Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Inside Out

Chapter 7. Assigning Resources to Tasks

• Assigning Work Resources to Tasks

• Assigning Material Resources to Tasks

• Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks

• Reviewing Assignment Information

• Changing Resource Assignments

• Contouring Resource Assignments

You have tasks. You have resources. Now you need to get them together. Tasks + resources = assignments. With human and equipment resources assigned to tasks, Microsoft Office Project 2007 can create a project schedule that reflects not only the project calendar, task durations, dependencies, and constraints, but also the calendars and availability of assigned resources. With material and cost resources assigned to tasks, you can track the depletion of project-related inventory as well as specific cost items to ensure ...