Network based task management
First Claim
1. A method for schedule-control planning of a project separated into multiple tasks, each of which generates an independent product supplied by a supplier and received by a receiver, said method executed in a computer system, said method comprising:
- receiving a first set of input data for a task generated in the project from either a supplier or a receiver using an electronic user interface;
storing the first set of input data in a database;
analyzing the first set of input data for the task stored in the database with a computational component to generate a contract and a state for a product associated with the task; and
,processing the state of the product to facilitate planning of the project.
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Abstract
An schedule-control method for managing and controlling projects is described. The method is implemented on components including an electronic user interface, relational database, and computational component. These components are designed to process input data in a well-defined format called a receivable/deliverable (rec/del) format. Using this format, the project is broken down into a series of smaller components or "tasks". Each task involves a contract between a supplier and a receiver, and results in the production of a "product". Suppliers and receivers can enter up-to-the-minute input data in the rec/del format concerning a particular product. Input data are entered through the electronic user interface which can be e-mail or a user-interface computer program. Data are entered into tables of the relational database in the rec/del format. The input data are then rapidly processed with the computational component to generate output data indicating the status of the project.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for schedule-control planning of a project separated into multiple tasks, each of which generates an independent product supplied by a supplier and received by a receiver, said method executed in a computer system, said method comprising:
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receiving a first set of input data for a task generated in the project from either a supplier or a receiver using an electronic user interface; storing the first set of input data in a database; analyzing the first set of input data for the task stored in the database with a computational component to generate a contract and a state for a product associated with the task; and
,processing the state of the product to facilitate planning of the project. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A software program for a project-managing system to control planning of a project that is separated into multiple tasks, comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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provide an electronic user interface so that a first set of input data for each task can be delivered by either a supplier or receiver; receive the first set of input data for each task from either the supplier or receivers using the user interface; store the first set of input data in a relational database; analyze the input data for each task stored in the relational database with a computational component to generate a contract and an initial state for products provided by the project; and
,process the state of at least one of the products to facilitate planning of the project.
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