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A few months ago, Dr.John Estrella, a project management practitioner from Canada, requested the to the global community of project managers to share their experiences in 140 words or less, kind of twitter message but in words.

Dr. Estrella compiled the responses that covered project management topics, among them: scope, quality, budget, human resources and procurement. The result of this compilation is the book Lessons Learned in Project Management, 140 Tips in 140 Words or Less.

My contribution to the book is:

Tip 34: Use the “Chinese Army Approach” when scoping project resources

As a project manager, you will need to identify the resources to be included in the different tasks of the project. This activity may turn difficult and may become a roadblock in the selection process.

My recommendation is to use the “Chinese Army Approach,” which literally has unlimited resources, and assign roles or skills required instead of names of resources.

When this activity is completed, the project manager will have scoped all the required resources and then will be able to identify the internal resources that can fulfill the role or the skill; and those that cannot be fulfilled can be sourced from other groups or vendors.

The PDF version of the book is available for your reference.

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