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Advanced Microsoft Project Help - Need help on having multiple resources for one task
I'm working on building a very detailed MS Project schedule for our around the clock maintenance work in a facility. I've set the project up on a 24 hour 7 day per week schedule and set up working ti...
bghall,
Unfortunately what you are looking for is resource optimization and Project does not have that functionality. The resources you assign to any given task are the resources that stay assigned until you change the assignments. If a resource is overallocated then you can try using Project's leveling function to resolve the overallocation but that will not optimize the work.
As far as duration changes, it depends on the task type. If you need task duration to stay the same, then the task type should be set as Fixed Duration.
Hope this helps but I realize its probably not the answer you wanted.
John
Unfortunately what you are looking for is resource optimization and Project does not have that functionality. The resources you assign to any given task are the resources that stay assigned until you change the assignments. If a resource is overallocated then you can try using Project's leveling function to resolve the overallocation but that will not optimize the work.
As far as duration changes, it depends on the task type. If you need task duration to stay the same, then the task type should be set as Fixed Duration.
Hope this helps but I realize its probably not the answer you wanted.
John