Task Perfomred By Multiple Resources
Task Perfomred By Multiple Resources
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I have a task in my project that involves three people, a Consultant, a Manager and a Director.
The task lasts for 40 days and requires the following levels of time from each of the above resources; Consultant 20 days, Manager 15 days and Director 5 days.
How should I best represent this in my project plan ?
Should I have one task and allocate it to the three resources (if so, how do I allocate 20, 15 and 5 days to each resource)
Should I have one task with three subtasks (in effect the same task maybe preceded by the resource's title, and then allocate each resource to each of the three subtasks).
Advice and tips welcome. I am using MS Project 2007.
The task lasts for 40 days and requires the following levels of time from each of the above resources; Consultant 20 days, Manager 15 days and Director 5 days.
How should I best represent this in my project plan ?
Should I have one task and allocate it to the three resources (if so, how do I allocate 20, 15 and 5 days to each resource)
Should I have one task with three subtasks (in effect the same task maybe preceded by the resource's title, and then allocate each resource to each of the three subtasks).
Advice and tips welcome. I am using MS Project 2007.
RE: Task Perfomred By Multiple Resources
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RE: Task Perfomred By Multiple Resources
RE: Task Perfomred By Multiple Resources
First go to view --> more views --> task entry view. Then right click in the bottom panel and select resource work. Click on the task you need to assign resources to. Click off the effort-driven flag and have the task type be fixed units. (click OK to update). Now assign your resources stating how much work each resource should do (click OK to update). The assignment will be made based on the availability on their calendars. Switching to resource schedule view in the bottom pane will allow you to refine the days the assignment is actually scheduled.
Creating assignments in the task entry view is the only way you are seeing what you are getting for an assignment. If you don't get what you expect, you can tweek it here easily.
See my website at www.lehnertcs.com for more tips and tricks using MS Project.