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Project management applications utilizing summary tasks for top-down project planning

  • US 8,160,911 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2009
  • Issued: 04/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a top down project plan, the method comprising:

  • receiving information entered by a user associated with a summary task comprising subtasks;

    determining by a processor executing code stored on a computer-readable medium whether a summary task'"'"'s start date, finish date, or duration fields contain user-entered information;

    when at least one, but no more than two of a summary task'"'"'s start date, finish date, or duration fields contain user-entered information,determining a schedule of planned dates for the summary task utilizing summary task information entered by the user in addition to calculated roll-up dates of the summary task'"'"'s subtask information;

    determining when a summary task'"'"'s calculated roll-up dates contradict planned dates;

    when a task'"'"'s calculated roll-up dates contradict planned dates, preserving the user-entered planned dates; and

    displaying the determined summary task schedule in the corresponding fields of the project plan;

    wherein when all three of a summary task'"'"'s start date, finish date, or duration fields contain user-entered information,preserving the user-entered planned dates;

    identifying differences between the planned dates and the roll-up dates of the summary task'"'"'s subtasks when differences exist; and

    displaying an indication of whether a task contains planned dates or when the task contains roll-up dates.

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