Acquire Project Team: Outputs

.4 Issue Log As issues arise in the course of managing the project team, a written log can document persons responsible for resolving specific issues by a target date. The log helps the project team monitor issues until closure. Issue resolution addresses obstacles that can block the team from achieving its goals. These obstacles can include factors such as differences of opinion, situations to be investigated, and emerging or unanticipated responsibilities that need to be assigned to someone on the project team.

9.4.3 Manage Project Team: Outputs

.1 Requested Changes Staffing changes, whether by choice or by uncontrollable events, can affect the rest of the project plan. When staffing issues are going to disrupt the project plan, such as causing the schedule to be extended or the budget to be exceeded, a change request can be processed through the Integrated Change Control process Section 4.6. .2 Recommended Corrective Actions Corrective action for human resource management includes items such as staffing changes, additional training, and disciplinary actions. Staffing changes can include moving people to different assignments, outsourcing some work, and replacing team members who leave. The project management team also determines how and when to give out recognition and rewards based on the team’s performance. .3 Recommended Preventive Actions When the project management team identifies potential or emerging human resource issues, preventive action can be developed to reduce the probability andor impact of problems before they occur. Preventive actions can include cross-training in order to reduce problems during project team member absences, additional role clarification to ensure all responsibilities are fulfilled, and added personal time in anticipation of extra work that may be needed in the near future to meet project deadlines. .4 Organizational Process Assets Updates • Input to organizational performance appraisals. Project staff generally should be prepared to provide input for regular organizational performance appraisals of any project team member with whom they interact in a significant way. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK ® Guide Third Edition 218 2004 Project Management Institute, Four Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA