Project 2013 Advanced

Project 2013

Lesson 6- Working with Resource Pools

4. Point to the

command.

5. Select the

command.

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Step-by-Step

Update a resource pool.

If necessary, switch to Cambridge and display the Gantt Chart view.

Assign three units of the Laborer resource to the 14 Smooth Foundation task in the Cambridge file. Switch to the Tudor file, switch to the Gantt Chart view, and assign three units of the Laborer resource to the 17 Frame House task.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the Resource tab.

Click

.

The Resource ribbon appears.

2. Click the Resource Pool command. The Resource Pool submenu appears.

Point to

.

Click

3. Select the Update Resource Pool command. The changes to the resource pool file are saved.

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Repeat steps 1-3 for both Tudor.mpp and Company Pool.mpp.

Switch to Company Pool.mpp and notice that the Laborer resource appears in red, indicating that it is overallocated. The overallocation is the result of assigning six units during a timeframe when only five units were available. By updating the pool, the assignments for both files transferred to the resource pool and sharer files. View the resource sheet for both Tudor and Cambridge and notice that the Laborer resource also appears in red.

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