Automatic project management application
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1. A computer-implemented project management method, wherein projects being managed have project members, defined tasks and stored data elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- associating each of said data elements with a respective one of said tasks of a project;
determining an elapsed time interval during which one of said data elements is checked-out by one of said project members of said project; and
using a project management software application to compute an indication of progress of said respective task of said one data element based on said elapsed time.
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Abstract
In computer-implemented project management, defined tasks are associated with data elements. Elapsed time intervals are computed, during which data elements are checked-out by project members. A project management software application automatically determines an indication of progress of respective associated tasks, based on the elapsed time intervals. The technique supports concurrent management of multiple projects, in which data elements are shared.
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1. A computer-implemented project management method, wherein projects being managed have project members, defined tasks and stored data elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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associating each of said data elements with a respective one of said tasks of a project;
determining an elapsed time interval during which one of said data elements is checked-out by one of said project members of said project; and
using a project management software application to compute an indication of progress of said respective task of said one data element based on said elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A computer software product for management of a project having project members, defined tasks and stored data elements, the product comprising a computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to associate each of said data elements with a respective one of said tasks of said project, to determine an elapsed time interval during which one of said data elements is checked-out by one of said project members, and to execute a project management software application to compute an indication of progress of said respective task of said one data element based on said elapsed time.
- 18. A computer system for project management, wherein a project being managed has project members, defined tasks and stored data elements, comprising a server linked to a plurality of computers operated by said project members said server being operative to associate each of said data elements with one of said tasks, to detect a check-out of one of said data elements by one of said computers, to detect a check-in of said one data element, to determine an elapsed time interval between said check-out and said check-in, and to report said elapsed time interval with respect to said one task to a project management entity.
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