24 hour day and 10 hour day for 1 contractor on 2 seperate project

[Deb]

Using a resource pool and consolidated projects. I have one contractor with
40 staff available. I need some to work 12 hour shifts around the clock and
some to work 10 hour days of a different project running at the same time.
The resource calendar takes Precedence over the base calendar for the
projects.

I want to use the resource pool to see overallocation.

What is the correct way to manage this.

 

[Deb]

Have I not worded this clearly? If not let me know as I would realy like some
advice on this

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Deb,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

I would set up resource calendars in the pool file, one for each shift.
Then in the Resource Sheet, assign the appropriate calendar, in the Base
Calendar column, to the resources. Then you can use the Resource Graph to
show availabilities.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

 

[Deb]

Thanks Mike for replying. Assumining you ment set up calenders in the
"change working time area" (not resource calendars). This will work I think.
Still will involve manual calculation for the overall resource, but seems to
be the only way. I appreciate having a second opinion on this.

 

[Mike Glen]

When you go to Change Working Time, create a new calendar for each shift and
assign that shift calendar to the appropriate resource - that's what I
meant!


Mike Glen
Project MVP

 

[Deb]

Thought so, once again I appreciate having the second opinion from you

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Deb

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials