Team resources are something most managers continually struggle with. There never seems to be quite enough, and what you do have might not work as needed. This is the nature of resources. While there’s often little you can do to meet every resource request that comes your way, you can take action to make sure you’re managing the resources you do have, so that the team makes the most of what is available to them. Taking the time to evaluate how well you’re managing the available resources can help you pinpoint what you need to continue doing, as well as help you uncover ways you may be able to reallocate existing resources to put them to better use. By completing this course, you will be able to evaluate how well you manage the team or department resources. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

Evaluate how well you manage the team or department resources

Duration:  10 minutes

The concept of resources is a tricky subject in any organization. It seems everyone always wants them—what they have isn’t working or they don’t seem to have enough. It’s rare to hear people say they have everything they could possibly want to be successful. While this may be a common sentiment, we all know the real issue is not if we can get what we want, but can we obtain what really need? Most organizations have a limited amount of time, people, and money; and thus must make tough decisions when allocating resources. The challenge for you as a manager is to be clear on what your employees really need to be successful. Once you know this, you can determine what actions may be taken to secure the additional resources your employees require to deliver their individual goals and achieve great results. By completing this course, you will be able to determine if employees have the resources they need to be successful. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

Determine if employees have the resources they need to be successful

Duration:  10 minutes

Resources are an important component of any job. Each of us need resources to perform our job well. Whether it’s having the right equipment, technology, training, people support, or budget, we must at least have a basic level of resources to do our job. Without the right level of resources, most people struggle to perform even the most simple tasks. As a manager, part of your role is to ensure each of your employees have what they need to be successful in their role, this includes securing the right level of resources. While most people understand budget constraints and are willing to work with older equipment, less team members, and aging technology, it’s certainly good to know what your employees could use to be more efficient and productive. By completing this course, you will be able to identify one resource they need to be successful in the next 60 days. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result

Employees identify one resource they need to be successful in the next 60 days

Duration:  10 minutes

Team resources are something most managers continually struggle with. There never seems to be quite enough, and what you do have might not work as needed. This is the nature of resources. While there’s often little you can do to meet every resource request that comes your way, you can take action to make sure you’re managing requests, talking about needs, and identifying potential solutions. One way to help your team manage resources effectively is to create a team culture that is focused on allocating resources in the best way. A resource management culture is developed when managing resources becomes a team priority, is consistently talked about, and best practices and solutions are shared with others. By completing this course, you will be able to create a resource management agenda item to ensure team needs are met. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result

Employees identify one resource they need to be successful in the next 60 days

Duration:  10 minutes

Resources are an important part of each person’s work experience. No matter what our job may be, each person needs a certain level of resources to perform his or her job well. As a manager, one of your tasks is to secure and allocate resources in a way that enables each person to be successful. At the same time you need to balance these individual needs with any company requirements and limitations. More often than not, the reason your team exists is to deliver a great product or service to your customers. Whether you have external customers that purchase a product or service or internal customers who work for the company, you and your team members should be focused on delivering something great for your customers. So it only makes sense that when you make resource decisions you consider your customer’s needs and determine if the resource will help enhance the customer’s overall satisfaction and experience. By completing this course, you will be able to consider the customers’ needs when allocating resources. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

Consider the customers’ needs when allocating resources

Duration:  10 minutes

Managers have the greatest influence and ability to help us obtain the resources we need. Managers have the budget, approval level, and organization connections to help obtain the resources required. Without managerial support, it would be difficult for anyone to get what is needed to achieve individual and team goals. This course will provide a process to help you work with your employees to identify and secure the resources they need to be successful in their role and achieve their individual goals and deliverables. By completing this course, you will know how to provide the resources employees need for success. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

Take action to provide the resources employees need for success

Duration:  10 minutes

As a team you can solve a lot of situations when you work together. Different team member perspectives, insights, and capabilities all lend to various options for any given situation, and usually generate a better solution than working alone. So when it comes to identifying the resources the team needs, as well as prioritizing which resources should be obtained first, working together as a group can certainly ensure great decisions are made. Taking the time to think through which resources, that if obtained, would help everyone work faster and deliver a higher level of quality, is a great thing. It’s certainly true that having the right resources is essential to everyone’s work. So if the team is looking for a way to increase its overall success, then spending time identifying and prioritizing team resources is definitely worth the time and effort. By completing this course, you will know how to prioritize team resources needs. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

Team members prioritize resources needs

Duration:  10 minutes

While there are often constraints with the amount of resources we can obtain, as a team you can work together to make the most of the resources you do have. Taking the time to evaluate how you can use existing resources in the most efficient way is definitely worth doing. By spending just a little bit of time you may find the team can shift a few resources and improve the effectiveness of team members, thus helping everyone get their work done faster and at a higher level of quality. Taking the time to evaluate how you can use existing resources in the most efficient way is definitely worth doing. By spending just a little bit of time you may find the team can shift a few resources and improve the effectiveness of team members, thus helping everyone get their work done faster and at a higher level of quality. By completing this course, you will know how to help the team improve the efficiency of existing resources. This course has been approved for 1 hour of PDU credit from PMI (Project Management Institute).

Course Result:

The team determines how they can improve the efficiency of existing resources

Duration:  10 minutes