Ability to Copy Projects
New projects may now be created by copying existing projects. Any manager with the authority to create new projects and edit an existing project can choose to generate a new project based on the project, phases, and activities of an existing project. During the copy process the manager can decide which phases to include and whether or not to include underlying activities for each phase. The estimated hours can be copied as is, removed, increased or decreased by a specified percentage. The estimated dates can be adjusted forward or backward by a specified number of days or to hit a particular start or end date.
The system automatically filters out assignments to personnel that are no longer with the company. This can leave some gaps if the copy process includes activities, but it makes little sense to include activities for personnel who are inactive.