Chapter 12 - Using Resources Efficiently: Resolving Overallocations

Introduction

Find Overallocated Resources

Task Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations

A Delay You Can Use to Unjam Resources

Delay a Task Yourself

Delay Tasks Automatically

Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task

Divide a Task into Time-Separated Portions (Split Tasks)

Portions Are Very Flexible

Assignment Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations

Shift Resources

Reassign a Resource to Work Part-Time on a Task

Reassign Underallocated Resources

Modify a Resource’s Working Time

Schedule Longer Working Hours or Additional Shifts

Assign a Resource to Variable Work Hours for a Task (Resource Contouring)

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