You are the project manager on
a project to construct a flyover in the city to ease traffic congestion. Flyover
construction should cause minimum disruption to the traffic until it is
complete. Ensuring safety of the commuters and workers at the site is the
responsibility of your company. The date of completion of the project is six
months from now. This date cannot be extended because of an upcoming
international summit in the city.

To achieve the
overall project time lines,
the following milestones must be achieved:

• Identifying a temporary
  alternate route and making it ready for the commuters—within two weeks of the
  project start
• Getting a final approval for
  the design and layout of the flyover, including a structural analysis—within
  four weeks of the project start
• Completing all construction
  activities by the end of the fifth month
• Cleaning up the construction
  infrastructure and finishing and painting the flyover by the end of five months
  and two weeks
• Opening the flyover for a
  trial in the third week of the sixth month and gathering
  feedback
• Placing traffic signs—entry
  and exit—in the fourth week of the sixth month

You have to acquire resources
for the project. What type of resources will you require to successfully execute
the project?

Out of the factors that
influence decisions on acquiring human resources, which factors do you consider
to be the most decisive in the choice of human resources for this
project?