METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING AND SUMMARIZING WEEKLY PROJECT PROGRESS

• US 20080221946A1
• Filed: 01/04/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Balon
• Original Assignee: Robert Balon
• Inventors: Balon, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/969,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20080221946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for evaluating and summarizing weekly project progress. The method provides a process for determining and summarizing project progress based on the weekly status of project tasks. The system provides a process operating on a computer system, which includes a computer, a common spreadsheet application, and a software program, operable in combination to graphically represent summarized project progress information based on the weekly status of project tasks.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

collecting tasks relating to a project into one more collections, the collections including one or more of activities, phases, projects, and groups;

for the one or more tasks collected into the one or more collections;

assigning a start date for one or more of the tasks;

assigning a completion date for the one or more tasks;

convert the start date into a week ending start date of a start week in which the start date occurs; and

convert the end date into a week ending completion date of an end week in which the completion date occurs;

presenting a calendar spanning a selected period, the calendar representing each of the weeks in the selected period by a week end date for each of the weeks in the selected period;

providing a capability to receive information for the one or more tasks as to when the one or more tasks were at least one of started and completed; and

for one or more selected tasks to be presented on the calendar;

representing the one or more selected tasks with a visual representation of the task extending from the week ending start date to the week ending completion date of the task; and

a completion status according to whether the one or more tasks have been completed by the week ending completion date.