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Course 602 - Resource & Cost Analysis
Course Description in pdf format

This one-day course will enable you to take full advantage of driving resources, resource curves, hierarchical resources, resource profiles/tables and resource leveling. Learn resource calendars for planning and control and Rich Text Format reports for status reporting. Participants will develop, update, and track resources and costs using a series of hands-on workshops. 

Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze resource/cost date in projects
- Determine resource allocation through leveling

Prerequisite:  Course 601

Course Length:  1 day

At the completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Analyze resource usage through resource profiles

  • Assign hierarchical resources

  • Define driving resources

  • Create resource/cost curves

  • Run resource/cost reports

  • Apply resource calendars to a schedule

  • Level resources

Course Outline:
Controlling & Managing Resources:

  • Organize activities into groups according to resource

  • Use resource profile/tables for "What-if" analysis

  • Define hierarchical and driving resources

  • Assign resource lag and duration to activities

  • Define linear and nonlinear resource

  • Use reports to review resource/cost allocation

Resource Calendars:

  • Create resource calendars

  • Define task, independent, and meeting activities

  • Assign driving resources to different activity types

Resource Leveling:

  • Creating the Activity Codes Dictionary

  • Defining Calendars

  • Adding Activities

  • Adding Relationships

  • Calculating a Schedule

Workshops:

  • Managing Resources

  • Using Resource Calendars

  • Using Leveling for Resource Analysis

Class Exercises:

  • Assigning Resources


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