Resource requirement based on overall work

[jidegold]

I have drawn up an MSP schedule in which i have ten tasks that will all take
5 days in total-(start to start) so that the duration is 5 days, and i assign
a resource called "process analyst" to all 5, MSP gives me a resource usage
of 50 days for that resource, how do i tell MSP that it is the same resource
and that the activities are taking place in parralel?

 

[Jim Aksel]

If the tasks are keyed independently without predecessors they should all run
in parallel starting on the project start date.

Might you have Resource Leveling set to automatic? Tools/Level
Resources.... select manual.

Your resource (assuming one human) will be overloaded. Make the tasks fixed
duration and assign your resources with 10% units. 10 Tasks running in
parallel with a 10% utilization allows the resource to spend 0.8 hours/task
per day.

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