Re: task resource allocation discrepancy: 0hrs<>80%

From: Mike Glen (glenATmvps.org)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:26:19 -0000

Hi David,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

A lot depends on how and when you allocate resources. You might like to have
a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly
#5-Working With Resources and #10-Multiple Resource Assignments, at this
site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :)
Thanks.)

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Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

David Wanless wrote:
> I'm using Project Standard 2003.
>
> I have a 300 task project file. On many tasks, I have allocated
> myself (David Wanless) as resource at a rate of 80%. However, many
> of these now have a work value of 0hrs. How can a task of duration 5
> days have a resource allocated at 80% for 0hrs?
>
> Note that other resources are allocated to the same task. Some of
> their work values are also wrong, although not 0.
>
> If I create a new task with all the same resources allocated, it
> calculates my Work value as 30h, matching the 80% of my time.
>
> Is there any way I can get Project to recalculate the Work values for
> all resources allocated to all tasks on the basis of their Duration
> and the Unit allocations?
>
> Any other suggestions? I desperately do not want to have to recreate
> every task in the project.
>
> David.

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