A project manager contours resources to define the work or effort
required from a resource to complete a task over a specified period of time.
Using the Resource Assignment viewlet, the project manager can define various
contours for resources assigned to project tasks.
To perform this task, you must have the required
security permission. For more information about security permissions, see User security settings.
To define contours for resources assigned to a task:
- Open the Resource Assignment viewlet. From the WBS tree, select
a project task. Resources allocated to the project will appear
in the upper project assignment pane.
- Select the resource from the upper pane.
- Select Team member as the Role from
the list.
- In the Contour field, click the arrow to
display the list and select the contour type.
- As soon as possible
- Hours/ day
- % Hours/ day
Note: - If you select As soon as possible, provide a start
and end date.
- If you select Hours/day, specify the number of
hours required from the resource per day, to complete the task.
- If you select % Hours/day, specify the percentage
of hours required from the resource per day, to complete the task.
- Click Save.
For example, if you need two resources to work on a task for a specified
number of hours per day, you can select Hours/ day as
the contour type and specify the number of hours required per day from each
resource, to complete the task.