Mater project and sub projects in P6

Hi Mohammed,

P6 does not support subprojects!!!
and you’ll find that several helpful functions in P3 are missing in P6!!!
We upgrade and we lose functionnality! amazing no?

Regards
JK

That’s progress for you!

With P6, you can create or designate any schedule to be a “Master Schedule” with the “sub-schedules” below that using the WBS. Then you need to link the Master Schedule to the others using inter-project logic ties. I know of several large projects that are run this way.

The real problem with this scheme is with updates. When they arrive, you have to start the whole process of creating or designating a new Master Schedule all over again. Schedule Analyzer Software (which I represent) has a module called “Master Switch” that automatically switches the old logic ties from the Master Schedule to the same activities in the new schedules. This is similar to the P3 subproject functionality and perhaps even more flexible.

Hi Kerwany,

Will Portfolio Analysis Help?
Portfolio Analysis is about organizing the projects. I am not aware of Portfolio Analysis.

Regards.

Hi Ronald,

Thanks a lot. So In a way I have to make sub Projects under WBS. I have came up with a situation where my project is divided into four sub projects with four different Contractors. I have to give the schedule to each Contractor, and they will be updating their program and will submit it back to me for the preparation of reports.

Can I Export only the WBS related to Contractor-1, and import it back after updating.and the same for other three contractors. Can I again accumulate the date under the same project.

Please could you tell whether it is Possible with P6 or is their any way to tackle such situation.

Regards,

Hi Mohammed
You can’t export WBS. In your case you’ll have to create different projects for each subcontractor and one for you - the "master project" and to link them. P6 is working the same way as p5. Each subcontractor can work with his schedule. After import you’ll do the overall schedule. If you’ll load them all, Primavera will regard them as just one project. For the later co-operation you’ll have to decide if you’ll export the project or EXCEL files for the update.
Be aware of some mines:
- Parameter settings for the database (hours per day..)
- Same data date for all projects before the overall schedule
- Options for import/export (read the help-function first!)
For me this is much easier than in P3.
Regards
Dieter

Hi Dieter,

Thanks a lot. I have created 4 different projects for subcontractors. and the Master project for myself with activities mainly of design satge & Control mile stones.I have linked the activities from the respective subcontractor programmes to those mile stones.
*I would like to know whether we can interlink among the sub contractor projects?
*If all the projects are externally linked, then while exporting the files and importing back after feeding the progress the links will remain or we have to link again?

Regards,
Azhar

Hi.
For question 1 : Yes you can create link between many subcontractor projects. Open them all at same time and assign normally.
For question 2 : I’ve never checked but I think the link will be intact.
Regards

To retain relationships between projects, have a look at the Check Out/Check In functionality

Thanks Oliver.Its complicated but I may get used to it.