Applying contours for resources

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:
  1. 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.
  2. Select the resource from the upper pane.
  3. Select Team member as the Role from the list.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
Related concepts
Contouring
Searching for resources and profiles
Related reference
Resource Assignment viewlet

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