1. Title of presentation goes here Name of presenter Location/date © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Presents – MS Project Resource Mgmt Genea Mallow-Jensen President, FrontRange MPA 06/27/2006 © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. FrontRange Colorado MPA

2. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Welcome! Thank you for joining us! Agenda: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Sign-In, Refreshments & Networking 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Welcome & Announcements 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM Presentation 8:00 PM – 8:15 PM Q&A 8:15 PM – 8:30 PM Closing

3. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Become a FrontRange MPA Member! Why? –Peer Learning / Networking / Technical Knowledge –Members-only Knowledge Library at www.mympa.org –The Project Network, quarterly newsletter –MPA Ezine for Microsoft® Office Project – Members-Only Edition –Chapter Meetings/Networking/Workshops –Event Invitations/Registration –‘My MPA’ Page –Professional Development – Job Board – PMI PDU credits – Leadership Opportunities How? –www.MyMPA.org

4. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Thank You MPA Sponsors!!!

5. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. FrontRange MPA Workshop Series MS Project Step by Step Book Project Skills Beginner to Advanced Desktop to Enterprise MS Project 2000 - 2007 Colorado Springs and Denver *Tentative dates

6. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Resource Loaded Schedules Why? –Medium to Large Project Manageability –Decision Support –Cost Control –Resource Utilization –Staffing Forecast Why Not? –Complication –Discipline –Lack of Authority

7. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. MS Project Resource Information Where can I enter/find it? –Resource Sheet View What is Resource information? –Specific to the resource not related to any task or assignment How does it affect my project? –Cost –Schedule

8. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Project Resources Resource Types –Human –Generic –Equipment –Material Resource Pools –Local –Global –Enterprise

9. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Assigning Resources to Tasks Ways to assign Resources to Tasks –Task Entry View Task Pane Pros & Cons –Assign Resources dialog box Pros & Cons –Resources Field Task Information Various Tables/Views Pros & Cons

10. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. MS Project Scheduling Engine Duration = Work ÷ (Units x Project hrs/day) D = W ÷ (U x PHPD) D = W ÷ (U x 8) assuming an 8hr day D = 20 ÷ (50% x 8) D = 20 ÷ 4 D = 5 (Business Days)

11. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Other Assignment Factors Task Types –Fixed Units (Resource Management) –Fixed Work (Cost Management) –Fixed Duration (Schedule Management) Effort Driven –Friend or Foe? Resource Calendars

12. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Resource and Assignment Views/Reports Where can I see the results of resource loading? –Utilization –Allocation –Cost –Schedule What if the results are unacceptable? What if the assignment changes?

13. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Moral of the Resource Loading Story Adding people to your project complicates everything….best laid plans….. What makes you think adding them to your MS Project Schedule will be any easier? Weigh the value against the required effort, is it worth it? YES…. Usually ;-)

14. © 2005 MPA. All rights reserved. Contact Us: Visit the MPA Global Website at: www.MyMPA.org Look under chapters for FrontRange for local event information! Questions/Comments/Suggestions? Please contact Genea Mallow-Jensen, President, FrontRange MPA at: –president@frontrangempa.org