# Resource Management (meeting rooms, company cars, etc.) the Free and Easy Way in Asana **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum Leader tips\ **Tags:** workload, project-management, forum-leader-tip, tags\ **Created:** [4 August 2020 06:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725 "2020-08-04T06:09:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2020 06:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/1 "2020-08-04T06:09:38Z")
Use the Asana free version (you don’t need Premium or Business plans) to easily manage shared resources like meeting rooms, company cars, tools, equipment, etc. In any task, like “Planning Meeting” below, add a tag like `RoomA1` meaning you need the A1 meeting room resource. (Pick a unique name for each resource, like `RoomA1`, `RoomA2`, `Car1`, `Car2`, etc.) To see all the bookings for the `RoomA1` resource (e. g., to check the room’s availability) just type `RoomA1` in the search box and click on the tag, then click the Calendar view tab. (Or you can save a search report in order to default the tag view to Calendar automatically): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/9/a9f9ee4607ff4e33dcb8689fb9fbdbf623ee0d80.png) Note that if you need to schedule by time of day (as opposed to all-day tasks only) you could do as I did above and include the start time for the resource usage at the end of the task title (like `9:30am` above), and use the Due Date/Time for the end time (`10:30am`). This solution is based on my post from a year ago ([External Resources - #4 by lpb](https://forum.asana.com/t/external-resources/49923/4)) and is an alternative to @Bastien_Siebman’s recent [Manage resources like a boss 😎 in Asana: meeting rooms, cars, camera...](https://forum.asana.com/t/manage-resources-like-a-boss-in-asana-meeting-rooms-cars-camera/90571) which requires Asana Business plan and the definition of external email addresses, Hope it’s of use, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2020 11:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/2 "2020-08-04T11:21:54Z")
This is very helpful! Thanks @Larry_Berger_lpb 👏 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2020 15:48 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/3 "2020-08-04T15:48:10Z")
Good idea, should be good enough for most use cases. ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2020 15:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/4 "2020-08-04T15:52:33Z")
Agreed, good suggestion, @Larry_Berger_lpb ! (Although not as emoji-rich as @Bastien_Siebman’s 😉.) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2020 19:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/5 "2020-08-04T19:18:32Z")
> [@Phil\_Seeman](#): > > Agreed, good suggestion, @Larry_Berger_lpb ! (Although not as emoji-rich as @Bastien_Siebman’s 😉.) 🚫🚫🚫 No one can touch @Bastien_Siebman’s emoji game! 🚫🚫🚫 ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [5 August 2020 06:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/resource-management-meeting-rooms-company-cars-etc-the-free-and-easy-way-in-asana/90725/6 "2020-08-05T06:17:36Z")
Keep your 👐 off my 🍽