Learning Objectives

• Better understand the HR rules and regulations in which their work falls.
• Better understand how (and why) PMs need to address performance issues (good, bad and ugly). Personal anecdotes will illustrate some of the DOs and DON'Ts associated with performance issues.
• Better partner WITH their corporate HR team, making best use of their functions and services.

There are many rules, laws and best practices dealing with the HR component of project teams. This paper will cover what is often BEHIND the Knowlege Area of Project Human Resource Management in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide)–Third Edition, from a U.S. and a general perspective. Some helpful hints on staff management will likewise be covered.