Dual path scheduling method
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling a project consisting of a plurality of tasks, said method comprising the steps of:
- identifying critical tasks of the project;
identifying para-critical tasks of the project;
displaying the critical tasks in a visually perceptible manner with the critical tasks ranked in chronological order;
displaying the identified para-critical tasks in a visually perceptible manner adjacent to the displayed critical tasks;
establishing target finish dates for the displayed critical tasks and displaying a target finish date for each of the displayed critical tasks adjacent to the respective displayed critical task;
monitoring performance of the displayed critical tasks to establish actual completion dates of the displayed critical tasks;
displaying the actual completion date of each displayed critical task adjacent to the associated displayed critical task upon completion thereof; and
adjusting the target finish dates for all subsequent displayed critical tasks to reflect any variance between the target finish date and the actual finish date of a displayed critical task.
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Abstract
A method of scheduling a multi-task project includes identifying critical and para-critical tasks of the project. The critical tasks are ranked in a chronological order and displayed. The para-critical tasks are displayed adjacent to the displayed critical tasks. Target finish dates are established for the displayed critical tasks and the displayed critical tasks are monitored. Actual completion dates of the displayed critical tasks are displayed adjacent to the displayed critical tasks. The target finish dates for all subsequent displayed critical tasks are adjusted to reflect any variance between the target finish dates and actual finish dates.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling a project consisting of a plurality of tasks, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying critical tasks of the project;
identifying para-critical tasks of the project;
displaying the critical tasks in a visually perceptible manner with the critical tasks ranked in chronological order;
displaying the identified para-critical tasks in a visually perceptible manner adjacent to the displayed critical tasks;
establishing target finish dates for the displayed critical tasks and displaying a target finish date for each of the displayed critical tasks adjacent to the respective displayed critical task;
monitoring performance of the displayed critical tasks to establish actual completion dates of the displayed critical tasks;
displaying the actual completion date of each displayed critical task adjacent to the associated displayed critical task upon completion thereof; and
adjusting the target finish dates for all subsequent displayed critical tasks to reflect any variance between the target finish date and the actual finish date of a displayed critical task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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