Question

^{Discuss clearly, what is meant by resource smoothing and what steps would a project manager in a project of your choice, undertake to smooth a resource?}

Answer 1

Resource smoothing is a resource optimization technique which is used to complete the project before its deadlines. In which the project completion date and critical path cannot be changed during the entire project. Time is the main constraint in this technique so it is also known as time constrained scheduling( TCS).

Steps taken by a project manager to smooth a resource:

1. Project is divided into tasks
2. Assign the Resources according to the task.
3. Determine resource attributes
4. Resource Leveling
5. Re-allocate resource if necessary
6. Track resource utilization so that project will close on date.