METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DEADLINE SENSITIVE TASKS

• US 20130218621A1
• Filed: 02/22/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: JACKSON, THOMAS A., Kumbhakern, Vinayak, Leech, Marsha L.
• Application Number:
  US13/402,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for managing deadline sensitive tasks are disclosed. For example, the method receives a list of tasks assigned to an employee, monitors a progress of each one of the tasks, determines a critical deadline associated with one of the tasks in the list is reached and removes one or more non-essential permissions of the employee until the one of the tasks in the list is completed.

Claims

1. A method for managing deadline sensitive tasks, comprising:

receiving a list of tasks assigned to an employee;

monitoring a progress of each one of the tasks;

determining a critical deadline associated with one of the tasks in the list is reached; and

removing one or more non-essential permissions of the employee until the one of the tasks in the list is completed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a non-critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list is reached; and

sending a reminder to the employee to complete the one of the tasks in the list.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request from the employee to modify the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks;

modifying the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks; and

updating the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring comprises determining if the employee has indicated that a task is completed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises at least one of:

deleting non-essential executable files from a workstation of the employee, hiding non-essential executable files on the workstation of the employee, or locking non-essential executable files on the workstation of the employee.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises changing a permission status of the employee for an access right to one or more programs.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises locking one or more features of a program.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prioritizing each one of the tasks in the list;

determining a critical deadline associated with a highest priority task on the list is reached; and

removing one or more permissions associated with lower priority tasks on the list until the highest priority task is completed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

verifying that the employee has completed the one of the tasks in the list that has reached the critical deadline; and

restoring the one or more non-essential permissions of the employee.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for managing deadline sensitive tasks, comprising:

receiving a list of tasks assigned to an employee;

monitoring a progress of each one of the tasks;

determining a critical deadline associated with one of the tasks in the list is reached; and

removing one or more non-essential permissions of the employee until the one of the tasks in the list is completed.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a non-critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list is reached; and

sending a reminder to the employee to complete the one of the tasks in the list.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a request from the employee to modify the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks;

modifying the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks; and

updating the critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the monitoring comprises determining if the employee has indicated that a task is completed.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises at least one of:

deleting non-essential executable files from a workstation of the employee, hiding non-essential executable files on the workstation of the employee, or locking non-essential executable files on the workstation of the employee.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises changing a permission status of the employee for an access right to one or more programs.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the removing the one or more non-essential permissions comprises locking one or more features of a program.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

prioritizing each one of the tasks in the list;

determining a critical deadline associated with a highest priority task on the list is reached; and

removing one or more permissions associated with lower priority tasks on the list until the highest priority task is completed.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

verifying that the employee has completed the one of the tasks in the list that has reached the critical deadline; and

restoring the one or more non-essential permissions of the employee.

19. A method managing deadline sensitive tasks, comprising:

receiving a list of tasks assigned to an employee, wherein the task are prioritized and each one of the tasks is associated with a respective critical deadline and a respective non-critical deadline;

monitoring a progress of each one of the tasks;

determining if the respective non-critical deadline associated with one of the tasks is reached;

if the respective non-critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks is reached, reminding the employee to complete a highest priority task and removing a subset of non-essential permissions of the employee;

determining if the respective critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list is reached; and

if the respective critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list is reached, removing all remaining non-essential permissions of the employee until the one of the tasks in the list is completed.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a request from the employee to modify the respective critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks;

modifying the respective critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks; and

updating the respective critical deadline associated with the one of the tasks in the list.