Human resource allocation management in multiple projects using sociometric techniques

Abstract

This article describes a new application of key psychological concepts in the area of Sociometry for the selection of workers within organizations in which projects are developed. The project manager can use a new procedure to determine which individuals should be chosen from a given pool of resources and how to combine them into one or several simultaneous groups/projects in order to assure the highest possible overall work efficiency from the standpoint of social interaction. The optimization process was carried out by means of matrix calculations performed using a computer or even manually, and based on a number of new ratios generated ad-hoc and composed on the basis of indices frequently used in Sociometry.

Multicriteria HR Allocation Based on Hesitant Fuzzy Sets and Possibilistic Programming

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A multiobjective integrated multiproject scheduling and multiskilled workforce assignment model considering learning effect under uncertainty

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Improvement of the planning reliability by the integration of human skills in project risk management

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