Resource Availability and Demand Overview

Resource demands address the planned allocation of available users and supporting resources (such as labs and other equipment) across multiple projects. In Accolade, Resource Capacity Planners define the capacity of resource, accounting for non-project related responsibilities and scheduled time away from the office. Resource Demand Planners schedule and assign resources to projects to meet resource demand requests from Project Managers and for general project needs. Resource Demand Planners may also need to adjust resource plans and allocation based on changes in resource capacity.

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Resource Demand Planners create plans for the resources in resource pools they own (and pools without owners) and can allocate resources to projects. Other users with access to the project can view the resources assigned to the project and the general resource plan for users.

Manage resources in the following locations:

  • Resource Editor (recommended)
  • Resource Planning Page
  • Resources Page within the project

 

A resource plan is created for a project or a resource, or both, and is generated as a resource is requested or assigned to a project. Demand for resources can also be setup using a Demand Curve at the model level.

Gate Decisions and Resource Availability

If a project is placed on hold or is stopped, all resource demands, regardless of their status, for the project are made inactive and are not included in resource availability calculations. If the project is then taken off Hold (that is, returned to No Decision or Go), the resource demands are activated, and they are included in the calculations.

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