Considering Project Probabilities
In some cases, it may be helpful to consider probabilities when determining staffing requirements in a project-based environment. In such an environment, it is usually possible to determine the staffing requirements for any given project. That’s not the problem. What is unknown is which of the projects will actually be implemented.
On the one hand, it is not feasible to staff up to meet the requirements of all the possible projects. That would lead to significant overstaffing if any of the projects that were being considered were not implemented. On the other hand, it may not be realistic or possible to wait until project plans are certain, because that might leave insufficient time to identify, recruit, and ...
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