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Forecast under-allocated resources Microsoft Project

Forecast under-allocated resources

Posted: 16 Apr 2004 08:12 AM PDT

Thank you. I'll try that.

sandy 

Resource Cost - two projects

Posted: 16 Apr 2004 07:28 AM PDT

Simon Clayton --

Here's a technique I have used successfully to quickly change the Cost Rate
Table used for an entire project:

1. Open a US project in which the Cost Rate Table B needs to be applied to
every assignment
2. Click View - Task Usage
3. Right-click on the Work column header than click Insert Column from the
shortcut menu
4. Select the Cost Rate Table field and click OK
5. Click Edit - Replace
6. Enter A in the "Find what" field and and enter B in the "Replace with"
field
7. Select the "Look in field" dropdown list and select the Cost Rate Table
field
8. Select the "Test" dropdown list and select Equals
9. Click the Replace All button

Using this technique, you can quickly change the Cost Rate Table setting for
all task assignments across the entire project. Believe me, it is a lot
easier doing this than changing every Cost Rate Table value for every
assignment. Hope this helps!

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


"Simon Clayton" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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gantt chart technical issue....

Posted: 16 Apr 2004 07:18 AM PDT

Harumph - 36" x 60" you say???? First PERT chart I saw was about 15 years
ago, the task chart for a major renovation project for a huge mine and
smelter operation in Utah. As I recall the Network Diagram/PERT chart
covered 3 entire walls, from ceiling to floor, of a standard length
double-wide trailer home (caravan) that served as the project office.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

"Jeremy" <cc> wrote in message
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Funky tasks

Posted: 15 Apr 2004 09:15 PM PDT

Got it - Thanks Jan!

- Jeff

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Copying Legend

Posted: 15 Apr 2004 10:26 AM PDT

You could print the Gantt (or other) view to a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat
or similar and then embed the PDF into the target application.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Gene" <com> wrote in message
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locking columns

Posted: 15 Apr 2004 08:23 AM PDT

If you want to get really fancy, you can write VB as an add in and using the
"On task change" event, trap and reject changes to certain fields.
Unfortunately, add-ins are un-installable so the clever user will get around
it... :-(

Mark



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"Advancing the Theory and Practice of Project Management"
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comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by
a period of worry and depression.

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Analyze Timescale Data in Excel - available fields

Posted: 15 Apr 2004 08:21 AM PDT

Hi John,

I have created a custom field (text). My project needs to be summarised
along a different axis to that provided by the current data analysis tool.

By creating the additional column I wanted to summarise all the task with
say "server" or "migration" and export these only into excel. But I would
also need the custom field / column to export as well otherwise I'll have to
manually input the information and my project files is about to grow!

I have downloaded the file from the link you provided and fully intend to
read the documentation. I will post into the NG if I have any questions -
hopefully you can reply time permitting.

Again, thanks for posting the additional bolt-on - I never knew this
existed! There must be many Bolt-on, add-ins I have never even considered.

Cheers - Vers


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Exporting MSP 98 .mpp to .mpx files.

Posted: 14 Apr 2004 10:21 PM PDT

MPX simply doesn't support these fields, and many other fields.

The MPX file format was introduced early in MSProject's life (v1?) and was
updated a couple of times - finally resulting in MPX4 which roughly
corresponds to the capabilities of MSProject4.1

New features in subsequent versions of MSProject were NOT incorporated into
a revised MPX specification. The ability to save MPX was omitted from
MSProject 2000 (or was it 2002?), and I think MSProject2003 can't even open
MPX.

hope this helps
Steve Kearon

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Work completed inconsistencies

Posted: 14 Apr 2004 02:26 PM PDT

Hi

I think you've hit on it. The tasks in question do not have resources assigned although are showing a % complete. When I enter resources and rerun it, % complete shows. Thank you -

Resouce Scheduling

Posted: 14 Apr 2004 01:58 PM PDT

Thank You Gerard. Is there a way that I can globally
change the units fields in all tasks? i.e Right now they
are set greater than on the resource sheet. 
resources available on 
layers, the max units'll 
resource effectively 
3 brick layers. Or 
a 8hrs day) 
the Max unit of 
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between 
project 
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Resource Shift Work & Multiple Projects

Posted: 14 Apr 2004 12:20 AM PDT

I tend to think of resources in general as "skill set packages."Since the
resources have different skill sets I would suggest listing them as
individuals - Bill, Mary, etc. Do NOT have an "aggregate resource" called
Help Desk with a max avail of 400% - you have to have one or the other as
project has no way of knowing that Bill is also on of the 4 Help Deskers.
An aggregate resource, like using "carpenters, 500%" to represent 5
carpenters, implies that the people are freely interchangeable and it
doesn't matter which member of the group is assigned to a task, which is not
the case in your circumstance. Their work shift then is described by their
individual resource calendar. You can use the Resource Group field as a
reminder that they are all Help Desk resources and to group their work and
costs for reporting. I can't think of a way to automate insuring that one
of them is always on duty on the help desk task, you'll just have to do that
manually - that why they pay the pm big bucks, to keep her eye on such
details <LOL>.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Julie" <net.au> wrote in message
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Setting up Titles or headings that are not to become task, Just titles

Posted: 13 Apr 2004 07:21 PM PDT

This is exactly what the summary task is for...but the "title" should be
something meaningful in the project process and progression like your phase
1, phase 2, etc, examples, and NOT some artificial construct such as using
summaries to group tasks by department responsible and the like.

--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer/Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Aasim KORE" <com> wrote in message
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separate each group of task by title. Let's say, Phase 1 is the title, Phase
two is the title and so on. The series of task are then found under each
title. Is this possible? Also, I am looking for strategic management
templates are there any out there.

Baseline Work in Hours?

Posted: 13 Apr 2004 05:16 PM PDT

Julie,
Thanks. Not obvious "work entered" affects how work is displayed????

M.



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__________________________________________________ _______
Mark Durrenberger, PMP
Principal, Oak Associates, Inc, www.oakinc.com
"Advancing the Theory and Practice of Project Management"
__________________________________________________ ______

The nicest thing about NOT planning is that failure
comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by
a period of worry and depression.

- Sir John Harvey-Jones
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COLUMNS

Posted: 12 Apr 2004 03:26 PM PDT

Hi
Theres probably a better way of handling this , but I
created a few simple Tables that list all the customised
fields; just in case I don't customise it first, or are
looking thru master files.
To obviate the need to go searching, when inserting the
new column, right click and select Customise.
If you email me I will send you a file with the tables I
use.

 
in them, just for ease of viewing the screen. Now, when I
want to "unhide" them (you know, like in excel) I can't
find the "unhide" button.