Analyze portfolio based on time-phased resource requirements (Project Server 2010)
Applies to: Project Server 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-13
Once you have created analyses and prioritized projects, and analyzed your portfolio based on high-level cost constraints, the next step is to review your portfolio's resource requirements. After examining the project schedule and timephased resource requirements of a portfolio, a common conclusion is that many of the proposals cannot go forward without significant schedule and resource adjustments. The resource constraint analysis feature in Microsoft Project Web App identifies resources for projects by using role-based availability and project requirements.
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This article and the videos it contains describe a typical portfolio analysis scenario. Your organization may have customized this process to meet unique business needs.
On the Analysis Properties page for an analysis, in the Time-phased Resource Planning section, select the Analyze time-phased project resource requirements against organizational resource capacity check box.
In the Planning Horizon and Granularity section, choose the timeframe for the proposals in the analysis by setting the Planning Horizon Start and Planning Horizon End dates.
Choose whether you want to view monthly or quarterly data in the Planning Granularity list.
In the Resource Options section, select the Role Custom Field that your organization uses, and then select any additional filters to apply.
In the Project start and finish dates section, choose from the following two options.
Use Resource Plan Utilization Settings The project start dates and finish dates come from the resource requirement data in the proposals.
Custom fields The dates are taken from the fields that you specify as the Start date and End date.
Click Next to continue with the analysis. When you have completed cost constraint analysis, the next step is the resource constraint analysis.
Review the red resource gaps, and reconcile them by doing the following:
Forcing proposals in or out
Adjusting the schedule
Hiring resources and incurring costs
Reducing resource cost rates and hiring resources without incurring costs
Changing your organization's resource capacity and the resource requirements of the proposals
Once you have completed these procedures, the next step is to commit your selection decisions and communicate them to portfolio stakeholders.