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Steven Douglass
Project Pro 2007/Project Server 2007
Topic: Resource Availability
Let me begin by defining what I think resource Capacity and Availability
represent.
Capacity: This is the amount of work that a resource can accomplish. If the
normal working day is 7.5h and the resource is working a full day, they have
a Capacity of 7.5h for that day.
Availability: This is the amount of available time/work remaining for a
resource after assignments have been made. This is Capacity minus (-)
Assigned Work.
If the above definitions are true, then Houston... I have a problem. Please
read on.
Scenario #1: Resource Details on a work day
On a standard 7.5 work day where a resource is available @ 100% utilization
and has been assigned work, the resource details presented are:
[resource name] 7.5h
Availability -7.5h
Capacity 0h
Project #1 0h
Project #2 7.5h
Question: Is the Availability and Capacity correct here? I would expect that
the Availability = 0h since he is assigned to work on Project #2 for 7.5 h
and the Capacity would be 7.5h since this is the amount of work the resource
can perform on the given day.
Scenario #2: Resource Details on a work day with no assignments
On a standard 7.5 work day where a resource is available @ 100% utilization
and has NOT been assigned work, the resource details presented are:
[resource name] 0h
Availability 0h
Capacity 0h
Project #1 0h
Project #2 0h
Question: This seems odd to me, that the resource's availability is 0h even
though they are in fact available for 7.5h. I've checked the standard work
calender and any work exceptions and I don't see anything that would cause
the resource to be unavailable. Am I missing something here?
Scenario #3: Resource Time-off/Vacation Entering & Availability
I had asked the question before about how to record employee non-work time,
such as vacations and sick days. The response I received was very detailed
and recommended that I do this manually on a resource-by-resource basis via
Project Pro 2007 and resource check-outs. This worked well because we weren't
ready to use the timesheet features yet.
Question: If we begin to use timesheet submissions via timesheet/resource
managers approval, will this essentially eliminate the need for me (Project
Manager) to manage resource work exceptions via Project Pro 2007? I
understand that I will still need to administer base/standard calenders via
PWA, but my goal would be to give the resource managers full authority to
manage their own resource availabilities so I can manage the project plans
using their resources.
Thanks in advance.
-Steve
Topic: Resource Availability
Let me begin by defining what I think resource Capacity and Availability
represent.
Capacity: This is the amount of work that a resource can accomplish. If the
normal working day is 7.5h and the resource is working a full day, they have
a Capacity of 7.5h for that day.
Availability: This is the amount of available time/work remaining for a
resource after assignments have been made. This is Capacity minus (-)
Assigned Work.
If the above definitions are true, then Houston... I have a problem. Please
read on.
Scenario #1: Resource Details on a work day
On a standard 7.5 work day where a resource is available @ 100% utilization
and has been assigned work, the resource details presented are:
[resource name] 7.5h
Availability -7.5h
Capacity 0h
Project #1 0h
Project #2 7.5h
Question: Is the Availability and Capacity correct here? I would expect that
the Availability = 0h since he is assigned to work on Project #2 for 7.5 h
and the Capacity would be 7.5h since this is the amount of work the resource
can perform on the given day.
Scenario #2: Resource Details on a work day with no assignments
On a standard 7.5 work day where a resource is available @ 100% utilization
and has NOT been assigned work, the resource details presented are:
[resource name] 0h
Availability 0h
Capacity 0h
Project #1 0h
Project #2 0h
Question: This seems odd to me, that the resource's availability is 0h even
though they are in fact available for 7.5h. I've checked the standard work
calender and any work exceptions and I don't see anything that would cause
the resource to be unavailable. Am I missing something here?
Scenario #3: Resource Time-off/Vacation Entering & Availability
I had asked the question before about how to record employee non-work time,
such as vacations and sick days. The response I received was very detailed
and recommended that I do this manually on a resource-by-resource basis via
Project Pro 2007 and resource check-outs. This worked well because we weren't
ready to use the timesheet features yet.
Question: If we begin to use timesheet submissions via timesheet/resource
managers approval, will this essentially eliminate the need for me (Project
Manager) to manage resource work exceptions via Project Pro 2007? I
understand that I will still need to administer base/standard calenders via
PWA, but my goal would be to give the resource managers full authority to
manage their own resource availabilities so I can manage the project plans
using their resources.
Thanks in advance.
-Steve