Setting Up People Resources

in Microsoft Project 2010

This includes:

1-Different Types of Resources
2-How to enter People Resource Names
3-About Initials and Grouping

MS Project defines three basic types of resources.
Work Resources – include people and equipment. For these, work is calculated in terms of time based units like, hrs, days, weeks, etc.
Material Resources – include materials. These get consumed in the progress of the project.
Cost Resources – These neither have an associated work nor get consumed. E.g., travelling costs, training costs, etc.

Example:

For a task like Painting –
Painter is the Work (People) Resource
Paintbrushes and tools are the Work (Equipment) Resource
Paint is the Material Resource
Travel costs for the Painter is the Cost Resource

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