Creating сontractor resources in MS Project Pro

Contents:

1. Creating сontractor resources in MS Project Pro
2. Сreating the contract work breakdown structure (CWBS) field in MS Project Pro
3. Chat

Creating сontractor resources in MS Project Pro

Using the resources of the contractor, you can describe the participation of the contractor in the project. Assign tasks and costs to the contractor and track their progress.

Using сontractor resources you can describe the following resources:

• Contractor company
• Contractor company type
• Group of contractors
• Group of contractor types

Steps the add cost resources in MS Project Pro:

1. Open the resource sheet view.
2. Add new resources. (Read more "Add resources in MS Project").
3. Set the type "Cost" in the "Type" column.
4. Set the cost type in the "Group" column.
5. Or the create custom column (Reda more "Сreating the contract work breakdown structure (CWBS) field in MS Project Pro") and set cost type on this column.
6. You can create a generic cost resource by setting the "Yes" in the "Generic" column. You can use generic cost resource for planning total costs.
7. you can set the default accrual type for cost resources in the "Accrue At" column.
8. For the convenience of analysis, you can select only costly resources in the "Filter" field in the "Data" block. (Read more "Filtering project data in MS Project Pro")
9. You can group resources by the "Group" column or custom column. (Read more "Grouping project data in MS Project Pro")

Сreating the contract work breakdown structure (CWBS) field in MS Project Pro

Steps to create the contract work breakdown structure (CWBS) field in MS Project Pro:

1. Click the "Project" button in the top menu.
2. Click the "Custom Fields" button in the "Properties" block.
3. Click the "Resource" box.
4. Select the "Outline Code" in the "Type" field.
5. Select an empty field and rename it by click the "Rename ..." button.
6. Set the list of values by clicking the "Lookup ..." button.
7. Set the mask by clicking the "Edit Mask ..." button.
8. Set the mask level and type of mask code in the "Code mask" block.
9. Click the "Ok" button.
10. Set the list of cost types in the "Lookup table" block. (Read more "Adding the custom fields in MS Project Pro").
11. Set the default value.
12. Click the "Close" button in the "Edit lookup Table for Cost Type" window.
13. Click the "Ok" button in the "Custom Fields" window.