Resource Usage View

[Carlos H Moller]

hi folks!

i've this scenario using Project Professional 2003, with SP2 applied...

1- my Default Start Time is 8:30 and Default End Time is 18:00, so 7,5 hours
per day (1 hour for lunch break).
2- i have defined this on Tools->Options->Calendar Tab. Also defined Hours
Per Day 7,5 and Hours per Week 37,5.
3- i have created a Calendar named Test (copy of the Standard calendar) for
the project and resources and both are using the settings above.
4- when a Resource (which has the Test Calendar assigned) has a 1 day task,
the Resource Usage View shows 7,5h. that's fine!
5- when the same Resource has a 2 day task or a 3 day task, Project 2003
splits the hours this way:
a- for a 2 day task: 8h and 7h
b- for a 3 day task: 8h, 8h and 6,5h.

i know the sum is ok, but why does it show that way?

thanks for any help!

c h moller

 

[Catfish Hunter]

To start with I think it should be 8.5 hours instead of 7.5 when going from
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM at night with a 1 hour lunch. It sounds like you actually
have a calendar assigned that's only working 8 hours per day.

Second: Under tools options I wouild set this to a normal 40 hour work week.
Then set up task calendars to match your needs. Assign these calendars to the
task.

Last: I don't limit my resources to work part time. I make them available
when ever they are needed. The task calendar dictates yhe working time. This
way one resource can be assigned to any task without setting up a special
resource calendar.
Does this help?

 

[Carlos H Moller]

yes it does!

i was doing something wrong, so what i did change was:

a- Tools->Options->Calendar Tab: Hours Per Day = 8,50. Hours Per Week =
40,00. Days Per Month = 20
b- Created a New Calendar named Test (a copy of the Default Calendar) and
selected ALL WORKING DAYS (that was the problem!) and defined the time 8:30
to 12:00, 13:00 to 18:00
c- Project->Project Information: defined the Test as the calendar for that
project.
d- defined two Resources to use that Test calendar
f- bingo!

now i have the correct information on the Gantt Chart AND on the Resource
Usage View.

thanks a lot!

carlos