Fundamentals of Project Managementw by Joseph HEAGNEY

Author:Joseph HEAGNEY [HEAGNEY, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: AMACOM
Published: 2016-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Assigning Resources to Tasks

I have already said that the first step in developing a schedule is to assume that you have unlimited resources because this is the best situation you can ever assume, and if you can’t meet your project completion date with an unlimited resource schedule, you may as well know it early. However, once you have determined that the end date can somehow be met, you now must see whether your assumption of unlimited resources has overloaded your available resources.

Normally, you will find that you have people double-and triple-scheduled, which clearly won’t work. These kinds of resource overloads can be resolved only by using computer software, except for very simple schedules. This is where the software really excels, and yet estimates are that only a few percent of all the people who purchase software actually use it to level resources.

Consider the small schedule in Figure 9-5. It contains only four tasks. Two are critical, and two have float. Task A requires two workers if it is to be completed in three weeks, and Tasks B and C need one person each. When it comes time to do the project, however, you find that only three workers are available. How did this happen?

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