Project 2016 Intermediate

Project 2016

Lesson – Adjusting Resources

Steps

Practice Data

1. Double-click the overallocated

Double-click 2 Painter .

resource to which you want to add units. The Resource Information dialog box appears.

2. Select the General tab.

Click

The General page appears.

3. In the Resource Availability table select the Units field. The Units field is selected. 4. Enter the new unit value in the Units field. The new unit value appears in the Units field.

Click in the Units field.

Click Units

to 400%

5. Select OK .

Click

The Resource Information dialog box closes and the overallocated resource no longer appears in red.

Notice that the Painter resource no longer appears in red since you added a painter to complete the task.

L EVELING A R ESOURCE

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Discussion

If multiple tasks are scheduled at the same time, resource overallocation can result. The resources can be spread out over a longer time or tasks can be delayed or split to lessen the demand for the resources. This process is called resource leveling, which is one way to resolve resource conflicts.

In most resource views, overallocated resources appear in red. In resource views with an indicator column, an indicator appears to let you know that a resource is overallocated and should be leveled. The indicator appears in the Indicators column and looks like a red person .

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