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9.2.2 Acquire Project team: tools and techniques

9.2.2.1 Pre-assignment

When project team members are selected in advance, they are considered pre-assigned. This situation can
occur if the project is the result of specific people being identified as part of a competitive proposal, if the project
is dependent upon the expertise of particular persons, or if some staff assignments are defined within the project
charter.

9.2.2.2 negotiation

Staff assignments are negotiated on many projects. For example, the project management team may need to
negotiate with:
• Functional managers, to ensure that the project receives appropriately competent staff in the required
time frame and that the project team members will be able, willing, and authorized to work on the project
until their responsibilities are completed;
• Other project management teams within the performing organization, to appropriately assign scarce or
specialized human resources; and

• External organizations, vendors, suppliers, contractors, etc., for appropriate, scarce, specialized, qualified,
certified, or other such specified human resources. Special consideration should be given to external
negotiating policies, practices, processes, guidelines, legal, and other such criteria.

The project management team’s ability to influence others plays an important role in negotiating staff
assignments, as do the politics of the organizations involved. For example, a functional manager will weigh the
benefits and visibility of competing projects when determining where to assign exceptional performers requested
by various project teams.

9.2.2.3 Acquisition

When the performing organization is unable to provide the staff needed to complete a project, the required
services may be acquired from outside sources. This can involve hiring individual consultants or subcontracting
work to another organization.

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