What is the best way to manage 91 projects with the same timeline (wbs) when using project management software? The wbs will have at least 60 tasks that need to be done however if you multiply that by 91 that's alt lol. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Without knowing any specifics existing within your organization, seems the need is for some PPM software like Primavera, Clarity, MS Project Server, etc. Your ideal solution will allow for a scalable number of projects to be run with individual and collective reporting capabilities.
Implementing systems such as these are not overnight efforts but offer long-term solutions. Saving Changes...
Well looking to use Wrike project management software to handle these projects but I was thinking more on the lines of making managing this process a little easier for the client after I leave. 91 projects is alot to manage for someone who has not done this before and they need to be tech savvy. Looking for a simpler way maybe instead of 91 projects it can be thought of a different way. I'm having a brain fart right now lol. Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
The fastest way to get this scheduling going is to get MS Project Server or just MS Project. PPM software is good, but I don't think you have the time to set it up and learn it when you have 91 projects at the starting gate ready to take off.
What I would do with MS Project is build a template of the project that will be used for the 91 projects. I would have the team review it and make the necessary adjustments. The next step is to cookie cut 91 copies from the template and name them appropriately. Keep your original template intact.
If you really want to get wild with your tracking you can create a master project and link the 91 projects to it. MS Project has good tutorials in it so you can look into that later. Saving Changes...
That's not a bad idea either in fact that's what I was thinking but I don't always think simplistically..lol Saving Changes...
Paul HollingsIT Project Manager| Self EmployedHerne Bay, Kent, United Kingdom
Hi,
my first question is whether these are projects, or are they a repeatable workflow with variable inputs? If you have 91 instances of the same timeline and WBS, you may find that full-blown PPM tools are overkill.
Have you considered Kanban-style or workflow tools?
Is there any opportunity to automate any of the steps? Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
Wrike is a good software. I do affiliate marketing for that software, but I think it needs to be in the hands of a PM to manage, not a client. MS Project is your solution with a one time cost to purchase. With Wrike you will be billed annually for the plan you select. Saving Changes...
Like Paul I was thinking the same thing. Are these projects dependent on each other? If the projects are very similar or identical, yeah why not use kanban and treat it like a workflow. Saving Changes...
I had this issue before and we created immediately a master project and then we linked others one by one, we used MS Project.
I had my master project printed and I was nearly running manually, and every night I was getting all data updated.
The master project template will save you, but linking the 91 is another story.
Later on, we moved to Primavera but it was so expensive exercise. Saving Changes...
It's for a fraternity and they want to treat each chapter house (91) across the United states as it's own project. Although the timeline will be the same someone different at those locations will need to know what to do and by when. I have used base camp which is similar to kanban but I don't get the automated exec reporting like I want. Saving Changes...
I don't like creating dependencies because it really bogs down my process when your dealing with constant change, but I will bring those solutions to them if they choose to think about advancing in the future Saving Changes...
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