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Lesson 5: Assigning a resource to tasks

In the final lesson of this tutorial, you will learn how to assign resources to a task from the project that you have allocated in the previous lesson.
To assign a resource to a task, the project manager must allocate the to the same project. When you assign a resource, by default, the assignment is for the entire duration of the task. However, if required you can change the assignment dates.

To assign a resource to tasks:

  1. From the WBS tree, select the same project that you have selected in the previous lesson, and then select the project task.
  2. From the Project Resources list, click the resource to assign to the selected task. By using the control button you can also select multiple resources.
  3. Click Assign. The selected resource is assigned to the task for the duration (start and end dates) of the task. The task effort is divided among the selected resources.
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Lesson checkpoint

In this lesson, you learned about the following concepts:
  • Project allocation to assigning task
  • How to assign resources to tasks

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