Lesson7.3.Adding Pay Rates for a Resource

Lesson 7.3. Adding Pay Rates for a Resource

Figure 7-3. The Costs tab of the Resource Information dialog box.

By default, Project uses the rates you enter when you create a resource as the pay rates for a resource. However, you can specify up to five different pay rates for a single resource. This feature is useful if a single resource requires different pay rates for different assignments.

1. Select the Developers resource.

   The Developers resource is under several contracts for different pay rates in this project.

2. Click the Resource Information button on the Standard toolbar.

   The Resource Information dialog box appears.

3. Click the Costs tab.

   Notice that the A tab is the default pay rate. All assignments will use this pay rate by default. Let's enter a new pay rate in Table B.

4. Click the B tab.

   Enter the Standard rate you want to use for this cost rate table.

5. Click the first cell in the Standard Rate column and type 23/h. Press Enter.

   The new standard rate for the resource is $23 per hour.

   Enter their overtime rate as well.

6. Click the first cell in the Overtime Rate column and type 34.5/h. Press Enter.

   The new cost rate table is complete. Compare your dialog box to Figure 7-3.

7. Click OK.

   The dialog box closes, and now the resource has two pay rates that can be applied to different assignments.

QUICK REFERENCE

TO ADD A NEW PAY RATE FOR A RESOURCE:

1. SELECT THE RESOURCE.

2. CLICK THE RESOURCE INFORMATION BUTTON ON THE STANDARD TOOLBAR.

3. CLICK THE COSTS TAB.

4. CLICK A PAY RATE TABLE TAB.

5. ENTER THE NEW PAY RATE IN THE STANDARD RATE FIELD.

6. ENTER OTHER COSTS (OVERTIME RATE, PER USE COST) AS NECESSARY.

7. CLICK OK.