2134/32775 Pablo Ballesteros-Perez Pablo Ballesteros-Perez M. Carmen Gonzalez-Cruz M. Carmen Gonzalez-Cruz Marta Fernandez-Diego Marta Fernandez-Diego Human resource allocation management in multiple projects using sociometric techniques Loughborough University 2018 Sociometry Team composition Quantitative methods Groups Optimization Cohesion Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified 2018-05-01 08:08:21 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Human_resource_allocation_management_in_multiple_projects_using_sociometric_techniques/9449105 This article describes a new application of key psychological concepts in the area of Sociometry for the selection of workers within organizations in which projects are developed. The project manager can use a new procedure to determine which individuals should be chosen from a given pool of resources and how to combine them into one or several simultaneous groups/projects in order to assure the highest possible overall work efficiency from the standpoint of social interaction. The optimization process was carried out by means of matrix calculations performed using a computer or even manually, and based on a number of new ratios generated ad-hoc and composed on the basis of indices frequently used in Sociometry. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd and International Project Management Association.