6.4 Estimate Activity Resources
Process Definition
Estimating activity resources is where the project manager will assign the personnel, material, equipment, and supplies necessary for each activity.
Figure 15. Project Management Body of Knowledge Figure 6-12 Reprinted from "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 5th Edition" by Project Management Institute, 2013, p. 161. Copyright 2013 by Project Management Institute, Inc. Reprinted without permission.
Process Assessment
Estimating activity resources has a symbiotic relationship with the estimating cost process. It is imperative that when assigning resources to activities, the associated costs are taken into account.
(Inputs) Activities Cost Estimates
This example shows the cost of each activity from a group project in PMGT 501 Fundamentals of Project Management, created by Jeremy Curbey, Jay Kinser, and Charles Sutherland.
(Tools & Techniques) Project Management Software
This is a snapshot of a Microsoft Project 2013 project in Gantt chart view from a group project in PMGT 501 Fundamentals of Project Management, created by Jeremy Curbey, Jay Kinser, and Charles Sutherland.
(Outputs) Activity Resource Requirements
Activity resource requirements identifies resource type and quantity as well as the basis for estimating costs This example is from a group project in PMGT 501 Fundamentals of Project Management, written by Jeremy Curbey, Jay Kinser, and Charles Sutherland.