Project Staffing & Assignment Process

Our resource assignment process is ad-hoc and political, leading to suboptimal assignments. Build a staffing and assignment process.

Include: (1) Current state – how are resources assigned today? Criteria? (2) Assignment criteria – what should drive assignments? Skill, development, availability, client? (3) Staffing plan template – standardized plan by project phase with roles. (4) Assignment authority – who approves? Escalation process? (5) Transparency – how do people know what's available? (6) Fairness – how do we ensure consistent, fair assignments?

Include staffing plan template and assignment framework. Make process transparent.

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Why this works

Transparent assignment improves morale and staffing quality. Less politics.

Risks & review

Over-democratic assignment slows decisions. Designate clear authority.