Resource scheduling

Resource scheduling

Activity duration estimation formula gives the amount of resources required for each activity every day (see 6.1.5), where resources are categorized as manpower resources, material resources and equipment resources. After time scheduling, the calculated resource(s) data shall be superimposed on the time schedule data and resulting resource scheduling deliverables shall be,

a) amount of each type of resource required on each day of every activity, and

b) amount of each type of resource required on each day of the full project duration. The resource schedule shall be finalized after resource levelling, which shall include,

a) reconciling resource requirement data with resource availability data,

b) optimizing resource requirement schedule for uniform usage of resources,

c) reconciling derived cost schedules with available cash flow, and

d) reconciling resource schedules and time schedules for finishing the project by the optimum finish date.