During the planning phase of a data-center consolidation project, the project manager meets with department leads to decide what additional servers, software licenses, and specialized skills will be required to meet the project's goals. Which activity is the project manager performing before issuing purchase orders or assigning staff resources?
A needs assessment is performed early in a project to identify and evaluate the specific resources-such as people, equipment, and funding-required to achieve the desired outcome. By documenting these needs up front, the team can secure only the resources that are truly necessary. Resource allocation occurs after resources have been identified and focuses on distributing them to tasks. Gap analysis compares the current state to the desired future state but does not necessarily list the resources required. Cost-benefit analysis weighs financial costs against anticipated benefits to judge overall value, not resource necessity.
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