Resource Management

Question 1

What types of constraints could exist in resource allocation?

Answer 1

1. Cash Flow
2. Rsource volume
3. Staff availability
4. Contractor availability
5. Shared facilities
6. Policy

Question 2

Resource Management Techniques

Answer 2

1. Resource estimating
2. Resource allocation
3. Resource smoothing
4. Resource Levelling

Question 3

What is the process of resource allocation?

Answer 3

1. Draw network
2. Create bar chart
3. Add resource load
4. Calculate totals and prepare initial resource load histogram
5. Check against capacity
6. Optimise allocation of resource
   
   1. Perform resource smoothing or levelling
   2. Draw final resource histogram
7. Cumulate data and draw “S-curve”

Question 4

Optimise Resource Allocation

Answer 4

• Need to adjust schedule to meet resource constraints
• May wish to eliminate peaks and troughs
• Is tasks are moved, then this is reflected in the resource loading

Question 5

Resource Optimisation methods

Answer 5

2 methods depending on whether the priority is time or resource:

1. fixed time limit: resource smoothing. Time limited scheduling
2. fixed resources: resources levelling. Resource limited scheduling

Question 6

Adjust to meet Constraints

Answer 6

• Any task with float may be delayed: protects the critical path
  
  • Free float: best to adjust these, as all other tasks unaffected
  • Total float: other tasks may have to move as well