Join Bonnie Biafore for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding and removing resources from a task, part of Advanced Microsoft Project.
- If you're trying to shorten task duration…or offload work from overloaded team members,…chances are you'll consider adding more resources.…On the other hand, you might remove resources from tasks…because they have too much on their plates already.…We're gonna head down to the Painting tasks in this project…to see how this works.…I'm gonna select the first Painting task,…Paint 1st floor interior.…This is a 3-day task…and the painters are working 48 hours on it.…
The painters have said that they could use the help…if the gofer is available.…We're gonna add the gofer full time to the task.…Down in the Task Form,…I click the first blank Resource Name cell.…Then click the down arrow that appears…and I find the resource I want to add, GC Gofer.…Now there are a couple of things to think about here.…First of all, the task is effort driven…and that means that when I add the gofer,…the Total Work is going to stay the same.…
The other thing to remember is that Project…automatically uses the maximum units for the resource…
Author
Bonnie Biafore
Updated
11/5/2015Released
5/14/2015Viewers will then learn how to customize fields and generate cool graphical and visual reports. Finally, the course shows how to share various customizations and configurations as well as best practices for managing multiple projects.
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- Recalculating duration, work, and units for assignment changes
- Adding, removing, and replacing resources
- Defining part-time resources
- Setting cost rates
- Accounting for overtime costs
- Working with earned value
- Exchanging data with other programs
- Customizing fields and reports
- Sharing customizations
- Sharing resources and linking tasks between projects
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 1s
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1. Options for Opening and Saving Project Files
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2. Mastering Resource Assignments
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Keeping task duration fixed3m 26s
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Maintaining total task work3m 33s
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3. Managing Project Costs
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4. Working with Earned Value
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5. Exchanging Data with Other Programs
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Hyperlinking in Project6m 3s
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6. Customizing Fields
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Understanding custom fields3m 32s
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Naming a custom field2m 35s
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7. Customizing Graphical Reports
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8. Customizing Visual Reports
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9. Sharing Customizations
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10. Working with Multiple Projects
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Creating a master project4m 32s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m
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