Microsoft Project Step by Step (covering Project Online Desktop Client)

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Fine-tune resource and assignment details

In this chapter

• Change resource availability over multiple date ranges

• Work with multiple resource pay rates

• Change resource pay rates over different date ranges

• Delay the start of assignments

• Apply contours to assignments

• Create and assign material resources

• View resource capacity

• Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view

Because work resources (people and equipment) are often the most expensive part of a project, understanding how to make the best use of resources’ time is an important project management skill. In this chapter, you’ll use a variety of advanced Project Online desktop client features relating to resources—their availability, assignments to tasks, and resulting costs. Project Online ...