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Present two reasons scheduling resources is an important task and describe how outsourcing project work can help alleviate some of the common problems associated with multiproject resource scheduling.

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This posting will look at the reasons why a resource should be scheduled, and how outsourcing is used for multi-project resources.

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You guarantee that the resource will be used efficiently. If you schedule people around the resource, you will know that it will always be used. If the resource is very expensive, it might only be worth it to the company if it is used 20 hours a day. As well, if employees can book time with the resource, a supervisor could assure that urgent requests are respected. This ...

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