Advanced overallocation resolution techniques
The powerful scheduling engine within Project is based on CPM. We will now inspect two algorithms that are included in this framework from an overallocation and critical path perspective. These algorithmic techniques are like a double-edged sword because they can harm your schedule if used unwittingly.
The resource leveling technique
Resource leveling is a broad project management technique to optimize resource utilization on a project. In the context of Project, resource leveling often narrows down to resolving resource overallocation. Project provides an automatic and algorithmic-driven tool to level resources. We will study this tool, called Level Resource, in action with an exercise. Refer to the following screenshot:
Figure 16.6 – Overallocation on the schedule
The important points to note about this screenshot are as follows:
- Tasks with IDs 47, 48, and 49 have an overallocation and...
