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Old 12-13-2014, 01:26 PM
PDX-ADM-TRM01 PDX-ADM-TRM01 is offline Allocating resources based on efficiency Windows 7 64bit Allocating resources based on efficiency Office 2013
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Hi all - this is my first post here, so please let me know if I'm doing anything incorrectly.

I have resources assigned to a task, but I was wondering if Project had the capacity to go one step further, specifically using resources from a "pool" and assigning them.



Let's say I have Resource A, Resource B, Task C, and Task D. Both A and B can work on Task C and D, but A is much better at both of them. If there isn't enough time for Resource A to complete both tasks C and D, I'd like Project to assign Resource B to one of the task to make sure both get done on time.

Is this possible? Do I need to add additional clarification?
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Old 12-13-2014, 02:39 PM
JulieS JulieS is offline Allocating resources based on efficiency Windows 7 64bit Allocating resources based on efficiency Office 2013
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Hi and welcome to the forum.

Sorry to say, Project will not automatically do what you seek. It has no method of "knowing" that Resource A is more skilled than Resource B. Project will not automatically assign a resource to any task - that is up to the user to select the best resource as well as watch any deadlines.

I hope this helps and feel free to post back with further questions.
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