Resource Optimization
Resource Leveling: How Can You Use it in Project Management?
A person inexperienced in project management may think that resource leveling is a method of making use of resources having the same height. Most experienced project managers know that it is a resourc...
A Resource Leveled and Smoothed Schedule
In the figure above, a schedule was resource leveled using Project (left Gantt chart). It was resource smoothed using Excel (right Gantt chart). Both results are resource-feasible, but the sche...
Certificate Series Recap – Project Portfolio Management Masterclass, Session 3
Please find the following transcription of our PPM Masterclass webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced lea...
PMP Prep: Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing
Starting with its Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) 5th Edition, PMI® introduced resource smoothing as a resource optimization technique in the time management knowledg...
Lost in Translation? 5 PMBOK® Terms Explained for Project Users
While PMI’s fifth edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide is a great source for understanding the theoretical concepts of project management, the 2013 edition of Micro...
Webinar: Principles of Effective Resource Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is not in the PMI® system. However, it is eligible for self-directed learning PMI® PDU credit. Event Description...
Webinar: Resource Planning a “Tops Down” and “Bottoms Up” Approach
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description Many organ...
Ask the Teacher: Resource Leveling: What Do the Options Mean?
Question: When I try leveling in a project that has over-allocation of resources, I’m never sure what to do with the options I’m shown during the process. Can you explain the basics of lev...