## Increases Scheduling Efficiency

Microsoft Project allows planners to make informed decisions for scheduling projects that make the most efficient use of available resources. The Road Engineering Division must continually monitor total available resources, given its small staff size and limited budget.

The division manager uses Microsoft Project to show the current workload allocation for all staff members and to determine whether engineers have available time to take on additional projects. The start date of a new project can be delayed if staff engineering resources are overallocated at that point in time.

Engineers and support technicians found Microsoft Project easy to use and were able to quickly update schedules with all important data. As a result, the division was able to schedule new projects more efficiently than in the past.

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