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how to get resource when resource is not enough

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Hao Yang Zhejiang, China, Mainland
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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany
Hao Yang,

it is a core concern for (project) managers.
Resources are often not enough.

There are many strategies to deal with this:
- plan resource amounts per role well ahead (know what you need, include contingencies)
- plan for backup, redundancy (in case you loose resources)
- negotiate for resources with resource owners (you need something to give)
- make sure resources like to stay, develop and nurture them (minimise attrition)
- build alliances (use politics, networks)
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1 reply by Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
Dec 24, 2023 12:02 PM
Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
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Thanks Mr Walenta
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
I'd add: convince your senior leadership to only take on as much concurrent work as can be effectively delivered while taking long term steps to increase capacity (e.g. cross-training, hiring, simplifying processes to free up staff).

You might also consider reading this very recent HBR article: https://hbr.org/2023/08/making-the-case-fo...your-team-needs

Kiron
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
By definition, resources are not enough. It is an economic definition. So, we always are accountable for "doing more with less". Lot of things to comment but the first thing that comes to my mind is: make your estimations and put them in place working with people that have to take the decisions based on their knowledge based on the strategy to follow and the objectives to achieve.
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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I agree with Thomas and Kiron.
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Nadia Shaheen Project Manager Delhi, Delhi, India
I agree with the above posts, and I would like to add that with the help of Generative AI, resources can be more productive, and resources can cross-train themselves in their other areas of interest to be utilized in their total capacity.
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Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
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Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Aug 16, 2023 1:32 AM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Hao Yang,

it is a core concern for (project) managers.
Resources are often not enough.

There are many strategies to deal with this:
- plan resource amounts per role well ahead (know what you need, include contingencies)
- plan for backup, redundancy (in case you loose resources)
- negotiate for resources with resource owners (you need something to give)
- make sure resources like to stay, develop and nurture them (minimise attrition)
- build alliances (use politics, networks)
Thanks Mr Walenta

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