Resource Pool Calendars

[mweber]

If I have a resource in the Resource Pool that has more than 100% availability (three people with the same job position and responsibilities or even multiples of the same physical resource/tool) is there a way to adjust the pool to reflect one of them not being available for some amount of time?

[Kim]

Ensure that the %max units is set to only reflect time available for project work and then enter their away time in the system to better reflect their true availability.

[mweber]

Unfortunately not quite what I was looking for: Hypothetical situation –
Let’s assume I own a roofing company and I have a need for long ladders. They’re expensive, I have a minimum of them so I have included them on my resource sheet so when people plan jobs, they also plan on having that resource available. Let’s assume there are three of them and that I know that one will not be available the first week of March and that I want to reflect that on the Resource sheet. I would do this so that planned jobs in this timeframe would not end in unpleasant surprises. IF I go the resource sheet my options are to have the resource or not have the resource. Although MS Project allows you to enter more than 100% for availability, you can not make it some percentage less available. Plan B is to wait until the first week of March and then reduce availability, but that doesn’t support planning. Or I can list each ladder separately which creates clutter and forces one to spend time looking for the ladder that might be available.

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