SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ATTENDANT TO ANY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECTS

• US 20110213631A1
• Filed: 01/20/2011
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward Ruben Mislavsky
• Original Assignee: Edward Ruben Mislavsky
• Inventors: Mislavsky, Edward Ruben
• Application Number:
  US13/010,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20110213631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management

Abstract

Provided herein is a system, method and computer-readable-storage medium for performing project management of, and/or attendant to, one or more projects; each project including a set of tasks. The system may include a server having a framework adapted to configure the server to manage one or more aspects (e.g., any of a scope, cost and schedule) of, and/or attendant to, any project and/or portion thereof. The server, so configured, may manage the managed aspects in a number of ways. For example, the server may obtain, from one or more users, information associated with the set of tasks; apply one or more directives of the framework to the information to determine one or more states of, and/or attendant to, the managed aspects; compare the managed-aspect states to respective sets of predetermined conditions; and report at least an indication of the managed-aspect states responsive to such satisfying the sets of predetermined conditions.

Claims

1. A system for performing project management of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, at least one project, wherein the at least one project comprises a set of tasks, wherein the system comprises a server having a framework, which when executed by the server, configures the server to manage at least one aspect of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof, and wherein configuring the server to manage at least one aspect comprises configuring the server to:

obtain, from at least one user of a set of users, information associated with the set of tasks;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one aspect comprises any of a scope, cost and schedule of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one project comprises at least one project for any of a construction and a design.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises an indication of a status of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, at least one of the set of tasks, and wherein configuring the server to report at least an indication of the state comprises configuring the server to:

send, to at least one user of the set of users, an electronic message having an indicator indicative of the status,

display the indicator to at least one user of the set of users via an electronic display;

or

send the electronic message to at least one user of the set of users, and display the indicator to at least one user of the set of users on the electronic display.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect comprises a first state, wherein the indication of the state comprises a first indication, and wherein configuring the server further comprises configuring the server to:

apply the at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a second state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect;

compare the second state to a second set of predetermined conditions; and

report, responsive to the second state satisfying the second set of predetermined conditions, at least a second indication of the second state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first and second indications comprise respective indications of statuses of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, at least one of the set of tasks, and wherein configuring the server to report at least first and second indications of first and second states, respectively, comprises configuring the server to:

send, to at least one user of the set of users, at a first time, a first electronic message having a first indicator indicative of the first status,

display the first indicator to at least one user of the set of users on an electronic display at the first time;

send the electronic message to at least one user of the set of users at the first time, and display the first indicator to at least one user of the set of users on an electronic display at the first time;

send, to at least one user of the set of users, at a second time, a second electronic message having a second indicator indicative of the second status,

display the second indicator to at least one user of the set users on an electronic display at the second time;

or

send the second electronic message to at least one user of the set of users at the second time, and display the second indicator to at least one user of the set of users on an electronic display at the second time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the set of tasks comprises information associated with a set of activities performed by at least one user of the set of users with respect to the set of tasks.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the framework comprises a project module, and wherein the project module is adapted to configure the server to:

define, in accordance with the information associated with the set of tasks, any of a scope, cost and schedule of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the scope, cost and schedule;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the scope, cost and schedule, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the scope, cost and schedule.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a financials module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the financial module, and wherein the financials module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the financial module;

define, in accordance with the information obtained from the at least one user having access to the financial module, any of budget and financial information of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the budget and financial information;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the budget and financial information, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the budget and financial information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a request-for-proposal (RFP) module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the RFP module, and wherein the RFP module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the RFP module, wherein the information comprises information associated with a request for proposal;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the information associated with the request for proposal;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the information associated with the request for proposal, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the information associated with the request for proposal.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a design module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the design module, and wherein the design module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the design module;

define, in accordance with the information obtained from the at least one user having access to the design module, any of design work, design schedule, design budget and design fees of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the design work, design schedule, design budget and design fees;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the design work, design schedule, design budget and design fees, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the design work, design schedule, design budget and design fees.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a bid module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the bid module, and wherein the bid module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the bid module, wherein the information comprises information associated with at least one bid;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the information associated with the at least one bid;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the information associated with the at least one bid, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the information associated with the at least one bid.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a construction module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the construction module, and wherein the construction module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the construction module;

define, in accordance with the information obtained from the at least one user having access to the construction module, contract information of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the contract information;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the contract information, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the contract information.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a reports module, and wherein the reports module is adapted to configure the server to:

