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Best Way to Create a WBS Dictionary Using or Linked to MS Project?

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Jules Petitjean Project Lead| Nova Scotia Health Authority Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada

There must be a way to create a WBS Dictionary using MS Project. If not, at the very least there must be a way of linking an MS Word document to MS Project so that a task's ID/number is automatically updated in Word when/if it changes in Project. Can a guru out there help me?

Please note, I am not looking for a WBS template.

Posted: Sep 10, 2018 11:03 AM (Updated by author: Sep 10, 2018 11:05 AM)

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Chadi Kahwaji Vice-President Pre-Construction and Project Management| Groupe EMD-BATIMO Laval, Quebec, Canada

Using Notes and Custom Fields in Ms-Project can be an option.

Posted: Sep 10, 2018 1:32 PM

Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

There are lots of tutorials online but in general, I find linking an MS Excel document to MS Project much better. I am not an MS Guru but thought to provide you with my 2 cents.

Posted: Sep 10, 2018 3:28 PM

Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States

I think Chadi's suggestion of a custom field in MS Project is the simplest and best way. Using that method will keep a task linked to its definition no matter how many rows you add or how radically you rearrange the schedule's rows.

Posted: Sep 10, 2018 4:06 PM (Updated by author: Sep 10, 2018 4:10 PM)