Summary

Team selection and management involves choosing the best person to do a specific job. Skills, experience, availability, and costs are only some of the factors to be considered. It also requires you to ensure efficient utilization—that is, one that is well balanced; neither under- nor overallocated. This leads to peak performance. This is true for sports teams just as much as it is for projects. Resource management is one of the pillars within Project. The Resource Sheet is the central view from where you have to work your project. In future chapters, we will learn more about other resource-related views, tools, and techniques.

So far in this book, we have already come a far way into our Microsoft Project journey. You already know enough to create simple project schedules in Project. It is important that you keep the same pace as we are unravelling together. While I constantly urge you to be hands-on while learning, ignore the multitude of options and features available...