Project management

• US 20030233267A1
• Filed: 05/30/2002
• Published: 12/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Hertel-Szabadi, Martin
• Application Number:
  US10/161,067
• Publication Number:
  US 20030233267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A project workforce management system defines project positions and may correlate the project positions to project tasks. By defining a project in terms of project positions, a manager can better control determine the level of personnel needed to work on a project and complete projects more efficiently. Also, the correlation between the project positions and project tasks allows a manager to determine the level of effort that is needed by each project position to complete the project.

Claims

1. A method of project management comprising:

dividing a project into one or more positional goals;

defining one or more project positions based on the positional goals; and

assigning the one or more positional goals to the one or more project positions.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining requirements for the one or more project positions.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining project tasks.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising correlating the one or more project positions to the project tasks.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating a report showing correlation between the one or more project positions and the one or more project tasks.

6. An article comprising:

a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine results in the following;

divide a project into one or more positional goals;

define one or more project positions based on the positional goals; and

assign the one or more positional goals to the one or more project positions.

7. The article of claim 6, wherein the requirements for the one or more project positions are determining.

8. The article of claim 6, wherein one or more project tasks are defined.

9. The article of claim 8, wherein the one or more project positions is correlated to the one or more project tasks.

10. The article of claim 8, wherein a report is generated showing correlation between the one or more project positions and the one or more project tasks.