6-1
Allocating Resources to the Project
6-2
Homework: 20 (omit e) using MSP 21 (an AOA diagram may help!) by hand and Excel
Expediting or Crashing a project Resource Loading Resource Leveling
6-3
Table 6-1, Example
Project completion time = 21 days, cost $400, critical path = a-c-f
6-4
Table 6-1, Example (21 days, baseline)
a6
a6
e5
e5
c6
c6
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g7
g7
0 6
13 20
6 13
12 21
0 7
6 12
0 6
7 14
9 14
7 12
2 9
5 7 12 21
14 21
6 or 4 days only
6-5
Table 6-1, Example (20 days)
a5
a5
e5
e5
c6
c6
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g7
g7
0 5
12 19
5 12
11 20
0 7
5 11
0 5
6 13
8 13
7 12
1 8
5 7 11 20
6 or 4 days only
13 20
6-6
Table 6-1, Example (19 days)
6 or 4 days only
a6
a6
e5
e5
c6
c6
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g7
g7
0 6
13 20
6 13
12 21
0 7
6 12
0 6
7 14
9 14
7 12
2 9
5 7 12 21
14 21
6-7
Table 6-1, Example (19 days)
6 or 4 days only
a5
a5
e5
e5
c6
c6
b7
b7
f8f8
d7
d7
g7
g7
0 5
12 19
5 12
11 19
0 7
5 11
0 5
7 12
0 7
5 7 11 19
12 19
5 12
7 12
6-8
Table 6-1, Example (18 days)
6 or 4 days only
a5
a5
e5
e5
c4
c4
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g6
g6
a (-1)
g (-1)
c (-2)
6-9
Table 6-1, Example (max)
a5
a5
e5
e5
c4
c4
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g6
g6
Fully crashed.
Fully crashed.
Crashed by 1.
6-10
Table 6-1, Example (max=16)
a5
a5
e5
e5
c4
c4
b7
b7
f9f9
d7
d7
g6
g6
Fully crashed.
Fully crashed.
Crashed by 1.
f7
g4
Project Cost versus Project DurationExample Table 6.1
$400$430
$470
$550
$650
$750
6-12
Table 6-1, Example (21 days, baseline) AOA
11
22
55
44
33
66
May be crashed 1 day at a time
a6
b7
c6
d7
e5
f9
g7
6-13
Table 6-1, Example (21 days, baseline) AOA
May be crashed 1 day at a time
11
22
55
44
33
66
a6
b7
c6
d7
e5
f9
g7
Amount of specific resources that are scheduled for use on specific activities or projects at specific times.
Usually a list or table.
6-14
6-15
6-16
6-17
No Resource Loading7 Day Work WeekFormat Gantt Chart Wizard
a5
a5
c5
c5
e2
e2
b3
b3
f6f6
d4
d4
g2
g2
0 5
9 11
5 9
7 13
0 3
5 7
3 8
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Gusd Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
0 5
7 11
6 11
11 13
3 6
5 7 7 13
d,e
6-18
Added ResourcesAdded Resource Names to GanttTools, Level Resources Clear Leveling (button)
a5
a5
c5
c5
e2
e2
b3
b3
f6f6
d4
d4
g2
g2
0 5
9 11
5 9
7 13
0 3
5 7
3 8
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Gusd Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
0 5
7 11
6 11
11 13
3 6
5 7 7 13
6-19
ViewResource Usage
ViewResource Graph
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Gusd Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
6-20
Tools, Level Resources Level Now (button)
Used d’s (LS/LF) slackto avoid overloading of Amy
a5
a5
c5
c5
e2
e2
b3
b3
f6f6
d4
d4
g2
g2
0 5
11 13
7 11
7 13
0 3
5 7
3 8
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Gusd Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
0 5
7 11
6 11
11 13
3 6
5 7 7 13
6-21
View Resource Usage
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Gusd Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
6-22
Unleveled
6-23
Leveled
e finishes at 7, but f cannot startSue is still busy on c
a5
a5
c5
c5
e2
e2
b3
b3
f6f6
d4
d4
g2
g2
0 3 3 80 5
7 11 12 14
5 7 7 138 14
Activity Resourcesa Timb Joec Sued Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim
d cannot start until time 7because Amy is not free
11 13
7 12
0 5
5 7 8 14
e cannot start at time 6 and finish at 8because Amy is needed on task d at time 7
8 12
3 6
b cannot LF at time 7because Joe is needed on e at time 6
6-24
LeveledActivity Resources
a Timb Joec Sued Amye Amy,Joef Sueg Tim