figure number of resources required in Project 2007

[DJH6064]

I want to load a task in Project 2007 that will take x amount of hours. Then
I want to know if project will be able to calculate the number of resources
required for that task based on those hours. Does anyone kow if Project can
do this? And if so, how?

Thanks for any help,
DJH

 

[Dave]

In short, the answer is no.

However your question is incomplete because you haven't stated over what
period it is acceptable to complete those x hours of work.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Yes.
Make the task fixed work
Connect a resource
Enter the work
Now vhange duration.
It will tell you what units (i.e. how many resoruces) you need foir that
duration/work combinantion.
HTH

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Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
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[DJH6064]

I'm just testing to see how its done for a coworker. Could be any hours. For
now, lets jsut say 120 hrs forhte duration of the task

 

[DJH6064]

I think I'm doing this correct, but it shows how much that resource would be
used. I'm trying to find out how many resources would be needed if I load a
task for 1000 hours and a normal resource works 8 hours, how many would I
need? Will Project figure that for me?

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Again, you - and Project - need duration to calculate that. If you allow the
duration of that task to be 5 years, you only need one man part time; if you
want it to be done in a day, you need 125 people.

And Project's units reflect just that (in the second case uniyts would be
12500%)

HTH
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Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf

 

[DJH6064]

I'm just getting started using project. Great program, but can be confusing.

Thanks for the help. Greatly Appreciated!

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Dave,

In that case, you might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft
Project in the TechTrax ezine at this site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or
this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the articles before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP