Resource Leveling

Resource leveling & Smoothing

Resource leveling & Smoothing

Resource
Smoothing

Calculate Critical Path??

Task

Dependency

Duration

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B,E,F,D

2 B8
4 61
0

2
6E8
8 21
0A2
022

2 C6
246

6 F1
6 40
1

1
0
1
0

G 12
21
2

2D4
8 2 10
6

Critical path A-C-F-G

Resource Loading
1

0
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sk

De
p

Re
s

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r

E.S

L.F

Sla
ck

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1
0

1
0

1
0

1
0

B,
E,
F,
D

1
0

1
2

Total
Resource
Load

1
1

1
0

1
2

Resource Histogram- Bar Chart

6
5
4
Resources 3
2
1
0

Days

10 11 12

Resource Leveling
Without changing the start and end
activity, move slider to make the
smoothest bar chart
This is done so that dependent
activities are not delayed the process
of hiring and firing is less frequent.
Plus you will get a smooth bar chart

Resource Leveling
0

6 7

9 1
0

1
1

1
2

A 2 2
B

2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2

1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1

TotG 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 4 1 1 1
1 1
1
al

Move D from 1 and 2

towards 9 and 10

9 1
0

1
1

1
2

A 2 2
B

2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2
1 1

D
E
F

1 1
1 1

1 1 1 1
Tot 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1
1 1
alG

Results of leveling
After Leveling

Before Leveling
6

Resources

Resources 3

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112
Days

Less Hiring And

Firing
Dependent Activities are not
delayed
A smoother Bar
Chart

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Days