SECTION 4
Lesson 4.2: Using Resource Pools

   

 

 

1.

Open Microsoft Project 2003.

 

 

2.

In the blank project, click the View menu and click Resource Sheet.

 

 

3.

Fill out the resource sheet so that it looks like the sample below.

 

Resource Name      Type                        Initial        MaxUnits                 Std. Rate                 Ovt. Rate                 Calendar

Bob Finkleman         Work                        B              25%                         $50.00/h                  $50.00/h                  Standard

Me                           Work                        M             100%                       $25.00/h                  $25.00/h                  Standard

E-Zee Printing Inc.   Work                        E              100%                       $80.00/h                  $100.00/h                                24 Hours

Sue Smith                Work                        S              100%                       $15.00/h                  $15.00/h                  Night Shift

 

 

4.

Save the project as Resource Sheet.

 

 

 

5.

Open 4-2 Sample and 4-2 Sample B from the Sample Files folder.

 

 

 

6.

In each project, click the View menu and click Resource Sheet.

 

 

7.

In the 4-2 Sample project, click the Tools menu, choose Resource Sharing, and click Share Resources.

 

 

 

8.

In the Share Resources dialog, choose Use resources.

Choose Resource Sheet.mpp.

Click OK.

 

 

 

9.

Repeat steps 7 and 8 for the second sample file. Note how the resource sheet goes from blank to full.

 

 

 

10.

Assign resources for all of the tasks in 4-2 Sample B.

 

 

 

11.

Now, let’s make sure we don’t have any conflicts.

Switch to the Resource Sheet file.

Click the View menu and click Resource Graph.

 

 

 

12.

Scroll through the graphs.

We can see that we’ve overallocated ourselves, but that’s OK.

 

 

 

13.

Do not save the resource file.

Save the projects as 4-2A Completed and 4-2B Completed, respectively.

 

 

 

14.

Close Microsoft Project 2003.