You can't do much without a team

Managing, by definition, is accomplishing things through other people. Managing a project requires primarily a plan and a team of people to accomplish the tasks that you have planned.

In my case, I have a plan (sort of), but no team.

You see, like any IT project I require people with specific skills and experience. All of the suitable people I have identified are currently busy with another project - most of them on the same one.

With the first deadline looming - completion of the high-level design by the end of January - I fear the project is already Amber.