Mater project and sub projects in P6

To retain relationships between projects, have a look at the Check Out/Check In functionality

Hi.

For question 1 : Yes you can create link between many subcontractor projects. Open them all at same time and assign normally.

For question 2 : I’ve never checked but I think the link will be intact.

Regards

Hi Mohammed

You can’t export WBS. In your case you’ll have to create different projects for each subcontractor and one for you - the "master project" and to link them. P6 is working the same way as p5. Each subcontractor can work with his schedule. After import you’ll do the overall schedule. If you’ll load them all, Primavera will regard them as just one project. For the later co-operation you’ll have to decide if you’ll export the project or EXCEL files for the update.

Be aware of some mines:

- Parameter settings for the database (hours per day..)

- Same data date for all projects before the overall schedule

- Options for import/export (read the help-function first!)

For me this is much easier than in P3.

Regards

Dieter

With P6, you can create or designate any schedule to be a “Master Schedule” with the “sub-schedules” below that using the WBS. Then you need to link the Master Schedule to the others using inter-project logic ties. I know of several large projects that are run this way.



The real problem with this scheme is with updates. When they arrive, you have to start the whole process of creating or designating a new Master Schedule all over again. Schedule Analyzer Software (which I represent) has a module called “Master Switch” that automatically switches the old logic ties from the Master Schedule to the same activities in the new schedules. This is similar to the P3 subproject functionality and perhaps even more flexible.

That’s progress for you!

Hi Mohammed,



P6 does not support subprojects!!!

and you’ll find that several helpful functions in P3 are missing in P6!!!

We upgrade and we lose functionnality! amazing no?



Regards

JK