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How can I manually resolve the overallocations?
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If you don’t want to level, you can try other ways to resolve 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.
- 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 non-working hours, Project will show them as overallocated.

For detailed information about Resource Overallocation, see the Resource Overallocation Online Help Article.

What causes Resource Overallocation?
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A resource overallocation can be caused by a resource assigned to work full-time on more than one task at the same time, increased duration of tasks or decreased unit availability for resources. For detailed information about Resource Overallocation, see the Resource Overallocation Online Help Article.

What is Resource Overallocation?
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A resource is overallocated when it is assigned too much work to complete within the resource's available time. You can resolve resource overallocation by adjusting either tasks or resources in your project. For detailed information about Resource Overallocation, see the Resource Overallocation Online Help Article.

How to level the tasks of certain resources?
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To level tasks for certain resources, go to “Team” menu and click the “Level Resource” button. In the “Level Resources” dialog, select the resources for which you want to level tasks and click the “OK” button. A summary of how Project Plan 365 fixed the overallocation will be displayed. Click the “OK” button for the changes to be applied. For detailed information about Resource Leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

How to level only the selected tasks?
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To level only the selected tasks, go to “Team” menu and click the “Level All” button. In the “Resource Leveling” dialog, the “Selected tasks” option and click the “OK” button. A summary of how Project Plan 365 fixed the overallocation will be displayed. Click the “OK” button for the changes to be applied. For detailed information about Resource Leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

How to level the entire project?
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To level the entire project, go to “Team” menu and click the “Level All” button. In the “Resource Leveling” dialog, the “Entire Project” option and click the “OK” button. A summary of how Project Plan 365 fixed the overallocation will be displayed. Click the “OK” button for the changes to be applied. For detailed information about Resource Leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

When to use resource leveling?
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Use resource leveling technique to resolve resource overallocation in tasks. Project Plan 365 evaluates resource allocations and adjusts your plans so that your resources are not overallocated. For detailed information about Resource Leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

What is resource leveling?
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Resource leveling is a technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource limitation with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply. For detailed information about Resource Leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

Can Project Plan 365 solve automatically the resource overallocation?
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Yes. Project Plan 365 can automatically resolve resource overallocations using Resource Leveling. For detailed information about automatic leveling, see the Resource Leveling Online Help Article.

Can I add a team member that already has a subscription?
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Can I add a team member that already has a subscription?
Where can I see which team members have subscriptions assigned to?
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To see to which team member each subscription is assigned to, go to our Online Portal, Sign In and go to Team page. Team Members that have have a subscription assigned to have the Editor role. You can also see which team members are editors directly in the application by going to menu Team - Manage Team - click on the Edit icon for the desired team member and check their Role.
Where is the Leveling Options dialog in the app?
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We are sorry, but at this moment, the Leveling Options dialog isn't available in our application.
On what platforms is Team Member Planner dialog available?
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The Team Member Planner dialog is available on Project Plan 365 for Windows and Mac.

On what platform is the Work Schedule Calendar functionality available?
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The Work Schedule Calendar functionality is currently available on the Windows and Mac platforms.

What does the “Open Team Member Planner” button inside the “Work Schedule Calendar” dialog do?
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The “Open Team Member Planner” button inside the “Work Schedule Calendar” dialog opens the “Team Member Planner” dialog, which allows you to see when a team member is free to work on the current project and in the other projects saved in Drive 365. Also, it allows you to edit the tasks from the current project in order to fix the overallocation. For more information, check the Team Member Planner Dialog funk article.
I can’t find the Work Schedule Calendar dialog in the Team menu.
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If the Work Schedule Calendar functionality isn’t available in the Project Plan 365 application, please make sure you have the latest version of the application installed on your device: Download
What does the “Help” button inside the “Work Schedule Calendar” dialog do?
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The “Help” button inside the “Work Schedule Calendar” dialog redirects to the “Work Schedule Calendar” article in our Online Help page.
Can I see more details about the schedule of a team member for a specific day?
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To see more details about the schedule of a team member for a specific day, go to menu “Team” – “Work Schedule Calendar”, from the “For team member:” field select the desired team member then click on the date in the calendar to see more details about the working times.
What does the color markings in the Work Schedule Calendar mean?
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The color markings in the Work Schedule Calendar have the following meanings:Blue: Holidays/Time off – based on the global settings/team member time off valuesGray: Nonworking – if in resource calendar from the project that day is nonworking or is an exceptionOrange: Assigned – if the resource is assigned in the current project or in other projects saved in Drive 365Red: Overallocated – if the resource is overallocated in the current project or between projects saved in Drive 365White: Free – the team member is free to work
How can I hide the overallocation alerts?
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If you don’t want the overallocation alerts to appear, you can hide them by going menu “File” - “Options” – “Advanced” tab and check the “Hide overallocation alerts” checkbox then click “OK”.
How can I hide the schedule in time-off / holiday alert?
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If you don’t want the schedule in time-off / holiday alert to appear, you can hide it by going menu “File” - “Options” – “Advanced” tab and check the “Hide schedule in time off/holiday alert” checkbox then click “OK”.
How can I check the work schedule for any team member?
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To check the work schedule for any team member, go to menu “Team” – “Work Schedule Calendar” and from the “For team member:” field select the desired team member to see the work schedule calendar.
How do I know that a Team Member is free to work?
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To check if a team member is free to work, in the Gantt Chart View, in the Resource Names column, open the edit control for a task and hover over the info icon next to a team member name for the Work Schedule Calendar to appear.
What information is displayed In the Work Schedule Calendar Dialog?
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The Work Schedule Calendar dialog displays a calendar-style representation for team holidays, time-off, working/non-working days and overallocations.
How can I check the work schedule for an assigned Team Member?
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To check the work schedule for an assigned team member, in the Gantt Chart View, hover over a team member’s name in the Resource Names column for the Work Schedule Calendar to appear.
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