Eliminating Resource Overallocations Yourself

The previous section provides an overview of the possible ways to resolve resource overallocations. This section shows you how to use Microsoft Project’s views to analyze the facts and use your own judgment to implement the strategy you think best fits the situation. The previous section shows how Microsoft Project’s Leveling command can eliminate overallocations, using the sole strategy of delaying assignments.

Increasing the Availability of the Overallocated Resource

One way to eliminate resource overallocations is to increase the availability of the resource that is overallocated. After negotiating with the resource, you can use the tools in this section to implement the changes.

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