Identifying Tentative, Generic, or Budget Resources

As you add your work, material, or cost resources to the Resource Sheet, you can set these resources up with further characteristics that provide you with more flexibility in your resource management. You can identify any resource as a proposed rather than committed resource. You can specify that a resource is generic. You can set up a resource as a budget resource to help you compare your project costs against your established budget.

Proposing Tentative Resources

If you’re using Office Project Professional 2007, you can specify that a resource be either proposed or committed to your project. Adding proposed resources and assigning them to tasks can help you decide whether a particular resource ...

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