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, any of the indication of the state and a report containing information associated with the set of tasks.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the framework comprises a notifications module, and wherein the notifications module is adapted to configure the server to:

generate the indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect;

maintain at list of outstanding notifications associated with any indication so generated; and

notify, the at least one user of the set of users of the indication of state, in accordance with the list of outstanding notifications.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a claims module, wherein the set of users comprises at least one user having access to the claims module, and wherein the claims module is adapted to configure the server to:

obtain the information associated with a set of tasks from the at least one user having access to the construction module;

define, in accordance with the information obtained from the at least one user having access to the construction module, claims information of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the claims information;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions associated with the claims information, as appropriate; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the claims information.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises any of a project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein configuring the server to obtain information associated with the set of tasks comprises configuring the server to:

obtain the information, from the at least one user of a set of users, via any of the project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module; and

make available to at least one other user of the set of users at least a portion of the information obtained, from the at least one user of the set of users, via any of the project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a project module, wherein the set of users comprises a first group of users and a second set of users, wherein each of the first group of users has a first level of authorization, wherein each of the second group of users has a first level of authorization, and wherein the project module is adapted to configure the server to:

segregate, based on the first and second levels of authorization, the information associated with the tasks into at least first and second groups of information, respectively;

make the first and second groups of information available to the first group of users; and

make the second group of information available to the second group of users.

20. A method for performing project management of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, at least one project, wherein the at least one project comprises a set of tasks, the method comprising:

managing, responsive to an execution of a framework adapted therefore, at least one aspect of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof, wherein managing at least one aspect comprises;

obtaining, from at least one user of a set of users, information associated with the set of tasks;

applying at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect;

comparing the state to a set of predetermined conditions; and

reporting, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one aspect comprises any of a scope, cost and schedule of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one project comprises at least one project for any of a construction and a design.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the information associated with the set of tasks comprises information associated with a set of activities performed by at least one user of the set of users with respect to the set of tasks.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein the framework comprises any of a project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein obtaining information associated with the set of tasks comprises:

obtaining the information, from the at least one user of a set of users, via any of the project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module; and

making available to at least one other user of the set of users at least a portion of the information obtained, from the at least one user of the set of users, via any of the project module, financials module, request-for-proposal module, design module, bid module, construction module, reports module, notifications module and claims module.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein the framework comprises a project module, wherein the set of users comprises a first group of users and a second set of users, wherein each user of the first group of users has a first level of authorization, wherein each user of the second group of users has a second level of authorization, and wherein managing the at least one aspect comprises, responsive to execution of the project module:

segregating, based on the first and second levels of authorization, the information associated with the tasks into at least first and second groups of information, respectively;

making the first and second groups of information available to the first group of users; and

making the second group of information available to the second group of users.

27. A computer-readable-storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing project management of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, at least one project, wherein the at least one project comprises a set of tasks, wherein the computer-executable instructions comprise a framework adapted to configure a computer to manage at least one aspect of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, any of the at least one project and portion thereof, and wherein configuring the computer to manage the at least one aspect comprises configuring the computer to:

obtain, from at least one user, information associated with the set of tasks;

apply at least one directive of the framework to the information to determine a state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect;

compare the state to a set of predetermined conditions; and

report, responsive to the state satisfying the set of predetermined conditions, at least an indication of the state of or attendant to, or of and attendant to, the at least one aspect.