John --
Consider the following three projects and the resources assigned to each
project:
Project A: Mickey Cobb, Steve Garcia, Marcia Bickel, Vic Merchant
Project B: Mickey Cobb, Steve Garcia, Sarah Baker, Terry Uland
Project C: Gary Howard, Myrta Hansen, Sarah Baker, Terry Uland
Project A has a "direct" relationship with Project B, sharing Mickey Cobb
and Steve Garcia as common resources. Project B has a "direct" relationship
with Project C, sharing Sarah Baker and Terry Uland as common resources.
Because Project A has a direct relationship with Project B through two
resources, and Project B has a direct relationship with Project C through
two other resources, then Project A is described as having an "indirect"
relationship with Project C. Hope this helps.
John Dennis said:
Can anyone define what is meant by the catagory "indirect relationship"
that appears in the Relationship column when you are building a model. Most,
but not all, of the projects in the portfolio are catagorized that way and
we have been unable to determine a common thread that would explain it or
explain those that have been excluded. Anybody know the conditions that
would have to be met to be considered in that catagory?
