Disadvantages of assigning multiple resources to tasks in MSP?

[EmmaG25]

The project plans I currently use have one resource assigned to one task. It
is now necessary to assign more than one resource to a task, what are the
major downfalls with doing this, in regards to it affecting baseline work and
actual work?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Emma

 

[John]

The project plans I currently use have one resource assigned to one task. It
is now necessary to assign more than one resource to a task, what are the
major downfalls with doing this, in regards to it affecting baseline work and
actual work?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Emma

Emma,
No downfalls really. Project is designed to accommodate multiple
resources, even mixed labor and non-labor resources, on a single task.

Baseline Work and Actual Work for each resource is viewable and editable
on the assignment rows of the Resource Usage view.

At least that's my view and experience. Perhaps others have a different
view and/or experience.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Emma,

There is no (major) problem with aving multiple resopurces on a task as long
as all users remember that Project nearly always handles those multiple
assignments (a resource on a task = an assignment) as if they were
independent tasks: for instance, one resouce has a day off, the other one
happily continues to work; Change the work of one assignment it will not
affect the other opne (and then indeed both assignments will have different
durations...

Everything quite logical, but sometimes so surprising that I keep on
recommending to use one assignment per task as long as utterly possible.

Hope this helps,