METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING AND SUMMARIZING WEEKLY PROJECT PROGRESS
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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.
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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.
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1. A method, comprising:
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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.
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