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I have set up a resource pool and am currently using it across five different
projects. One of the big problems I have is that Project automatically
(re)-schedules tasks based on resource calendars (i.e. it pushes task dates
out multiple years rather than simply showing that a resource has been
assigned a bunch of tasks on one day) so that projects get pushed out when
they shouldnt, especially when there are a lot of projects involved that use
the same resources.
Now I realize that this is what project is supposed to do and is a fairly
accurate representation of what actually happens; but management wants more
flexibility in determining project/task priority and as such would like to be
able to overallocate resources during the set/up and modification of Project
files. I realize this is not a best practice use of Project but this is
what our management has requested and so I need to know how I can
overallocate resources in a resource pool over multiple projects.
I think part of the problem is that we do not have a valid means of
displaying tasks that require only a limited number of work hours but will be
done over a week (i.e. you give an employee a week's timeframe to accomplish
a task that takes 2-hours). How would I go about doing that? This would
help better reflect actual work loads rather than saying that they are doing
40 hours of work during that week.
Thanks in advance for any help you could offer!
projects. One of the big problems I have is that Project automatically
(re)-schedules tasks based on resource calendars (i.e. it pushes task dates
out multiple years rather than simply showing that a resource has been
assigned a bunch of tasks on one day) so that projects get pushed out when
they shouldnt, especially when there are a lot of projects involved that use
the same resources.
Now I realize that this is what project is supposed to do and is a fairly
accurate representation of what actually happens; but management wants more
flexibility in determining project/task priority and as such would like to be
able to overallocate resources during the set/up and modification of Project
files. I realize this is not a best practice use of Project but this is
what our management has requested and so I need to know how I can
overallocate resources in a resource pool over multiple projects.
I think part of the problem is that we do not have a valid means of
displaying tasks that require only a limited number of work hours but will be
done over a week (i.e. you give an employee a week's timeframe to accomplish
a task that takes 2-hours). How would I go about doing that? This would
help better reflect actual work loads rather than saying that they are doing
40 hours of work during that week.
Thanks in advance for any help you could offer!