Working with resources

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Introduction to resources

How do I organise my resource library?

How do I edit the properties of a resource?

What happens when resources and tasks have different calendars?

What is the difference between "demand" and "scheduled" resources?

How do I display resources' standard work in the spreadsheet?

How do I view which resources are available to be assigned to a task?

How do I edit resource allocations?

How do I generalise and specialise resource allocations?

How do parent demand allocations work?

How do I flatten out any over-allocation of permanent resources?

Demand and scheduled resources

How to assign resources in the early stages of a project when you do not know exactly which resource you are going to assign to a task

Modelling resources

Understand how to model resource allocations and why you might want to do this

Modelling tasks without using resources

Understand how to model tasks in terms of task work without assigning resources to them

Viewing a project as a resource breakdown structure

How to view a project as a resource breakdown structure (RBS)