resolution
Often, a resource manager will have
conflicts related to the prioritization, acceptance, and denial of projects, so
it should be very important to have effective communication to be able to
publicize the prioritization criteria so that everyone can work correctly.
·
Domain
knowledge
A course administrator must master
the necessary knowledge of the area and sector in which he is working.
·
Proactive
planning
Resource managers must be
resourceful in creating project development plans that meet the time, form, and
budget.
·
Negotiation
skills
Because the administration of
resources is very complex, there are situations in which the RM must negotiate
opportunities for the company, with the aim of not increasing costs, so this
skill is essential.
·
Risk
management
Resource managers must anticipate risk situations with
advance plans to know how to act when one occurs, as risk is unavoidable, and
they must always be prepared for the unexpected.
Bibliography
Anuradha Mansinghka, S. N. (6 de Octubre de 2021). What is Resource
Management and its Importance? Obtenido de Saviom:
https://www.saviom.com/blog/what-is-resource-management/
I agree with your answer about the advantages of resource management, i'll just add that it also improves the company competitiveness.
ResponderBorrarYou provided a very thorough explanation of why RM is essential in a company and all the consequences (good or bad) it can have on a business when it is incorporated. So because of this I have to say I agree with everything that was said and that I was happy to read such a good research.
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