Over the years, organizations have evolved from using legacy tools and homegrown solutions for project resource management to advanced and intuitive solutions. It has helped them deliver projects successfully and boost profitability. However, resource requesting, a critical resource management step, remains unstructured at most firms.
With most organizations adopting a matrix structure and shared-services model, a systematic resource-requestion workflow is critical to avoid internal conflicts and discrepancies. In addition, a process-driven requestion facilitates better resource planning, eliminates double-booking, and fosters transparency.