Guy said:
In my project schedule I want to distinguish the "Work" to be done (and the
respective budget-cost) between internal and external resources.
How is this possible (with only Project Professional 2003)?
I want also a separate field showing the "Owner" of a task. Is it possible
to select from the resource pool a resource as an owner (in a different
field)?
Thanks.
Guy,
It depends a little on where you want the Work and Cost to show up. For
example, do you want to see it in a task view (e.g. Gantt Chart), a
resource view (e.g. Resource Sheet), or in a combination view (e.g.
Resource Usage)? Once that determination is made (and you might want to
read FAQ 51 on our MVP website at:
http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm), then the grouping feature of
Project can be used to show the work and cost of internal versus
external resources separately.
Sure, it is always possible to identify an "owner" for a task. It might
be one of the existing resources assigned to the task or it might just
be a supervisor whose people work on the task. Of course the simplest
approach is to designate a spare text field (e.g. Task Text1) and enter
the owner's name. A value list in a customized field could also be used
to facilitate selection of the owner. If the owner is one of the many
resources assigned to the task, a separate spare field could be
populated with that resource's name but it will require either a formula
or VBA - the latter having the greater flexibility.
John
Project MVP
