Analysis of Resource Planning MethodsIt has been said: “A calendar is… An instruction for a fool… A guide for a wise person.” In retrospect, planning is an important part of project management for anyone who has been and will ever be engaged in such a task. This monograph will be an analysis of the concept of resource planning, an evaluation of the various methods used to plan resources, the benefits and challenges associated with each, and the methods for determining when each would be most appropriate. Additionally, a choice will be made as to what is most appropriate for the authors' Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) project. In resource planning, as in almost everything in life, there are benefits and challenges. Some of the benefits of resource planning can be listed as follows: it improves the probability of the project team achieving its objective, it establishes the overall parameters of the schedule, helps in determining staffing requirements, helps in determine the resource loading base, identifies long delays. high-risk elements and areas (Gray, Larson, 2011). The challenges of resource planning are: having enough detail to control the project. Too many details are difficult to manage. Not enough detail and calendar analysis is difficult. Communication will certainly be challenged when communicating project status to others. When communication is poor, absent or non-existent, project duration as well as costs can be extended and/or increased, which can lead to unfavorable conditions up to and including project failure (SRS, 2010). There are many resource planning methods; The methods that will be examined here are the Milestone Scheduling System and the Activity Network / Critical Path Method (CPM). With the Milestone planning system...... middle of paper ...... defined activities with long schedules. As has been demonstrated in project management, some form of resource planning is necessary for the project, depending on its scope. and size. At the beginning of the planning phase, the project team must establish the appropriate method and apply it in order to be able to deal with expected and unexpected consequences. Works CitedGray, CF and Larson, EW (2011). Project management: the managerial process (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Galloway PD (2006). CPM Planning – How the Industry Views Its Use. Cost Engineering, 48(1), 24-29. Retrieved July 1, 2011 from ABI/INFORM Complete. (Document ID: 974632461). Savannah River Site (SRS) Project Controls (2010). Planning and Scheduling 101 Module 3. Retrieved June 24, 2011 from http://shrine01.srs.gov/ProjectWeb/controls/ProjectControls/P&S101.htm