Gantt / Resource Combo Views

[Matt D.]

Hi all,

I am a bit stumped by something at the moment and am looking for some ideas.

I am trying to figure out a way to look at tasks and resource loading at the
same time, and I can't get eactly what I am looking for.

I can create a combo view with a Gantt on top and resource graph or sheet on
the bottom, but I need to click on a task to see the resources.

Ideally, I would like to see a Gantt on top and a single resource list on
the bottom, with accumulated resource allocation shown versus time. I would
like to be able to scroll in time, and look at resource allocations so we can
make various decisions.

Right now, we have tasks defined on a somewhat macro level. Resources are
tied to tasks, but they are assigned at 100% and can multitask. At the
moment, breaking tasks down into finer steps and/or assigning better
allocation percentages doesn't make sense for our organization.

For us, the accumulated allocations give us guidance for other decisions. A
resource having 700% allocation for a single day probably isn't a real
problem, but 700% allocation for two weeks may be.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

Would something like this work for you?

http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/ep...roject-pro-leveraging-the-resource-graph.aspx


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

 

[Matt D.]

Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately, I couldn't get this to work out to show
me what I need.

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

It seems that a plain old Resource Usage view might meet your needs....?
Consider displaying additional fields in the time phased chart on the right?

Or a combo view with the Resource Usage view at the top and the Resource
Graph at the bottom?



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