Hi Dave,
You can do this, but it is more on the advanced side. In essence, you are
going to create two different rates for the resource, so you can use the
resource rate table for this. Below is an example of how to do this (all of
this is done iin MS Project Pro):
1) Open Fred from the Resource Pool and double-click his name to open the
Resource Information window.
2) Click on the "Costs" tab. You will see "A" as being the default. Let's
say Fred is usually doing work on the West Cost, so enter his Standard
hourly rate of $23.50 in the "A" tab (don't click the ok button yet).
3) Since Fred does work in the East Coast, we need to set up a rate the
Project Manager can use, so click on the "B" tab and enter a Standard rate
of $25.75. Click OK and save the resource pool.
4) Create a blank test project and add two tasks in the Gantt Chart view;
one called "West Cost" and one called "East Coast". Bring Fred into the
project from the resource pool and assign him to both tasks.
5) Insert the Cost column in in the Gantt chart view. You will notice that
Fred's West Coast rate is used in both tasks, so let's use his East Coast
rate for the "East Coast" task.
6) Go to the View->Resource Usage menu item and double-click on the "East
Coast" task to bring up the Assignment Information window. In the "General"
tab, select "B" from the "Cost Rate Table" drop-down and click OK.
7) Go back to the Gantt Chart View and notice the cost will reflect Fred's
East Coast rate.
Hope this helps,
-Bill
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