1. Presents – MS Project Fine Tuning Assignments
FrontRange Colorado MPA
Presents – MS Project Fine Tuning Assignments
Genea Mallow-Jensen
02/20/2007
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2. Thank you for joining us!
Welcome!
Thank you for joining us!
Agenda:
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Sign-In, Refreshments & Networking
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM Welcome and Announcements
6:45 PM – 8:45 PM Presentation
8:45 PM – 9:00 PM Q&A and Closing

3. Thank You to tonight’s MPA Sponsors!!
Thanks!

4. Fine Tuning Assignments in MS Project
What if you have resources that get costed to the project differently for different skills?
What if you need increased resource rates planned into future years?
What if all the resources assigned to a task won’t be working on it at the same time?
What if you need to set up variable consumption rates for material resources?

5. Fine Tuning Resource Rates
Material Resources
Fixed material rates
Variable material rates
Setting up rates for resources
Work Resources
Named or Generic
Regular rates
Overtime rates
Time based rate changes
Skill based rate changes

6. Fine Tuning Assignments
Assignment information
What? And Where?
How does MS Project schedule work?
Contour assignment work
More realistic work patterns
Schedule effects

7. Fine Tuning Assignments
Delay a resource’s assignment work on an task
Resources working on a task at different times

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