Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 2 – Adjusting Resources

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Step-by-Step

Level a resource.

If necessary, switch to the Resource Usage view.

Scroll as necessary and notice that the 9 Carpenter resources appears in red with a leveling indicator to its left, indicating that it is overallocated. Note the end date of the project is Tues, 11/15/2016.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the resource(s) you want to level if you are only leveling selected resources. The desired resource is selected.

Click the 9 Carpenter resource in the Resource Name column.

2. Click the Resource tab.

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The Resource ribbon is displayed.

3. Select the Level Resource command in the Level group. The Resource Leveling dialog box opens.

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4. Select Level Now .

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The Resource Leveling dialog box closes and the Level Now dialog box opens.

Notice that the Carpenter resource no longer appears in red and that the leveling indicator disappeared. Note that the Project end date did not change.

S PECIFYING L EVELING T IMEFRAMES

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Discussion

When you level resources, you can use the default time settings or specify your own. By default, Microsoft Project looks for overallocations on a Day by Day basis; meaning that if a resource is overallocated, Microsoft Project will level the resource only if the assigned tasks cannot be completed in one day. Therefore, if the resource is assigned two tasks on the same day and one requires two hours and the other

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