1

Form Core Team

• Identify a core team who will lead the project from start to finish. The core team is responsible for the flow of the project; delivering a product that meets the product vision.

2

Decide Whether the Project has its Own Organization

• Will the project leverage functional teams or will it build its own organization?
• If it will have its own organization, then create an organization chart with a set of open positions for the required skills and knowledge.

3

Solicit Resource Commitments

• Optional
• If utilizing functional groups, solicit commitments for dedicated staffing to meet the needs of the project knowledge and skills.

4

Publish Open Positions

• Optional
• Advertise open positions on the project in a manner appropriate to the organization. Are you hiring internally or externally?

5

Fill Open Positions

• Optional
• As called for in the project plan, recruit staff for open positions.
• Continually assess ability to recruit people into open positions for potential risk.

A list of core project team members and an organization chart including any functional resources being assigned to work on the project.