Co-hosts Jeff Plumblee and Matt Stoltz host this Community of Practice Live Event! The participants who spoke up include Aaron, Jay, Jesse, Jeff, and Kayla. The topics were assessing the capabilities and skills of project managers and team members, best practices for resource management, finding out which resources are overloaded and how to change a culture where admitting to an overload is “not allowed,” leadership, and how to advocate for overloaded resources. Jeff and Matt mention Moovila’s upcoming portfolio-level resource capacity analysis. Listen in for ideas to help improve the efficiency of your team and organization.   Key Takeaways: Aaron asks about assessing project manager and team member capabilities in an organization where he is new. Jay suggests asking to see a good, full-on project plan. Jesse suggests having a group training/skills refresher to make sure everybody’s on the same page. Kind of like a community of practice! John emailed about resource management best practices: Who is available to be on a project, and how do you manage and document that? Aaron shares his large organization’s formal process. Kayla tells how she has worked directly with vendors in her small firm. Jay has a formal process at his mid-sized firm. Jay and Kayla wonder what to do when the culture doesn’t permit a resource to admit to being overloaded or overworked and uncomfortable conversations are avoided. Can the culture be changed? Jay has quarterly “Lessons Learned” sessions where problems are explored in a safe space. Aaron suggests watching the workload of resources. Anonymous employee satisfaction surveys that have questions like “Would you recommend this job to a friend?” help reveal the stress level in the workplace. Jesse talks about the overlap between project management and leading people. As a PM, you need much cooperation from people that don’t report to you. It comes down to human connection. Advocate for overworked resources. Jeff and Matt close the conversation with news on Moovila’s resource capacity analysis.   Brought to you by Moovila — Autonomous Project Management Website: Moovila.com/thisprojectlife Email: [email protected] Resources: Moovila.com Six Sigma Value Stream Mapping