Example of Resource Projected Utilization Calculation

Resource projected utilization is the percentage of hours that project enterprise labor resources are confirmed or reserved to work on project assignments compared to their available hours.

Scenario

This example shows the projected utilization components for three resources, and the resource pool to which they belong, over two weekly intervals.

The following table shows an example of the projected utilization components for three resources, and the resource pool to which they belong, for the first week.

Resource and Resource Pool

Week 1 - Hours on Project Assignments

Week 1 - Available Hours on Resource Calendar

Week 1 - Projected Utilization Calculation

Resource A

40

40

100%

Resource B

20

40

50%

Resource C

10

20

50%

Resource Pool

70

100

70%

The following table shows an example of the projected utilization components for three resources, and the resource pool to which they belong, for the second week..

Resource and Resource Pool

Week 2 - Hours on Project Assignments

Week 2 - Available Hours on Resource Calendar

Week 2 - Projected Utilization Calculation

Resource A

40

40

100%

Resource B

48

40

120%

Resource C

20

20

100%

Resource Pool

108

100

108%