Introduction

Control Resources (sixth and last process under Project Resources Management PMBOK) is the process of ensuring that the physical resources assigned and allocated to the project are available as planned, as well as monitoring the planned versus actual utilization of resources and taking corrective action as necessary. The key benefit of this process is ensuring that the assigned resources are available to the project at the right time and in the right place and are released when no longer needed. This process is performed throughout the project.

In one of your project that you have involved in, describe and develop a control resources Tools & Techniques that should be included to control the project resources effectively. The outline of your report to include following: -

1) Brief introduction of project

2) Challenges and constraints faced when manage and control the project resources

3) Suggestion of Tools & Techniques application

- Data analysis (Alternative analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Performance reviews; Trend analysis)

- Problem solving techniques

- Interpersonal and team skills (Negotiation; Influencing)

- Project management information system

4) Summary / Conclusion

5) References