3 Things to Avoid with Your Resource Deployment Manager
Aaron has over 20 years of IT experience, including 13 years of successful program/project management. He is experienced in managing external-facing projects across North America, Mexico and Europe, including some of the largest EMS agencies and municipalities in the United States.
If you are confused by what a resource deployment manager is, you are not alone.
When I started working at a much larger organization, I was introduced to RDMs for the first time. Most of the time in my career, the actual resource’s manager was also the person I would go to in order to get resources allocated to my project. However, as companies have grown and staff needs to be put onto projects as a matter of keeping companies running, the RDM role has come into its own to ensure that a team is fully utilized.
RDMs work with a team, sometimes from 50 to 100 individuals, to not only ensure they are appropriately placed onto projects based upon their skill sets, but also to help every person on the team continue their career growth.
Often, RDMs work with HR, recruiting and supervisors as well as project managers in their day-to-day operations. Resource deployment managers rely on data around utilization and skills, and initiate one-on-one conversations, to make sure that the right person is placed onto the right job at the right time.
If you are lucky enough to have a RDM working with you on your project, you have a great chance of building an amazing team right from the start. This assumes you don't fall into the trap that many project managers do when working with this specialized role. Here we look at three things to avoid:
1. Asking for resources …
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