Tracking Project Headcount Resources

You define resources and assign them to tasks using the Costs button on the toolbar. When you click it, on the left you will see a list of tasks in the project (as from the Timeline View) and on the right you will see 4 tabbed windows for managing costs and resources.

You first define resources and expenditures, using the Available Resources and Common Expenditures tabs, and then assign them to tasks using the "Resources" and "Common Expenditures" tabs. The tabs are each used as follows;

Available Resources; To create a Resource, type it's name in a blank line under the Description column, then use the Enter or Tab key on your keyboard. Then enter the Hourly rate under Cost/Hr. The "Max" field is used to specify how many of that particular resource may be in use at any time; if you have 3 carpenters available, enter a Max of 3. When the program is calculating schedules and costs, it will flag any resource that is over0-used at any point in time. To delete a resource, right-click anywhere in the line or just delete it's Description field.

Common Expenditures - Create, delete, or edit a commonly available Expenditure the same as a resource.