Microsoft® Project 2010 Project Management: Real World Skills for Certification and Beyond

Chapter 8. Assigning Resources and Costs

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Step 4 of the planning process: assigning resources and costs

• Setting up a resource pool

• Defining resources to use in a project plan

• Assigning resources to tasks

• Evaluating the impact of resource assignments on the schedule

• Assigning costs and managing project budgets

Setting Up Your Resource Pool

A resource is any type of entity that you need to accomplish a task in your plan. A resource can be a person (named or generic), equipment, or material, and may include expense items such as travel. When you assign resources in Project, you think of the type of resource ...