PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA

Graduate School of Engineering

Master of Engineering Management Construction Management

GEM 832 Project Planning and Control

GROUP NO. 4 REPORTER NO. 2

RESOURCE SCHEDULING

Prepared By:
Engr. Romen P. Real
Submitted to:
Dr. Antonio V. Sobrevias, Jr.

August 12, 2016

Resource Scheduling is a collection of techniques used to calculate the resources required

to deliver the work and when they will be required. It allows the project managers to define
staffing needs and also helps resource managers decide how best to fulfill those requirements.
Types of Resource Scheduling
1. Time Limited Scheduling
2. Resource Limited Scheduling

Time Limited Scheduling

The objective is to determine exactly what resources the project requires, and make these
resources available for when they are needed. It is to use each resource as efficiently as
possible. The act of maximizing resources efficiently is called Resource Smoothing. Despite
having unlimited resources, it is still necessary to try to keep costs down as much as
possible.
EXAMPLE:

Solution:
1. We will build the previous information into a resource loading chart

Observation:
From the graph, we can immediately tell how many staff are needed at any one time. For
example, in week 10, we can identify that only 2 staff members are required. Whereas in
week 14, there are 5 staff members required. It is to note that the bottom row of the graph
could also be described as the critical path. Each of these items as Float = 0. This row can
be described as the Base Line. The method of creating this chart, by positioning one activity
at a time is called Serial Scheduling.
Resource Levelling
As identified, our chart contains extreme peaks. For example, weeks 1-5. Resource levelling
helps to avoid this. As we have several activities which contain float, we can try to move
these activities to level out the staff distribution:

Obviously, this still isnt ideal as we still have a peak during week 13. However, we have
levelled as much as possible, and in turn we have reduced costs.

Resource Limited Scheduling

The objective is to adjust the projects time to adapt to fixed level of resources. In the
previous example, we realized it would take 5 staff to create the office in 32 weeks. Now,
lets consider how long it would take if the staff level were fixed at 4.
Parallel Scheduling: Starting at the beginning of a project and considering all the eligible
activities, in a parallel manner. An eligible activity would be one which could be started if the
resources were available.
EXAMPLE:

Solution:
1. Have a go at plotting the chart with the strict resource limit of 4.
The result is:

References:
http://knowledge.apm.org.uk/bok/resource-scheduling-0
Harold Kerzner, 2009: Project Management, A System Approach to Planning, Scheduling and
Controlling 10th Edition. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Field, M. & Keller, L., 1998: Project Management. The Open University and Thomson
Learning, London.