How can a project manager view resource availability across multiple projects?

Question

Options

• ABy using project timelines
• BBy generating a resource utilization report
• CBy reviewing baseline comparisons
• DBy checking task-level predecessors

• A
  17% (4)
• B
  75% (18)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Generating a resource utilization report (B) gives a project manager a consolidated view of how resources are allocated and available across multiple projects simultaneously - it's specifically designed to surface capacity gaps, overallocations, and idle time in one place.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Project timelines) show task scheduling and sequencing, not resource capacity or availability.
• C (Baseline comparisons) measure performance against the original plan (scope, cost, schedule) - not resource load.
• D (Task-level predecessors) reveal task dependencies and sequencing logic, which has nothing to do with who is available to do the work.

Memory tip: Think "utilization = usage of people." If you need to know whether your people are free, you need a resource utilization report. Any answer about timelines, baselines, or predecessors is about tasks and schedules, not human capacity.

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