The resource analysis tools in PD-Trak allow organizations to optimize project throughput through effective resource management.  Every company is resource limited.  The challenge is to get the most out of those resources and to do this with the minimum of effort.  PD-Trak's resource analysis tools combined with the portfolio management tools provide a complete solution for effective resource management. 

The most commonly used historical tool for organization level resource analysis has been Microsoft Project^TM and Microsoft Project Server^TM.  While Project is an excellent tool for task planning and critical path analysis, it requires a high level of effort if it is to be used in conjunction with Microsoft Project Server^TM for the purpose of resource analysis.  This is because Project is working at the task level such that resources must be assigned to individual tasks which is detail oriented and challenging to maintain in real time across a portfolio of projects. 

PD-Trak provides a practical, flexible method for performing organization level resource analysis.  At the project level the project manager has the option to capture resource needs by skill set and phase (Budget & Schedule), by team member's name on a weekly calendar (Resource Allocation) or by task using Microsoft Project^TM.  Managers can then roll up the resource demand for a selected set of resources and projects and compare this to resource availability as defined in the resource pool.  This flexible approach allows you to choose the level of detail that makes sense for your organization. 

 

The following screen shot shows a resource analysis by skill type on a monthly timescale.