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==Introduction to Project Human Resource Management==

[[File:Project Human Resource Management.jpg|thumb|right|501x468px|Figure 1: Project human resource management overview, adapted from the PMBOK® Guide<ref name=P94>Page 94, 1996 ed. PMBOK® Guide</ref>]]

Project human resource management is one of nine project management knowledge areas <ref group="glossary"> '''The Project Management Knowledge Areas:''' A set of nine knowledge areas which contribute to project management knowledge and practice.</ref> and includes a set of processes which ensures the most effective use of human resources throughout a project. According to Figure 1, which presents the project human resource overview, there are three major processes within this project management knowledge area, namely <ref>Page 93, 1996 ed. PMBOK® Guide</ref>:
* ''' Organizational Planning ''' - identifying, assessing and documenting roles and responsibilities as well as reporting relationships present in a project
* ''' Staff Acquisition ''' - assigning the needed human resources to work on a project
* ''' Team Development ''' - developing a project team skills for team as a whole as well as for individual team members to increase the level of project performance

The article focuses on the organizational planning process, mostly on how to generate a successful output in terms of adequate assignment roles and responsibilities to a project team as well as assurance of its transparency throughout a project life cycle.

=== Organizational Planning ===

Appropriate allocation of roles and responsibilities among a project team members and its transparency are crucial for a successful project performance. That is why the majority of organizational planning process is done during the earliest phases of a project life cycle<ref name=P94 />. Nevertheless, project managers should remember to review it regularly throughout a project, so it is ensured that just necessary roles and responsibilities are being performed.

The main purpose of this process is to:
* Secure sufficient resources for the project and the right competencies
* Ensure clear roles and responsibilities
* Ensure a visible structure for overall roles and responsibilities
* Ensure fast reporting and decision making processes

It is important that a project organizational planning setup is documented, fully understood and agreed upon by all project team members to ensure transparency of assigned roles and responsibilities.