I am experimenting with project online and the desktop software as a solution for project/resource management, but I have hit some confusing problems in the program. First, let me say the auto-scheduling based on resource availability is phenomenal when it works. Notifications of over allocation and fixed external date problems are really great. However, I noticed that while the auto scheduler/leveler will pick up on resource overallocation on multiple projects for a given resource assignment when those projects are open, it completely ignores schedules and assignments for projects that are not directly open in the application.
I must be missing something here because the auto scheduler overlapping task assignments without even indicating the other allocations almost makes the software useless from a resource management view. To accurately schedule a project around other schedules/assignments you would need to have open (and know) every project every resource is ever scheduled on!
