Comments on: Resource Engagements in MS Project – What They Are, How to Use Them and a Better Alternative https://www.theprojectgroup.com/blog/en/resource-engagements-in-ms-project/ TPG The Project Group provides a blog for project management experts, covering subjects like PPM, integration, ressource management and similar. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 By: annap https://www.theprojectgroup.com/blog/en/resource-engagements-in-ms-project/#comment-14303 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:30:08 +0000 https://www.theprojectgroup.com/blog/en/?p=682#comment-14303 In reply to Pedro Evaristo.

Dear Pedro,

the resource manager is defined by a resource field which is called “RBS” (Resource Breakdown Structure). It is a so called lookup table which allows you to define your organizational structure with hierarchy levels. Let me give you an example: Assuming that a team lead has a RBS value “Team Lead IT” and the team members have a RBS value “Team Member IT”, which is one level below the team lead, the person who is defined as IT Team Lead will be able to edit the resource requests for resources with the RBS value IT Team Member.

Also the team lead needs to be part of the “Resource Managers” security group.

This description is based on the assumption that the standard Project Server security settings are being used. Please note that the security model could have been adjusted.

Best,

Johannes Koschinski
Senior Consultant, MCP, PSM I
Fon +49 (89) 61 55 93 30
JohannesK@TheProjectGroup.com

]]> By: Pedro Evaristo https://www.theprojectgroup.com/blog/en/resource-engagements-in-ms-project/#comment-14235 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:30:02 +0000 https://www.theprojectgroup.com/blog/en/?p=682#comment-14235 Hi everyone,
is there a field to select the Resource Manager for each resource? You talk about Line Manager but how is defined this person in Project? Is the Manager’s resource from Active Directory?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Pedro

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