The Resources section of your chart is split into two panels:
- Resources - Displays a list of all resources based on the information entered into the field you assigned for resources.
- Resource Usage - Displays the work load for each resource at a given time.
Over-allocation
If there is more work assigned to a resource than the resource can handle, the Usage square for that block of time will be highlighted (See Team 2's usage above).
This allows you to quickly identify places where you may need to revisit your timeline or work distribution.
Resource Usage Timeline
The Resource Usage timeline aligns with the Gantt chart timeline above and adapts to the zoom level selected in the Gantt toolbar. Zoom in or zoom out to see details of allocation within a specific period.
To learn more about assigning resources to tasks, see Resource Assignment.
Hours vs Percentage
Resource usage can be displayed in one of two ways:
- the number of hours assigned to a resource for a set period of time
- the percentage of a resource's availability (as determined in Resource Settings) that is being used at a given time
To change how resource usage is displayed, simply click on the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the Resource Usage panel.