What needs to be set up before using Project Planner?

Before creating your first budget or allocation, you need to complete a few one-time setup steps (prerequisites). 

  1. First, create Resource Groups to define role types such as Senior Engineer or Project Manager.
  2. Next, configure Fee Schedules so that billing and cost rates are applied correctly to the budget line items.
  3. Finally, go to Settings > Projects > Planning to select your planning scale and enable auto-spreading. You can use weekly planning as it provides better visibility and consistency.
  4. Then go into Project Planner to start planning your project work.