Task Priority - Multiple projects

[Leon Milbeck]

I will preface this post with the following:
"I have tried Leveling across multiple projects and have been very
frustrated with the results. It has set tasks with set hours to 0 hrs (making
them milestones), it has moved tasks into the future for no reason (I then
cannot adjust them), etc. Therefore, I am trying a different approach."
I use PWA 2007, MS Project 2007 all Service Packs applied.
I have three seperate projects (A, B, C) all using the same resource pool.
In a published Project A there is User1 assigned to task 1 with a priority
of 900. Date = 1/12/09
In Project B I then create task 10 assigned to User1 with a priority of 800.
Date = 1/12/09. I publish it.
Shouldn't PWA tell me that the resource is already assigned and suggest
another day for me?
I saw this when I went to View --> Resource Usage.
My assumption is that Project should warn me that the resource is already
allocated for that time.
Once again I know that leveling should help me but I have lost all faith in
it working properly when there is more than one project involved.
Thanks,
Leon Milbeck

 

[Jack Dahlgren MVP]

Proejct doesn't prevent you from making over allocations. It will indicate
that a resource is overallocated, but there is no active warning or means of
preventing you from doing this.

-Jack Dahlgren

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Leon,

Don't give up on levelling, it works well. Levelling only delays tasks
until the resource is available - nothing else. If tasks' working hours are
changing, you probably have some corruption. PWA experts hang out in the
server newsgroup, so try posting on the microsoft.public.project.server
newsgroup (forum). Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups. FAQs,
companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this
web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP

 

[Leon Milbeck]

Thanks to all for your help.
Will follow your advice.

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Leon

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
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