Level resource assignments

When people in your project are working on too many assignments at the same time, you can level the assignments automatically. Project will adjust assignments to a more realistic timeline. Go to Resource > Level All.

For more control over leveling, you can level selected assignments or specific individuals.

• Select the tasks with overallocated resources, and click Resource > Level Selection. Check the Indicator column to see which tasks have overallocated resources.
  

• To level the workload for a specific individual and not everyone, click Level Resource.

This image shows before and after effects of leveling.

Some tips you can use while leveling

Tip	What you can do
Remove leveling each time you level	Every time you level a project, the previous effects of leveling are cleared. To change this, Click Resource > Leveling Options.
See which tasks got leveled	To see the changes made to tasks by leveling, use the Leveling Gantt view. Click Views > Other Views > More Views.
Control which tasks get leveled	You may want some tasks to not move at all when other tasks are leveled, such as tasks with critical end dates. To prevent tasks from moving, set task priorities for resource leveling.
Level within a specific time period	Click Resource > Leveling Options, and then enter a From and To date.
Don't level manually scheduled tasks	Usually, all task types are leveled. To change this, Click Resource > Leveling Options.
Level without changing the end date of the project	Click Resource > Leveling Options, and then select the Level only within available slack box. Note: If you select this check box, you may get an error message about Project unable to level the entire project. There may not be enough slack in your schedule to move assignments without changing the end date of the project.
Manually resolve overallocations	If you don't want to level, you can try other ways to remove overallocations. Replace one resource with another who is available to work at that time. Replace more skilled resources on critical tasks early in the project. A more skilled resource is likely to get the same job done in less time. Change a task link so that some tasks start at the same time. Reduce the scope of your schedule by removing tasks. Spread the workload out by Increase the duration of tasks with overallocated resources. Reduce workload by reducing the amount of work required for completing the task. Change the working hours of resources to shorten the duration of tasks. Reduce the duration of tasks, especially critical tasks that directly impact the project end date. Check that resources are not working during non-working time. If a resource is working during regular work hours, Project will show them as overallocated.

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