UNIT-5
Staffing in Software Projects
Staffing in Software Projects
Whenever we develop a project, staff selection plays a vital role
Selection of suitable person for the suitable job enables us to complete the
project efficiently.
Since a project include various task, selection of staff for completing each
task become essential.
Managing People:
There will be four main concerns
1. Staff Selection
2. Staff Development
3. Staff Motivation
4. Well-being Staff during course of project
Organizational behaviour:
Studies about Organizational behaviour were done in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries by Frederick Taylor. Taylor attempted to analyse the most productive way of
doing manual tasks.
The workers were then trained to do the work in this way.
Taylor had three basic objectives:
1. To select the best people for the job.
2. To instruct them in the best methods.
3. To give instructions in the form of higher wages to the best workers.
Theory X and Theory Y:
The two attitudes were labelled Theory X and Theory Y by Donald McGregor.
Theory X holds that:
The average human has an innate dislike of word;
There is a need therefore for coercion, direction and control;
People tend to avoid responsibility.
Theory Y holds that:
Work is as natural as rest or Play
External control is not the way to reach organization goal.
Commitment to objectives is a function of the rewards associated with their
achievement;
The average human can learn to accept and further seek responsibility;
Recruitment is often an organizational responsibility
Candidate may be
Eligible candidates- have a curriculum vitae which shows the right and
required details
Suitable candidates- who can actually do the job well.
A general approach for recruitment policy
5.4 Motivation:
The Oldham-Hackman job characteristic model:
Oldham and Hackman coined a rule that managers should group together the
elements of tasks to be carried must be meaningful and satisfying assignments.
The satisfaction of any job gives will depend on five factors
1. Skill variety
2. Task identity
3. Task significance
4. Autonomy
5. Feedback
The first three factors make the job 'meaníngful' to the person who is doing it:
1. Skill variety: the number of different skills that the job holder has the opportunity
to exercise;
2. Task identity: the degree to which person’s work and its results are identifiable as
belonging to the person
3. Task significance: the degree to which your job has an influence on others.
4. Autonomy: factor is the discretion about the way the person works;
5. Feedback; the information the person receives back about the results of his/her
work.
Discuss about the need of staffing in software projects
Discuss The Oldham –Hackman job characteristic model.
Explain the best method of staff selection.
Explain the method to overcome from stress, health, and safety issues in
managing the people and organizational teams.
List the factors that are involved in making a team. Explain the
characteristics.
