HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PROJECT-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE

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1.    THE COMPANY

1.1   What sort of work is done in the company?

1.2   Roughly what is the size of the company?

•  Turnover, number of employees
•  How many are project managers?

1.3   What sort of projects are done?

1.4   What are the size and number of the projects?

•  Budget, duration, number of team members
•  Number in each size category

1.5   What is the management philosophy of the company?

1.6   What is the project management maturity of the organization (scale 1= low to 5 = high)

1.7   What career paths are offered for project managers?

1.8   What structures of the project-oriented company are adopted?

• Project office, portfolio group

2.   CHALLENGES OF HRM

2.1   What are the challenges of HR in a project-oriented company like yours?

3.   HRM POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCESSES

We see specific requirements and practices for HRM processes in the project-oriented organization. How is this done in your company? Consider the following:

3.1   How is HRM policy set?

3.2   Is there any HR planning of project and program personnel?

3.3   How does the HRM process work? Please describe it.

3.4   Who is involved, and what are their roles?

3.5   What is the role of the HRM department, if any?

3.6   Which methods are used?

3.7   What are the challenges?

3.8   Is any special infrastructure needed, such as databases?

3.9   What documentation is required?

4.   OUR MODEL

Figures 4-3 and 4-4 show our model for HRM in the project-oriented organization. Can you recognize the steps in the process?

4.1   How is each step undertaken in your company?

4.2   Do you think all the steps are relevant?

4.3   Are there any you do not recognize?

4.4   Are there any additional steps in your company?

5.   THE HRM DEPARTMENT

We have proposed that the role of the HRM department is different from the classically managed (functional) organization.

5.1   What is the role of the HR department in your company?

5.2   In relation to the HRM department, what are the HRM functions of:

•  The manager of the expert pool project managers
•  Project managers, program managers, and portfolio managers
•  PM office
•  Project portfolio group

5.3   What documentation is used?

•  Is it based on functions or role descriptions?
•  How does it relate to PM office documentation?

5.4   Do you think the role played by the formal HRM function is effective?

5.5   Are you satisfied with the role played by the HRM function?

6.   ANY OTHER COMMENTS

Is there anything else you would like to tell me? What might be of interest to me that I have not yet asked?