Should I consolidate my projects?

[Cybert]

I currently manage a website that offers online games. I have three
small teams (with some shared resources) and each team finishes a game
in 6 to 8 weeks. I want to be fairly granular, so each game will
consist of only seven or eight tasks.

Would I be better off adding all of the projects into one schedule? Or
should I create a file for each project and consolidate them? (I tried
the "Master Document" thing with Microsoft Word a few years back and
regretted it, so I figured I'd ask for some feedback before diving into
Project this weekend.)

I used Project about 8 years ago but I'm just now starting to work with
the 2003 version. So any other quick tips will be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Cybert,

IMHO this depends on one parameter.
Do you want the teams to look at their project(s) independently?
Then you make several small projects and consolidate them at your level.
If you will be the only one to update the information, you can more easily
put the whole in one file.
Hope this helps,

 

[Cybert]

I'll be the only one who updates the files, so it sounds like it will
be easier to have everything in one project.

Thanks, Jan! That's exactly the kind of feedback I wanted.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

You're welcome, John.