Spring-2016 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each. Mail us at: [email protected] or contact at 09882243490 Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 3 PM0013-Managing Human Resources in Projects (Book ID: B1939) Assignment (60 Marks) Note: Answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60. Q1. Write short notes on:  Project resources  Need for human resource management  Project manager Answer. Project Resources: Project resources are the materials and assets that are required to execute a project. These can be human resources, funds, machineries, equipment, and physical facilities. A project plan cannot be put into action if the resources are allocated and utilized properly. Therefore, a project manager should ensure sufficient allocation and efficient utilization of project resources. Q2. What are the major challenges in developing an efficient project team? List the major challenges in developing an efficient project team Briefly explain the 9 major challenges in developing an efficient project team Answer. Challenges in developing a project team: 1. Type of organisation: The biggest challenge in developing a project team depends largely on the type of organisation. For example, motivating and developing a team/member in a functional organisation is very difficult as resources are borrowed and it takes time for them to adjust in the project team. Also, their final assessment and growth is assessed by their functional manager and not by the project Q3. Write short notes on:     Skills required by a project manager Delphi technique of estimating manpower requirements of projects Importance of leadership in project management Goal setting theory Answer. Skills required by a project manager: Shared vision: An effective project manager should have a common and clear vision to obtain the project objectives within a stipulated time period. Integrity: Integrity refers to the characteristic of honesty, reliability, morality and uprightness. It is established when people act for the right reason, regardless of results. Project managers, with the Q4. What measures would you follow to deal with poor performers? Answer. In a project where multiple people work on different tasks, it may not possible for everyone to meet or exceed the desired performance standard. Sometimes, there may be employees whose performance level is below, average or poor. They may not fulfil the set performance standards, and this may affect the project and overall performance of an organisation in the Q5. Explain various types of collective bargaining. Answer. Collective bargaining is the negotiation process that takes place between an employer and a group of employees when certain issues arise. The employees rely on a union member to represent them during the bargaining process, and the negotiations often relate to regulating such issues as working conditions, employee safety, training, wages, and layoffs. Q6. Safety Issues in K.P. Metals K.P. Metals is a leading automotive part manufacturing organisation based out of Manesar. It deals in manufacturing of automotive spare parts and supplies these parts to leading automotive organisations in India. There is a dedicated HR/IR department that takes care of all employee issues including safety issues. The number of accidents at the work-place of K.P. Metals showed a considerable increase in last 3 months. As a result there has been an increase not only in the cost but also in the legal suits against the organisation and also. This baffled management. hired a safety consultant to contain the increasing number of accidents. The safety consultant conducted organisation wide study of the safety policy, types of past accidents and also interviewed some of the employees to understand their perspective on the safety-policy. After collating the data, the consultant found that the safety policy was drafted in a standard format and was not in accordance with the nature of job the employees were doing. The safety policy clearly mentioned that the wet floor should have a signage board with “Wet floor, Mind your steps” clearly mentioned on it. There was no such signage board in the work floor. The safety policy also clearly mentioned that no worker should be allowed to enter the workplace without the helmet even if the worker is not working on the machine. There were many workers who were working without helmets on dangerous machines. The safety consultant with help of HR/IR department, project managers, inputs from the employees drafted a new customized safety policy and used different inside-marketing tools to communicate the same across organisation. The new safety policy categorically mentioned the rewards and punishments for not abiding by the safety norms. It also made the supervisors responsible for any non adherence to the safety norms by workers. There was a subsequent decrease in the number of accidents as soon as the new safety policy was introduced. Discussion questions: 1. Read the case and discuss what else could be incorporated in the safety policy to ensure a safe work environment. 2. What were the flaws in the previous safety policy and how the new safety policy addressed those flaws? Answer. National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at workplace On 20th February, 2009, the Government of India declared a National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace. The noticeable features of the National Policy are:  Safe and healthy working environment as an essential human right.  Enhanced well-being of the employees and the society at large by eradicating work related injuries and diseases.  Continuous reduction in the occurrence of work related injuries and diseases. Spring-2016 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.125 each. Mail us at: [email protected] or contact at 09882243490