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title: Open a project in the project workbench
description: The project manager can open an existing project in the project workbench.
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release: australia
product: Project Management
classification: project-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Managing Project workbench, Using Project workbench - Legacy, Using Project Management, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Open a project in the project workbench

The project manager can open an existing project in the project workbench.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## Procedure

1.  In the project workspace banner above the project workbench header, select the down arrow in the project selector box.

2.  Select a project from the choice list.

    The selected project opens in the project workbench under **Planning** tab in project workspace.


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