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Resource allocation

Resolved · Low Priority · Version 2007

Reply Thu 13 May 2010, 09:26Delegate Nicola said...

Nicola has attended:
Project Intro Intermediate course

Resource allocation

Good morning. Can you allocate a Group as a resource to a task, rather than the Resource Name? I have a group of 50 people who will all be allocated to some tasks as a group, e.g. meetings, and some individual tasks. In order to allocate their time correctly, I do not want to make the group a seperate resource in addition to the individuals in that group, as I will then be counting their time twice.

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Reply Thu 13 May 2010, 14:55Trainer Andrew said...

RE: Resource allocation

Hi Nicola

Thank you for your question. In MS Project 2007 we can only assign individual resources rather than a team. Project Server does allow assigning teams to tasks.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,
Andrew

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