Resource Allocation

[rutledbr]

I am currently working on a plan and am challenged by the over-allocation of
recources. One thing I find peculiar is that while I have entered non-working
days for each resources I have instances for all where they are available for
work with work to be done but they are not allocated. Any thoughts on why
this is happening?

 

[JulieS]

Hello rutlledbr,

Have you used the resource leveling command to resolve the resource
overallocation? If so, bear in mind that the resource leveling
command will not "optimize" the resource schedule. If you've assigned
resources at less than his/her maximum units to a task and that task
was delayed by leveling, the task will still remain at the original
assignment value.

When you resource level, any task predecessor/successor relationships
are also still respected. If a task gets delayed, any successor tasks
will also be adjusted. That may create "gaps" in work flow for some
resources.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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