Hi All,
Top-Down planning usually entails starting from "summary level activities". As more project information becomes available, this is then further broken down to detailed tasks.
Issues with other tools is that you have to remove the summary tasks develop the details for it and relink back into the rest of the network.
Open Plan allows you to retain the summary activity and its link, constrain this summary(therefore setting finite delivery dates at that level)then develop the detailed tasks under it either as sub-projects or even EXTERNAL Sub-Projects!
What this achieves :
1. The ability to easily create and manage multiple critical path for each major deliverable section of work.
2. Allows you to rollup these activities(sub-projects) to easily see where critical overlaps occur between sections.
3. The sections of work can be compartmentalized so that links between sections is minimalized.
4. Assign these sections of work(summary) to other planners responsible for its detailing as a seperate project and yet have an automatic link to the Master Programme.
Nice huh!
Top-Down planning usually entails starting from "summary level activities". As more project information becomes available, this is then further broken down to detailed tasks.
Issues with other tools is that you have to remove the summary tasks develop the details for it and relink back into the rest of the network.
Open Plan allows you to retain the summary activity and its link, constrain this summary(therefore setting finite delivery dates at that level)then develop the detailed tasks under it either as sub-projects or even EXTERNAL Sub-Projects!
What this achieves :
1. The ability to easily create and manage multiple critical path for each major deliverable section of work.
2. Allows you to rollup these activities(sub-projects) to easily see where critical overlaps occur between sections.
3. The sections of work can be compartmentalized so that links between sections is minimalized.
4. Assign these sections of work(summary) to other planners responsible for its detailing as a seperate project and yet have an automatic link to the Master Programme.
Nice huh!