Level resource allocation error

[kimscheffer]

Hi All,



I keep having the same problem with MS Project and I was wondering if you could help?



I'm not able to resolve the resource allocation error/ notification while levelling and thus not able to reseolve the over-allocation of the resource. Somehow MS. Project is planning more than my daily 8 hrs on certain days. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I checked a previous related post but could not solve the problem... Hope you can help



My project:

• I'm the only resource (so far) with Max Units of 75% (want to keep 25% as a buffer)
• I have set the working hours at 40hrs per week, 8hrs per day (under options)
• I have used the standard calendar and filled in my working time
• There are tasks with a constraint type as I want some only to occur on a specific date (e.g. re-current meetings). These are not linked to the critical path
• I have set no priorities
• I have allocated 25% Units per task as I want to gradually complete the task.
• "Type" used is fixed work
• All tasks are auto scheduled

For levelling I have tried:

• Level calculations automatic and manual
• Levelling options day by day and week by week
• All the levelling orders except for "level manually scheduled tasks"

Is there something I should or should not do?


Appreciate your help! Thanks in advance!


Cheers,

Kim

 

[Jonathan Law]

hard to say without seeing the project data. you can see which tasks are causing the over allocation by looking at the view resource usage or task usage displays. I suspect it is your tasks with constraint dates that are causing the problem.