System and method for implementing project procedures

• US 6,381,610 B1
• Filed: 01/22/1999
• Issued: 04/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gundewar, Unmesh B., Tang, Raymond K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corrielus, Jean M.
• Application Number:
  US09/236,289
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 708/1, 708/201, 707/10, 707/104, 707/3, 713/200, 705/400, 705/54, 705/7, 706/45, 706/906, 706/914, 706/10, 709/315, 709/330, 709/203, 709/219
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method for automated project planning comprises displaying a list of procedure identifiers representing a plurality of procedures at a client and communicating a procedure identifier selected by a user from the client to a server. The method further comprises displaying a procedure data sheet at the client in response to the selected procedure identifier, the procedure data sheet including a list of procedure steps for the selected procedure identifier and at least one of the listed procedure steps including a template identifier. The method also comprises communicating the template identifier selected by the user from the client to the server and displaying a template at the client in response to the selected template identifier, the template including data fields for completion by the user. The method further comprises communicating the template having completed data fields from the client to the server and updating a project workspace with the completed template.

Claims

1. A method for automated project planning, the method comprising:

displaying a list of procedure identifiers representing a plurality of procedures at a client;

communicating a procedure identifier selected by a user from the client to a server;

displaying a procedure data sheet at the client in response to the selected procedure identifier, the procedure data sheet including a list of procedure steps for the selected procedure identifier and at least one of the listed procedure steps including a template identifier;

communicating the template identifier selected by the user from the client to the server;

displaying a template at the client in response to the selected template identifier, the template including data fields for completion by the user;

communicating the template having completed data fields from the client to the server;

automatically compiling, sorting, and determining applicability of company and industry standards to the completed template transparently from the user;

automatically updating a project workspace with the completed template.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising generating notification messages in response to updating the project workspace.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein updating a project workspace comprises updating a status list.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein updating a project workspace comprises updating a deliverables library with the completed template.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a list of procedure identifiers comprises:

displaying a project task selection window at the client, the project task selection window including a list of project task identifiers;

communicating a project task identifier from the client to the server in response to the project task identifier being selected by a user;

displaying a process selection window at the client in response to the communicated project task identifier, the process selection window including at least one process identifier associated with the selected project task identifier;

communicating one of the at least one process identifiers from the client to the server in response to the one process identifier being selected by the user; and

displaying a process data sheet at the client in response to the communicated process identifier, the process data sheet including the list of procedure identifiers.

6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

generating a notification message in response to communicating the completed template;

attaching an additional template to the notification message;

communicating the notification message and attached template from the server to the client;

communicating the additional template from the client to the server in response to the user completing and submitting the template;

processing the additional template; and

automatically completing a summary template in response to the processed additional template.

7. The method of claim 6, and further comprising updating the project workspace with the additional template and the summary template.

8. The method of claim 6, and further comprising updating a status page in response to the completed summary template.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a template comprises displaying associated guidelines for completing the template.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the template comprises displaying a sample template.

11. A method for automated project planning, the method comprising:

displaying a list of procedure links representing a plurality of procedures on a web browser at a client;

displaying a procedure data sheet page on the web browser at the client in response to the procedure link being selected by a user, the procedure data sheet page including a list of procedure steps for the selected procedure identifier and at least one of the listed procedure steps including a template link;

displaying a template on the web browser at the client in response to the template link being selected by the user, the template including data fields for completion by the user using the web browser;

communicating the template having completed data fields from the client to the server;

automatically compiling, sorting, and determining applicability of company and industry standards to the completed template transparently from the user;

automatically updating a project workspace with the completed template.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying a list of procedure links comprises:

displaying a project task selection page on the web browser at the client, the project task selection page including a list of project task links;

displaying a process selection page on the web browser at the client in response to the project task link being selected by the user, the process selection page including at least one process link; and

displaying a process data sheet page on the web browser at the client in response to the process link being selected by the user, the process data sheet page including the list of procedure links.

13. The method of claim 11, and further comprising:

generating a notification message in response to communicating the completed template;

attaching an additional template to the notification message;

communicating the notification message and attached template from the server to the client;

communicating the additional template from the client to the server in response to the user completing or submitting the template;

processing the additional template; and

automatically completing a summary template in response to the processed additional template.

14. The method of claim 13, and further comprising updating the project workspace with the additional template and the summary template.

15. The method of claim 13, and further comprising updating a status page in response to the completed summary template.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying a template comprises displaying associated guidelines for completing the template.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the template comprises displaying a sample template.