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Resource allocation given work time in project?
Hey all, I'm a relatively new Project user currently building an IMS. I'm currently trying to make my IMS driven by task work hours (i.e. the task takes 80 hours) and a resource's available work time...
Further, another question. I initially had two resources on my Resource sheet with 30% time each towards the project. Those resources were replaced with people who had 50% time they could dedicate to the project, but when I switched them in the dates didn't change or recalculate (since the intention was to shorten the time by having two people with more time to work on it.) I again had to manually put in the percentage time for the tasks they're assigned to so perhaps this was the wrong thing to do. Thanks in advance for your help.
To your first response, yes, you have to set the assignment level of each resource for each task.
On your followup question, many new users, (and some who've used Project for a while), think/hope Project has the ability to optimize resources (e.g. assigning resources with more availability). Project does NOT have that capability. Changing resources without further manual "shuffling" will not automatically give the desired result.
Hope this helps.
John