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Asked: 2026-05-11T13:27:51+00:00

Probably not the best wording for that question but… I understand there are things

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Probably not the best wording for that question but…

I understand there are things like MS Project to manage tasks within a project, however I’m looking for something one level higher. I need to be able to manage projects and available resources themselves, rather than just tasks within a project.

For instance 

ProjectA 1/1/2009-1/14/2009  ResourceA, ResourceB, ResourceC ProjectB 1/5/2009-1/12/2009 ResourceD, ResourceE ProjectC 1/15/2009-2/20/2009 ResourceB, ResourceC

So basically I would be able to add a new project, see what resources are available, estimate when we can start and complete it all by looking at the software. (Then I could show management they’re waiting until 2099 if they don’t hire some more people. 😉 )

Any thoughts?

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  1. It is possible to do exactly that with MS projects, just think about your company as a big project, and each projects as tasks on which ressources are assigned. Still I wouldn’t recommend MS project because it doesn’t scale well, but if you only want to make a gantt chart in order to support your point, it will do a good job.

    In my experience, people managing multiple projects use custom excel sheet and it usually do the job well. Exemple: Timeline in the first columns, one column per ressource per projects, drop down for actual ressource.

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