Electronic project management system using project phases
First Claim
1. A method for managing a project, the method comprising:
- creating at least one phase for the project;
identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase, the one or more exit criteria based at least partially on experience gained from one or more prior projects;
determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase.
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Abstract
System for electronically managing a project. The system includes subsystems for identifying one or more project requirements, creating a project strategy, defining a schedule based upon the project strategy, identifying and obtaining one or more project phases within the project, integrating the one or more phases with the time schedule, identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project, establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase, determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase, and implementing the project by enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing a project, the method comprising:
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creating at least one phase for the project;
identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase, the one or more exit criteria based at least partially on experience gained from one or more prior projects;
determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A project management system comprising:
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an interface system that creates at least one phase for the project;
an identification system that identifies which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
a phase establishing system that establishes the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase, the one or more exit criteria based at least partially on experience gained from one or more prior projects;
a determination system that determines whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
an advancement system that enables the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for managing a project which when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform:
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creating at least one phase for the project;
identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase;
determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing a project, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more project requirements;
creating a project strategy;
defining a time schedule based upon the project strategy;
identifying and creating one or more project phases within the project;
integrating the one or more phases with the time schedule;
identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase;
determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
implementing the project by enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A project management system comprising:
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a project requirements system that identifies one or more project requirements;
a strategy creation system that creates a project strategy;
a time schedule system that defines a time schedule based upon the project strategy;
a project phase system that identifies and creates one or more phases within the project;
a project integration system that integrates the one or more phases with the time schedule;
a project identification system that identifies which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
a phase establishing system that establishes the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase;
a determination system that determines whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
a project implementation system that implements the project by enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for managing a project which when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform:
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identifying one or more project requirements;
creating a project strategy;
defining a time schedule based upon the project strategy;
identifying and creating one or more project phases within the project;
integrating the one or more phases with the time schedule;
identifying which of one or more stored exit criteria are applicable to at least one of the phases of the project;
establishing the identified one or more stored exit criteria for the at least one phase;
determining whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase; and
implementing the project by enabling the project to advance to a next one of the phases based on the determination of whether each of the identified one or more stored exit criteria have been satisfied for the at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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