Numbers game Uta Werner offers some pointers on efficient resourcing of your projects

摘要

No matter whether projects are being won or lost, whether you are waiting for planning permission or preparing for a competition with tight deadlines, your workload can hardly ever be predicted over a long period. The juggling of resources and the assembly of teams is a constant challenge if not a nightmare at times. How to respond to immediate team requirements; who to put on which job when options are diverse; how to manage expectations of the team when options are limited; and how to avoid rounds of redundancies when all of a sudden a big project is about to stop, are all dilemmas practices have to struggle with at some point in time.