CHAPTER 5

Resources

Objectives

On completion of this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Understand various types of resources that exist in MS-Project;

  2. Understand how to create and assign resources in a project using MS-Project; and

  3. Understand how to level resources using available tools in MS-Project.

Once a suitable network is drawn, with durations for all activities, the next step is to understand the Resource Sheet. This may not be a necessary step, only when you do not have any resources in house and outsource the entire work. This is not the case with most of the projects and a key constraint of many projects is resources.

Understanding the Resource Sheet

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Resources: People, equipment, and consumable items (like steel, paint, and ...

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