APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PROJECT SCHEDULING INFORMATION IN COMBINATION WITH WORKFLOW INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for graphically presenting project scheduling and workflow information, the apparatus comprising:
- a worksheet pane configured to present a worksheet for a project, the worksheet comprising one or more task entries, the task entries corresponding to a task of the project, the task entries ordered by relative dependencies between two of the tasks of the project;
a workflow pane configured to overlay representations of timing, workflow, and dependencies in the project wherein the workflow pane comprises;
a date list having a plurality of dates representing time during the project;
a plurality of task icons, each task icon associated with at least one date on the date list and configured to represent one of a plurality of tasks of the project, wherein a position of a top of a task icon relative to the date list represents a begin date for the task represented by the task icon, and a position of a bottom of a task icon relative to the date list indicates an end date for the task represented by the task icon; and
a plurality of task dependency icons, each task dependency icon configured to represent a dependency relationship between two or more of the plurality of tasks in the project, wherein each of the plurality of task dependency icons comprises a connector between two of the plurality of task icons; and
a mini map pane illustrating a scope of the workflow pane relative to an overall view of the project, wherein the mini map pane is configured to display a simplified version of the plurality of task icons in the workflow pane.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for present project scheduling information in combination with workflow information. The apparatus includes a worksheet pane configured to present a worksheet with task entries for the project, a workflow pane configured to overlay representations of timing, workflow, and dependencies in the project, and a mini map pane illustrating the scope of the workflow pane relative to an overall view of the project. The workflow pane includes a date list, a plurality of task icons, and a plurality of task dependency icons. Beneficially, such an apparatus, system, and method would enable a user to efficiently understand the status of a project and manipulate elements of the project.
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1. An apparatus for graphically presenting project scheduling and workflow information, the apparatus comprising:
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a worksheet pane configured to present a worksheet for a project, the worksheet comprising one or more task entries, the task entries corresponding to a task of the project, the task entries ordered by relative dependencies between two of the tasks of the project;
a workflow pane configured to overlay representations of timing, workflow, and dependencies in the project wherein the workflow pane comprises;
a date list having a plurality of dates representing time during the project;
a plurality of task icons, each task icon associated with at least one date on the date list and configured to represent one of a plurality of tasks of the project, wherein a position of a top of a task icon relative to the date list represents a begin date for the task represented by the task icon, and a position of a bottom of a task icon relative to the date list indicates an end date for the task represented by the task icon; and
a plurality of task dependency icons, each task dependency icon configured to represent a dependency relationship between two or more of the plurality of tasks in the project, wherein each of the plurality of task dependency icons comprises a connector between two of the plurality of task icons; and
a mini map pane illustrating a scope of the workflow pane relative to an overall view of the project, wherein the mini map pane is configured to display a simplified version of the plurality of task icons in the workflow pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for graphically presenting project scheduling and workflow information, the system comprising:
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a computer server having a memory and a central processing unit and configured to operate an application;
an application operating on the computer server configured to provide;
a worksheet pane configured to present a worksheet for a construction project, the worksheet comprising one or more task entries, the task entries corresponding to a task of the construction project, the task entries ordered by relative dependencies between two of the tasks of the construction project;
a workflow pane configured to overlay representations of timing, workflow, and dependencies in the construction project wherein the workflow pane comprises a date list having a plurality of dates representing time during the construction project;
a plurality of task icons, each task icon associated with at least one date on the date list and configured to represent one of the plurality of tasks of the construction project, wherein the position of a top of a task icon relative to the date list represents a begin date for the task represented by the task icon, and a position of a bottom of a task icon relative to the date list indicates an end date for the task represented by the task icon; and
a plurality of task dependency icons, each task dependency icon configured to represent a dependency relationship between two or more of the plurality of tasks in the construction project, wherein each of the plurality of task dependency icons comprises a connector between two or more of the plurality of task icons; and
a mini map pane configured for illustrating the scope of the workflow pane relative to the overall construction project, wherein the mini map pane is configured to display a simplified version of the plurality of task icons in the workflow pane; and
a user interface configured to provide access to the application. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations for graphically presenting project scheduling and workflow information, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
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displaying a worksheet pane configured to present a worksheet for a construction project, the worksheet comprising one or more task entries, the task entries corresponding to a task of the construction project, the task entries ordered by relative dependencies between two of the tasks of the construction project;
displaying a workflow pane configured to overlay representations of timing, workflow, and dependencies in the construction project wherein the workflow pane comprises;
a date list having a plurality of dates representing time during the construction project;
a plurality of task icons, each task icon associated with at least one date on the date list and configured to represent one of the plurality of tasks of the construction project, wherein the position of a top of a task icon relative to the date list represents a begin date for the task represented by the task icon, and a position of a bottom of a task icon relative to the date list indicates an end date for the task represented by the task icon; and
a plurality of task dependency icons, each task dependency icon configured to represent a dependency relationship between two or more of the plurality of tasks in the construction project, wherein each of the plurality of task dependency icons comprises a connector between two or more of the plurality of task icons; and
displaying a mini map pane configured for navigating the workflow pane, the mini map pane illustrating the scope of the workflow pane relative to the overall construction project, wherein the mini map pane is configured to display a simplified version of the plurality of task icons in the workflow pane. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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