Advise for contraints and combining projects

[Phil S]

Ok so I'm using MS Project to manage multiple programs with a
outrageous amount of tasks assigned to each "phase". Instead of havin
10 projects open, I want to be able to rollup all my projects into on
master that I can review daily to make changes if necessary. My tw
questions are:

1. is this possible without MS Project treating the entire thing as on
massive project as opposed to ten separate "programs"?

2. what type of constraints should I use for a program. These program
have a definite start date (no earlier no later) but obviously I woul
like all of my tasks completed as soon as possible.

Thoughts?

 

[Jim Aksel]

Create a master project:
1. Open all 10 project files.
2. Window/New Window
3. Select all the projects, click OK.

A new Project1 is created with all 10 files in it as a master. There are no
links between the files. Save the Project1 file as desired.

If you save the master, any changes made in the master are driven down to
the subprojects.
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[Mike Glen]

Hi Phil,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to have a look at my free series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #17 & 18 on multiple projects, at this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[Phil S]

Thanks guys, both of you were super helpful

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Phil

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials