Once the resources have been created within the Resources screen they can be added to an activity node (process, project, function or component). This can be done through using the right hand side Details toolbar - expand the 'Time and Resources' area and within this there is a section called 'Resource Requirements'. If you expand this section, you will see a list of resources currently added to the node or 'No Resource'
To add a resource to this node, click on the 'No Resource' within the Resource Name field and click 'Change Resource'. This will take you to the Resources tab, where you can select the resource to be added to the node. Additional resources can be added using the green plus symbol and selected resources deleted using the red minus symbol.
Resource Needs
When a resource is added to a component node, there is the option to edit the Days to Deliver and Days to Dispose and to edit the data within the 'Time and Management' section of the 'Details' toolbar.
Days to Deliver is the time it takes in working days before the component is ready to use and applies the resource cost for the duration. Days to Dispose is the time it takes to dispose of the component after it has been used and applies the resource cost for the duration.
Within the Resource Requirements section you are able to view and edit the resource needs for the node
Resource Needs Definitions
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Delivery Units – how many units are required
during Delivery.
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Delivery % Util – what percentage of the time
are the resources used for. Billing is
by FTE, so two resources at 50% utilisation will bill as one unit.
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Sustainment Units – the number of units being
used in active phases.
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Sustainment % Util – what percentage of the
time are the resources used during the sustainment period.
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Disposal Units – how many units need to be
disposed of after use.
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Disposal % Util – what percentage of the time
are the resources used during the disposal period.
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Realisor Category – allows you select a
category from the drop down list e.g. OPEX, CAPEX, FINEX
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Consumed – if the resource is consumed, this
allows you to select whether this is ‘In Total’ or ‘Per Day’
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Additional Costs per Unit – the cost paid once
for every unit – day or unit consumed, i.e. multiplies the number in the box by
the number of units used (or consumed) on each working day.
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Additional Costs per Day – the cost paid once
for each working day on which units are used. This cost is the same regardless
of how many units are used.
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One-Off Additional Costs – this is a one off
cost and occurs the first time that there is a requirement for the resource. If
delivery units = 0, sustainment units = 0 and disposal units = 1, then the
additional costs will occur during disposal (if disposal occurs). If not units
are specified then the additional cost will not be paid.
Within the 'Resource Requirements' on each activity node the default ‘No Resource’ is added.
This type
of resource allows Additional Costs (the bottom 3) to be added to standard
costs (the rest).
The ‘No
Resource’ does not have standard costs as the unit rate for ‘No Resource’ is
£0.
Additional costs can be applied to tweak costs.
