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Resource Pools. Shawn Bauer Project Expert Team. Introduction. Slides, with questions and screen shots, available on website http://www.mpugphx.org Time is limited; questions may be deferred until end of presentation Questions may also be submitted from the MPUG-Phoenix website.
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Resource Pools Shawn Bauer Project Expert Team MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Introduction • Slides, with questions and screen shots, available on website • http://www.mpugphx.org • Time is limited; questions may be deferred until end of presentation • Questions may also be submitted from the MPUG-Phoenix website MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Resource Management • Overlapping Projects • Resources organized by functional area • Workload Forecasting MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Resource Pool • Share resources across multiple projects • Identify conflicts between assignments in different projects • Centralize resource Information MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Definitions • Sharing File – each project that uses resources from the resource pool • Precedence – File order in which resource information is used MPUG Phoenix Chapter
How It Works • Resource File • Project File (sharing file) • Precedence • Data Synchronization MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Demonstration • Create pool • Share pool with second project • Evaluate resource overallocation • Modify resources • In pool • In project • Disconnect projects MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Resources • MS Project online help • MS Project website • http://www.microsoft.com/project • MPUG-Phoenix website • http://www.mpugphx.org • See a Project Expert Team member or email your question • expert@mpugphx.org MPUG Phoenix Chapter
Questions? MPUG Phoenix Chapter