Activity Code vs WBS field

hi,

The way I view is to have WBS structured the way you build the Job.On the other hand activity coding gives you ample flexibility to view the reports of your choice.

I think that WBS was developed to help project managers to at least be able summarize large project data. WBS provides only one way to look at the project.

However, with the advent of computerized project management software, PMs dont have to be limited anymore to just one perspective. And P3 uses Activity Codes so that you can slice and dice information in many many ways... by activity codes, project codes, resources, time, float, etc. Imagine if you needed to do this manually?

I would always recommend the use of Activity Codes becauase filtering, grouping and summaryzing, and performing global change is much easier this way... plus the fact that I can view project information in countless perspectives which can be saved in different layouts.

Jorge
Crown Systems (Philippines)

Attached is the write-up by me regarding the Activity Code vs WBS. Please review for your reference. Go to the http://www.htcprojectcontrols.com/TTB2003-9.pdf Also, you may find this is useful regarding Activity Code vs Custom Data Item. Go to the http://www.htcprojectcontrols.com/TTB2003-6.pdf Eric Chou, PE HTC Project Controls, Inc.

Dear Eric,

I’ve gone through your article. I must appreciate your efforts, well done.

Regards

Daya