Creating Teams

[mdoster]

I'm just learning Project and it is really kicking my posterior! I hope that
someone out there can help me understand the "Assign Work to a Team" section
of the help area. The very first direction: "On the Quick Launch, click
Server Settings" is beyond me. What is the "Quick Launch"?

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

That is a Server based feature. Are you interfacing with Project Server
or Project Desktop (i.e. are you in a browser or just a client software that
doesn't say "connected" in the bottom right.)?

If Server, that's a pretty steep learning curve. You'd be well served to
find some training by a local or online Server partner. If desktop, it's
not relevant.


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[Melanie Remen]

Hi mdoster, hope you are well.

I'm not sure if you are referring to Project Server 2007? As the quick
launch refers to the links available down the left hand side of the screen
when viewing information in Project Server. I conducted a search for you on
the string "Assign Work to a Team" on the Microsoft Office online wesite and
have the following instructions which I hope can be of assistance to you:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA102421411033.aspx?pid=CH100667251033

If this doesn't help, or a solution isn't posted for you here, perhaps you
could try reposting your question to the Project Server Discussion Group,
which can be found here:
https://www.microsoft.com/office/co...microsoft.public.project.server&lang=en&cr=US

Good luck, and I hope this has helped you find a suitable resolution.

--
Kind regards

Melanie Remen
For more tips on Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server, please
visit my blog at: http://msproject03-2010tips.blogspot.com/

 

[mdoster]

Ah, well... that explains it. I'm not running Project Server - but desktop...
So, there still has to be a way in Desktop to accomplish the same thing, so
perhaps one of you can help me.. I have a bunch of individuals (resources)
that serve on various teams that work together (at the same time) on a
project. I want to be able to list the team name and have it take the
individual resource schedules into consideration... Does that make sense?
I've tried the group feature, but I can't see that it does what I need. Or it
could just be that I'm an idiot and don't understand how to make it work.

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

Best you can do is to add a Resource field (or use the "Group" field), and
then when assigning resources, Group by that field and review availability.

Alternately, you can create a team of multiple individuals such as "Scaffolding
Crew" or "Geeks" and assign a max units of however many you have, 500%, 600%
or something like that. Then you treat them as interchangeable resources
and assign them to a task with a units of 300% for a 3 person team.

Otherwise, you have to assign each one individually.

For what it's worth, the team feature in Project Server isn't all that exciting.
It allows you to assign to a team of individuals - then whenever they finish
their last task, they can review what's assigned to the team and reassign
it to themselves.

- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[mdoster]

Thanks so much for your help! I've always heard what a powerful program
Project in, but frankly, as I'm leaning what it will and will not do, I find
myself often disappointed. Many things that should have been thought
of/included (common sense features) are not. Interesting... it is certainly
not the do-all/end-all project mgmnt system that I thought it would be.

Thanks again for all your assistance! I really appreciate it!

 

[Rob Schneider]

mdoster,

It's great news that you are working on that misconception that it is a
"do-all/end-all" project management system.

Project is a big calculator which allows you "model" the cost/schedule
of a project plan. It is has a sophisticated database, a rich front-end
interface with "looks" like Office to manage the info in that database,
and reporting/viewing of th info in the database and the computations it
makes.

It's a terrific tool. Doesn't wash dishes very well, though.

--rms

www.rmschneider.com