Multi Projects

[whatzzup]

G'd Morning/day all,
I would like to know how to insert several projects on one sheet bearing in
mind that most of the individual projects has a different working time
meaning hours per day/week and in some cases shift patterns.
I have found that the sheet that all the projects is being inserted into
will dictate the working times of all the inserted projects.
The problem i am having is some of the resources is required accross all the
projects an so can't be two places at the same time, i can't get an accurate
multi project duration......i am not sure if i am making sense. Thanks much

 

[Rod Gill]

Firstly, you should set a standard for hours per day and hours per week in
Tools, Options. Every project should use the same values to avoid the very
problem you have: wanting to consolidate in one project.

Secondly, set max units for each resource in each schedule so you know when
you have over-allocated resources.

 

[John Sitka]

Firstly, you should set a standard for hours per day and hours per week in Tools, Options. Every project should use the same

values to avoid the very problem you have: wanting to consolidate in one project.

Yeah this one

24hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 dyas a year. Anything less is limiting in
thought process and application.

Consider your own life. Have you never worked late on something?
Never pulled an all nighter? Hired someone off-shore? Each and every project
in the world should have the ability to be responsive to those who contribute to it.
Regardless of the time or day of week.

So the counter arguement would be

"Well that's not the normal course of events, working all night. That's rare
and dosen't effect the overall plan"

Tell that to the resource and his family. Some wonder why project management is so challenging,
This demonstrates one of the reasons. Denial.

 

[Rod Gill]

You have to have a common conversion rate otherwise 1d or 1w of work will be
mis-interpreted by everyone!

Every resource has their own calendar so every resource can work different
hours in any particular day. So, Sue can have her calendar edited to work a
7 day week for a particular week then have the following Monday and Tuesday
off. Or you can have machinery work 7*24.

The conversion rate has nothing to do with hours worked on a particular day.
It is purely how 1d and 1w is converted into working hours. Project uses the
calculated hours and the resource calendar to calculate the finish date and
time of a task.

So you want to schedule an all nighter? edit the calendar.

So you want to have a task done only on week ends? Create a baseline
calendar called Week Ends and in the Advanced tab of the task's Task
Information dialog select the Week End calendar.

project uses calendars to calculate dates and times for tasks. Conversion
rates are for converting days and weeks to hours and should be the same for
all projects so you can consolidate.