computer applications in resource levelling

8/13/2019 Computer Applications in Resource Levelling

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COMPUTERAPPLICATIONS IN

RESOURCE LEVELLINGPRESENTED BY

BEHARA RAJASEKHAR

NELSON PRABHU

VISHNU UNNIKRISHNAN


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Resource

An economic or productive factor required to

accomplish an activity, or as means to

undertake an enterprise and achieve desired

outcome.


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Resource levelling

A project management technique used to examineunbalanced use of resources (usually people orequipment) over time, and for resolving over-

allocations or conflicts.

Leveling resources involves redistributing animbalance of allocated work. It assists project team

members by keeping them from becomingoverwhelmed, working overtime, or running intoproject burnout.


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COMPUTER SOFTWARES

MICROSOFT PROJECT

PRIMAVERA


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Resource Over-allocation

Searching for names of resources highlighted in red in anyresource view.

Using the Resource Allocation view to help find and reviewdetailed task and assignment information about

overallocated resources. Using the Resource Usage view, which shows the

assignments that are causing the overallocation. Thetimesheet portion of the view can show the amount of timethat the resource is overallocated within a given period of

time. Filtering any resource view to find overallocated resources.

Printing the Overallocated Resources report.


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Fixing overallocation

By delaying a task until the assigned resource has

time to work on it.

By splitting a task so that part of a task is done

when planned and the rest of it is done later whenthe assigned resource has time.


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Resource Levelling With Primavera P6

Resource Usage Profile


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Setting Up for Resource Leveling

Project Leveling Priority


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Activity Leveling Priority


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Primavera P6 Resource Leveler

Usage

Level Resources


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Primavera P6 Resource Leveler

running


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CHECKS TO BE DONE


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Resource levelling with MS

PROJECT

Primarily used in projects where resources are the

most important priority

Cost and schedule are secondary priorities

First checks each resource for overallocations

Finds tasks associated with overallocations and

identifies which ones can be delayed


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Does not delay if:

A constraint of MustStart On or MustFinish Onexists

A constraint of As Late As Possible exists, if this

project is being scheduled from the start date. A constraint of AsSoon As Possible,if this project is

being scheduled from the finish date.

A priority of 1000, meaning do not level.

An actual start date exists but will split remaining workif Levelingcan create splits in remaining workcheck

box is selected


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Automatic

Levels as soon as there is a change in a task or resource

Assumes Automatic Calculation is set within Options

Typically degrades MS Project performance not

recommended

Manual (Default)

Levels only when LevelNowbutton is selected Assumes Automatic Calculation mode is active


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Look for overallocations on a Day by Day basis:(Default)

Established the point you want leveling to intervene

Week by Week smallest interval recommended

Time periods are based on settings within individual

resource calendars first and then max units (Calendar tab ofOptions)

Clear leveling values before leveling: (Default-Checked)

All leveling delays previously entered (automatic/manual)are cleared before the next leveling action

Clear the box if using Automatic Leveling to improveperformance


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Priorities are used to restrict/focus leveling activities

Priority Range: 0 (lowest) to 1000 (highest)

Priority Default for Tasks: 500

Priorities Set to 1000:

No resources will be leveled

No splits or leveling delays will be applied

Used for critical tasks you never want to changew/leveling

Priorities Set to 100:Tasks that have more flexibility as to start/finish dates

MS Project will focus change to these tasks first


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Level only within available slack (Default-not checked)

Used if you do not want to push out the project finish date

Assumes slack exists if it doesntfew changes may occur

Recommend first pass with this box checked If little effect may need to add resources, cut scope, extend timeline

Leveling can adjust individual assignments on a task (Default-checked)

Adjusts when a resource works on a task independent of others

assigned

May create problems based on the task & type/sequence of work


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level without extending the end date


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EFFECTIVE LEVELLING


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Resource level by Id options


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Resource level by Standard options


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CONCLUSION

Looks for available slack and resources

Schedules Longest Duration tasks first

Then in ID order

Options allow control over leveling algorithm

Priority field can be used to override and schedule

tasks first


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