assigning tasks to a group

[ChrisJ]

Can I assign a task/tasks to a group of technicians and have project
allocate them automatically based on which are free? So if I have 30
PC installs to do and 3 technicians free it assigns them to the task
and divides the time to complete by 3.

Thanks
ChrisJ

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Yes and no.
Project SERVER has this functionality ("Substitute Resources" but the
desktop versions (Standard and Professional) don't.
Hope this helps,

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Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf

 

[ChrisJ]

Hi,

Yes and no.
Project SERVER has this functionality ("Substitute Resources" but the
desktop versions (Standard and Professional) don't.
Hope this helps,

Thanks for the heads up on that one. Seems a pretty fundamental
functionality to have as I need it and I'm not doing anything I would
consider beyond beginner level.

Oh well.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

It is indeed a frequently asked for function...

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf

Hi,

Yes and no.
Project SERVER has this functionality ("Substitute Resources" but the
desktop versions (Standard and Professional) don't.
Hope this helps,

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability
check:http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf"ChrisJ"

Thanks for the heads up on that one. Seems a pretty fundamental
functionality to have as I need it and I'm not doing anything I would
consider beyond beginner level.

Oh well.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Chris,

You can create a generic resource - call the resource Technicians and give a
Max Units of 300% (3 people). You can now assign Technicians to all the
tasks, and levelling will prevent more than 3 working at any one time.
However, you cannot then assign one or any of them by name as well. It's an
either/or situation.

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 my free Project Tutorials