Skip
Sat Jan 29 20:35:01 CST 2005
Thanks Julie - I appreciate the response and will attempt the fix.
Skip.
"JulieS" wrote:
> Hi Skip,
>
> For details on the unable to delete a subproject problem see:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;834684
>
> Although the article refers to a Project update, Service Pack 1 contains the
> fix for that issue as well as others and I would recommend installing SP1.
>
> As far as the master project versus one big project question. If your 10-15
> projects are being managed by different project managers I would encourage
> the master project/sub project approach. Each PM (properly trained in MS
> Project of course) could then maintain their project and when needed all
> projects could be combined. If the projects share the same resources, take a
> look at "Resource Pools" in help for details.
>
> Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>
> Julie
>
> "Skip" wrote:
>
> > I am new to Project, and am using 2003. Our construction company typically
> > runs 10 to 15 projects at a time, running +/- 6 months. This is probably
> > pretty basic, but I have been unable to figure it out on my own .... Should
> > we be developing individual "files" for each project, and somehow linking
> > them together, or should we run one "master" schedule, and either build the
> > unique schedules and/or import templates into the master schedule. ALSO ...
> > in my experimentation, I embedded a sample project into what I called a
> > master schedule, regretted it, and have been unable to remove the embedded
> > sample project. I select the "parent" task, press delete, it warns me that
> > I'm deleting a taks that has subs, but I click okay, but it doesn't delete???
> > What's going on here? Thanks in advance.