Chapter 6. Solving Resource Conflicts

Solving Resource Conflicts

OKAY, YOU’VE ENTERED A LOT OF INFORMATION into your project, and you entered it using your best estimates about the effort needed to complete the tasks. In the world of limited resources, it’s highly likely that some of your resources are over-committed. In this chapter, we explore ways you can deal with overallocated resources to make your plan reflect reality.

What Causes Resource Conflicts?

Resource conflicts occur whenever you assign a resource to more work than that resource’s standard calendar permits. Because projects can get very complicated, with numerous tasks scheduled for completion at various times, ...

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