Method and system for controlling a project

• US 20090089121A1
• Filed: 02/01/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Storck, Stephan, Korner, Christian
• Application Number:
  US12/068,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20090089121A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment

Abstract

A method and a system are disclosed for controlling a project for the provision of a product. In at least one embodiment, project data of the project is assigned to a product structure of the product and, depending on the project data which is assigned to the product structure, the control of the project takes place in an automated manner.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a project for the provision of a product, comprising:

assigning project data of the project to a product structure of the product; and

controlling the project in an automated manner, depending on the project data assigned to the product structure.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

generating, via a model editor, at least one integration model and at least one data flow model on the basis of object models of the project, provided by base systems.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the model editor is a UML editor.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

generating, via at least one filter generator, an integration scheme for an integration database from the at least one integration model and the at least one data flow model.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein filter generators generate extraction filters for extracting project-relevant data from the base systems, and wherein the extracted project-relevant data is stored in the integration database.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein filter generators generate integration filters for integrating project data in the integration database.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the extraction filters and the integration filters take the form of plug-in filter programs.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

generating a selection editor, for selecting filter parameters for presentation filters, automatically from an integration scheme.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

selecting, via a project manager, filter parameters for selection filters by way of the generated selection editor, depending on an application scenario.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the project data for presentation filters is provided by selection filters on the basis of the selected filter parameters.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the presentation filters output the integrated project data, structured according to the product structure, in a selectable destination data format.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the project data structured according to the product structure is output by the presentation filters as at least one of a PowerPoint file, a web graphics file, a web document and a virtual reality model.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the selection filters and the presentation filters take the form of a plug-in filter program in each case.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein rules are defined for the integrated project data in connection with the product structure.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein a check determines whether rules are violated.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein if a rule is violated, at least one of modification requirements and procedural instructions are generated for those having responsibility for the product parts.

18. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein filter generators generate integration filters for integrating project data in the integration database.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the extraction filters and the integration filters take the form of plug-in filter programs.

20. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer device, causing the computer device to implement the method of claim 1.

17. A system for controlling a project for the provision of a product, comprising:

means for assigning project data of the project to a product structure of the product; and

means for controlling, depending on the project data assigned to the product structure, the control of the project in an automated manner.

21. A system for controlling a project for the provision of a product, comprising:

a device to assign project data of the project to a product structure of the product; and

a controller to control, depending on the project data assigned to the product structure, the control of the project in an automated manner.