Key performance indicators using collaboration lists

• US 20080115103A1
• Filed: 02/14/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Piaseczny, Michal K., Datars, Andrew E., Crow, Howard M.
• Application Number:
  US11/705,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20080115103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Architecture for generating key performance indicators (KPIs) utilizing collaboration lists developed from collaborative sessions on projects to be completed. A web-based collaborative portal provides users the means to collaborate on projects and generate project task lists. Task lists developed and tracked during the web-based collaborative session can be consumed as data for generation of a KPI. Users can view, create and edit KPIs and monitor KPI status via a web page. When a task list item changes, the associated KPI is dynamically updated as well as the associated web page indicator and associated performance information. KPI values can be computed based on the number of list items, percentage of items that meet predetermined criteria, and/or summary calculations of an item property.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system that facilities performance management, comprising;

a collaboration component for generating collaboration information related to a task; and

a performance component for, automatically utilizing the collaboration information for generation of a key performance Indicator (KPI).

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the collaboration component includes a collaboration web site that receives task status information related to the task.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance component computes a value of the KPI based on a count of items in a view.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance component computes a value of the KPI based on a percentage of list items that meet a criterion,

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance component computes a value of the KPI based on a summary calculation of a property.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a presentation component for presenting a list of KPI definitions.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a presentation component that includes a form for creating and modifying a KPI.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a presentation component that includes a details web part for presenting one KPI.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a presentation component that includes a list web part for presenting multiple KPIs.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a selection component for selecting collaboration Information from one or more collaboration lists of task items.

11. A computer-implemented method of managing performance, comprising:

receiving collaboration lists form a collaboration environment, the lists related to tasks;

selecting list data from the lists;

computing a performance indicator form the selected list data; and

outputting the performance indicator for processing.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising dynamically updating the performance indicator based on changes in the collaboration lists.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising creating and editing a performance indicator via a web page form.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying the performance indicator via a web page.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising filtering a plurality of the performance indicators to display a subset of list items of the lists.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising dynamically changing presentation of the performance indicator based on a change in the list data.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising computing a value for the performance indicator using a count of the list items or a percentage of the list items that meet a threshold.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising linking the lists with a web page for automatic presentation of the performance indicator and associated indicator information.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising automatically receiving task information into a collaboration list from an external system, and computing the performance indicator based on the external system and the collaboration lists.

20. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

computer-implemented means for generating task lists in a collaboration environment via a web page;

computer-implemented means for selecting task parameters from the task lists;

computer-implemented means for computing a performance indicator from the selected task parameters; and

computer-implemented means for presenting the performance indicator via the web page.