Abstract: Project management is made easier and more effective by enabling a planner to define project roles for tasks of a project and then, separately search for actual resources that match the project roles.

Abstract: Project management is made easier and more effective by enabling a planner to define project roles for tasks of a project and then, separately search for actual resources that match the project roles.

Abstract: Methods and systems of resource planning are described. In one embodiment, a rule set, that defines an authority of a program planner to create at least one project role, is evaluated. A determination of organizational units of users are made, staffing states are modified, and users are disallowed from making changes to a project plan based on the evaluation of the rule set as a function of the staffing state. In another embodiment, a first command from a first user to modify a program structure is received and evaluated. The rule set specifies an authority of the first user to modify the program structure on a basis of a staffing state in a project planning process. A program structure is modified, as a result of a positive evaluation of the rule set, wherein modification includes populating the program structure with first data comprising a project structure and a project role.

Abstract: Project management is made easier and more effective by enabling a planner to define project roles for tasks of a project and then, separately search for actual resources that match the project roles.