Join Bonnie Biafore for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a master project, part of Advanced Microsoft Project.
- A master project is great…when you wanna see what's going on in several projects…or you wanna create task dependencies between projects.…They work well as well as long as you add…only a small number of projects to them.…More than 40, and you're looking for trouble.…Once you have your projects connected to a resource pool,…it's easy to create a master project…that contains all of them.…Let's go to the Exercise Files folder.…I'm gonna open up the sub-folder for Chapter 10…and I'm gonna open up the resource pool…that we used in an earlier movie.…
It's ResourcePool_1003.…I double-click that and that launches Project.…It also opens up…the Open Resource Pool dialog box.…If we wanna create a master project,…we wanna head directly to the third option.…What that's gonna do is open the resource pool read-write.…It opens all the other sharer files…and it opens them into a new master project file.…Well that's what we want so go ahead and click OK.…
What you see initially is the resource pool.…To see our new file, go to the VIEW tab…
Author
Bonnie Biafore
Updated
11/5/2015Released
5/14/2015Viewers will then learn how to customize fields and generate cool graphical and visual reports. Finally, the course shows how to share various customizations and configurations as well as best practices for managing multiple projects.
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- Recalculating duration, work, and units for assignment changes
- Adding, removing, and replacing resources
- Defining part-time resources
- Setting cost rates
- Accounting for overtime costs
- Working with earned value
- Exchanging data with other programs
- Customizing fields and reports
- Sharing customizations
- Sharing resources and linking tasks between projects
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 1s
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1. Options for Opening and Saving Project Files
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2. Mastering Resource Assignments
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Keeping task duration fixed3m 26s
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Maintaining total task work3m 33s
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3. Managing Project Costs
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4. Working with Earned Value
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5. Exchanging Data with Other Programs
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Hyperlinking in Project6m 3s
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6. Customizing Fields
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Understanding custom fields3m 32s
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Naming a custom field2m 35s
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7. Customizing Graphical Reports
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8. Customizing Visual Reports
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9. Sharing Customizations
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10. Working with Multiple Projects
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Creating a master project4m 32s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m
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