ABSTRACT
The human resource management plan establishes the baseline for identifying the prerequisite resource needs for the project's success. In an operational climate characterized by different shades of competing priorities, functional manager reporting lines, downsizing, restructuring, job-sharing, outsourcing and contracting, the resource landscape has become increasingly competitive as resources are performing multiple roles in their operational positions, well before they get acquired by the project. In acquiring the right resources at the right time to be a successful team in delivering the project's objectives, the project organisation and management need to assess their level of control and influence over the resources they require in the team. Project teams will consist of unique individuals drawn from a very diverse demographic pool. The complex nature of the project resource pool requires project managers to effectively manage traditional and non-traditional teams-merged, matrix, mixed and virtual teams-along with volunteers, casuals, contractors and part-timers.
