Course106-PVersion6.0TopicsCreatingaProjectwithProjectArchitectAssigningCodesUser-DefinedFieldsandGlobalChangePortfoliosAdvancedSchedulingMonitorThresholdsandIssuesImportingandExportingDatacontinued...Topics(cont.)TransferringDataBetweenPrimaveraandMicrosoftExcelUpdatingBaselinesClaimDiggerDurationTypesCalculatingPercentCompleteEarnedValueAnalysisActivityUsageProfileandSpreadsheetcontinued...Topics(cont.)Top-downBudgetingTop-downEstimatingRiskDocumentationTrackingLayoutsAutoComputeActualsCreatingaProjectwithProjectArchitectLesson11CreateaprojectusingProjectArchitectCustomizetheprojectplan1LessonObjectivesLesson1YoucanusemethodologiesfromMethodologyManagementtobuildaprojectplanusingProjectArchitect.2ProjectManagementProcessLesson1ClosingControllingExecutingPlanningMethodologyManagementInitiatingIncorporatelessonslearnedCreate/updatemethodologiesProjectArchitectCreatenewprojectplansClosingControllingExecutingPlanningMethodologyManagementInitiatingIncorporatelessonslearnedCreate/updatemethodologiesProjectArchitectCreatenewprojectplansProjectArchitectProjectArchitectisawizardthatguidesyouthroughaseriesofquestionsandthenbuildsaprojectplanaccordingtoyourresponses.3Lesson1TheProjectArchitectProcessThefollowingbulletsdescribethechoicesaprojectmanagerwillneedtoconsiderwhenrunningProjectArchitecttocreateaprojectplanfrommethodologies.Selectbase/plug-inmethodologies.Specifysizeandcomplexity.Tailorelementsoftheprojectplantomeettheprojectrequirements.3ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1UsingtheCreateaNewProjectWizardTheCreateaNewProjectwizardguidesyouthroughthestepsrequiredtoaddaprojecttotheEnterpriseProjectStructure.ThenameoftheprojectisHighwayExtension.YoucanshortenthisnametocreatetheProjectID,HwyExt.4ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1ProjectStartandEndDatesTheprojectisscheduledtostarttheweekofJanuary11,2010.TheprojectdoesnothaveaMustFinishBydateatthistime.YoucanaddaprojectMustFinishBydateatanypointintheprojectlifecycleintheProjectswindowontheDatestab.6ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1ResponsibleManagerTheresponsiblemanagerisselectedfromtheOrganizationalBreakdownStructure(OBS)dictionary.TheOBSisahierarchicalarrangementofanorganization'sprojectmanagementstructure.TheOBScanbeconfiguredtorepresentadetailedorganizationalbreakdown(withemployeenames)oramoregeneralapproachwheredepartments,teams,ortypesofresponsibilityaremodeled.7ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1SelectBaseorPlug-in?ProjectArchitectallowsyoutobuildanewprojectplanbyselectingonebasemethodology,andifnecessary,selectingoneormoreplug-inmethodologies.9ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1SelectBaseMethodologyOnceyouchoosetouseabasemethodology,selectaspecificbasemethodologyforthenewproject.10ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1SelectPlug-InMethodologiesIfthebasemethodologyselectedhaslinkedplug-inmethodologies,thisdialogboxwillappear,andallowyoutoselectplug-inmethodologiestoincludeintheprojectplan.11ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1EstimateSizeandComplexityTheprojectsizeandcomplexitypercentageisusedtocalculateavaluebetweenthelowandhighvaluesdefinedforduration,labor/nonlaborunits,andexpensecostsassignedtoeachactivityinthemethodology.Tospecifythepercentageforeachmethodologyyoucan:12ProjectArchitect(cont.)Lesson1Atthispoint,ProjectArchitectallowsyoutocustomizethenewprojectplanbyselectingtheWBSelements,activityattributes,andworkproductsanddocumentsthatyouwanttoincludeintheproject.13TailoringtheProjectLesson1TailorWBSDeterminewhichWBSelementstoincludeintheproject.13TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1TailorWPs&DocsIfworkproductsanddocumentshavebeenassignedtotheactivitiesorWBSelementsinthebaseorplug-inmethodologies,youcanchoosetoincludeorremovethemfromthenewproject.14TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1TailoringOverviewThetailoringoverviewsummarizestheactivitiesanddocumentsthatyouremovedduringthetailoringprocess.Italsodisplaysanybrokenrelationshipsthatnowexistintheprojectplanasaresultofthetailoringprocess.Sinceyoudidnottailoranyelementsintheproject,therearenoremovedactivities,WPs&Docs,orbrokenrelationshipstoviewonthisdialogbox.15TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1UpdateProjectOptionsWhencreatinganewprojectplanusingmethodologies,somedatamayconflictwithexistingglobalorprojectdatainthedatabase.TheUpdateProjectOptionsdialogboxallowsyoutocreateimportconfigurationlayoutstodefinetheactionsyouwouldliketotakewhenimporteddataconflictswithexistingdata.16TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1SaveMethodologiesandViewDetailsYoucannowseeanoverviewofthenewprojectandviewdetailsabouttheelementsthatwillbeincludedinthenewproject.17TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1FinishTheprojectisreadytobecreated.Iftheprojectisnotsatisfactory,clickPrevandmakethenecessarychanges.Iftheprojectissatisfactory,clickFinishtocompletethewizard.18TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1ViewingtheResultsTheHighwayExtensionprojectplanhasbeensuccessfullycreatedusingProjectArchitect.19TailoringtheProject(cont.)Lesson1KeyPointsProjectArchitectisawizardthatenablesyoutousemethodologies,storedintheMethodologyMana