According to the PMBOK® Guide, the Resource Management Plan is a component of the project management plan that provides guidance on how project resources should be categorized, allocated, managed, and released. It is created during the Plan Resource Management process.
The plan typically includes, but is not limited to:
Identification of Resources: Methods for identifying and quantifying the physical and team resources needed.
Roles and Responsibilities: Defining the Role (the function assumed by a person), Authority (the right to apply resources or make decisions), Responsibility (the assigned duties), and Competency (the skills and capacity required).
Project Organization Charts: A graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships.
Team Management: Guidance on how team resources should be defined, staffed, managed, and eventually released.
Training Plan/Strategies: If the team lacks the necessary competencies, the plan outlines how that training will be provided.
Recognition and Rewards: The strategy for how team members will be motivated and recognized for their contributions.
Analysis of Other Options:
A. Team values, team agreements, and conflict resolution process: These elements are specifically part of the Team Charter, not the Resource Management Plan. The Team Charter focuses on social norms and behavioral expectations.
B. Conflict resolution process, communication guidelines, and meeting schedules: Communication guidelines and meeting schedules are primary components of the Communications Management Plan.
D. Resource requirements, resource assignments, and team performance assessments: These are Project Documents, not components of the Resource Management Plan. " Resource Requirements " is an output of Estimate Activity Resources, and " Assignments " are an output of Acquire Resources. The Plan describes how to do these things, but does not contain the specific assignments themselves.
