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From: Aju on 18 Mar 2010 20:42
When multiple resources are assigned to a task, typically all resources are
booked for the entire duration of the task. But in real life, these resources
are working one after the other. Is there any way to sequence resources as
required?
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From: Trevor Rabey on 18 Mar 2010 21:18
Don't sequence resources.
Sequence tasks.
Break up the task with many resources into more tasks with fewer resources.
Give us an example.
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"Aju" <Aju(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When multiple resources are assigned to a task, typically all resources
> are
> booked for the entire duration of the task. But in real life, these
> resources
> are working one after the other. Is there any way to sequence resources as
> required?
> --
> Project Fan


From: "Steve House" sjhouse at hotmail dot on 19 Mar 2010 08:30
As Trevor said, break it down into separate tasks. The formal definition of
a "task" is "an observable physical activity performed by a unique resource
resulting in a unique deliverable." Note that "unique resource" in this
context can be more than a single individual, it can be a team working
together whose skills collectively make up a unique package of skills (a
surgical team comes to mind). If you find you often have such resources are
working sequentially on a task, it's very likely that the task is actually
producing a number of different deliverables and you're not decomposing your
project down into sufficient detail to effectively schedule and manage the
work. What you're presently calling a task will become a summary task and
all its component deliverables become subtasks inside it, the resources
assigned to the subtasks.
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Steve House
MS Project Trainer & Consultant



"Aju" <Aju(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When multiple resources are assigned to a task, typically all resources
> are
> booked for the entire duration of the task. But in real life, these
> resources
> are working one after the other. Is there any way to sequence resources as
> required?
> --
> Project Fan

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