Schedules: Key Features
RESOURSE PLANNING
Resource planning is an integral part of the project planning process, and the Project Planner has an important role to play in this process. By scheduling resources in the project schedule, a valuable tool is provided for the project planning team to optimise resource utilization and to evaluate various permutations of the resource plan.
The project planning team will use previous experience, consult experts and use all other information at their disposal to ensure they have resources with the required skill and knowledge, and in the correct time frame, to execute the project successfully.
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INCLUDED IN THIS CHAPTER: Utilizing resources in a project schedule, Resource planning, Types of resources, Labour resources, Non labour resources – time based, Non labour resources – usage based, Cost resources, Software specifics, Resource allocation strategies in a project schedule, Resourcing strategies with time-based resources, Resourcing strategies for people resources, Resourcing with other time-based resources, Resourcing with resources that are not time-based, Guidelines for effective resource allocation, Resource levelling, Creating S-curves from resource information in the schedule, The importance of calendars in a schedule, Constraints, Schedule baseline & What constitutes a good schedule.