1. Prof. Roy Levow MS Project 2007, #2

2.  Many types of resources  Individual person by name  Individual people identified by job or function  Groups of people with common skills  Equipment  Material  View | Resource Sheet  Name, Type, Units, Rate or Cost/Use  Double click resource for Resource Information with more details

3.  Rates  Normally hourly or per unit but can be coded as xx/u, rate per unit  Max units apply to groups  Can also set calendar constraints on individual resource  Can add notes

4.  On Gantt Chart  Tools | Assign Resources or double-click task  Specify resource, quantity, etc.  Cost is computed  Effort-driven scheduling is default  Time is reduced by more workers on task  Can change with “Smart tag”