System and method for engineering project tracking
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1. An engineering management system for tracking activity and costs for a plurality of engineering projects comprising:
- a means for an employee to enter time and activity data by project according to predetermined work codes;
a means for storing said time, activity and work code data for each project;
a means for organizing said time, activity and work code data for all employees entering data for that project or client so that project information becomes available on a project basis or client basis;
a means for invoicing a particular client based on said data wherein said invoicing displays time, activity and cost for a particular project over a particular time period;
a means for continuously tracking project costs based on said project information.
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Abstract
A system and method for engineering project tracking where engineers can enter data for each task of each project they worked on for many different clients. Each type of task can have a work code. The system manages engineering projects for a large number of projects and a large number of clients. The system can keep track of each employees time and all time spent on a project. The system can provide data for payrolls, detailed invoicing and project history management. Alarms can be posted when a project is running low on allocated time or funding.
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1. An engineering management system for tracking activity and costs for a plurality of engineering projects comprising:
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a means for an employee to enter time and activity data by project according to predetermined work codes;
a means for storing said time, activity and work code data for each project;
a means for organizing said time, activity and work code data for all employees entering data for that project or client so that project information becomes available on a project basis or client basis;
a means for invoicing a particular client based on said data wherein said invoicing displays time, activity and cost for a particular project over a particular time period;
a means for continuously tracking project costs based on said project information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of tracking engineering projects with multiple projects for multiple clients comprising the steps of:
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entering into a database a task entry containing at least time spent and work code for a particular task belonging to a particular project;
storing a plurality of task entries in said database accessible by project and client;
producing a client invoice billing on a per-project basis, said invoice reporting amount billed according to work codes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing a engineering projects comprising:
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a computer;
a computer entry terminal;
a printer;
a set of work codes;
a software program running on said computer which accepts a task entry from said terminal by a particular employee related to a particular project for a particular client, said task entry containing at least one of said work codes as well as a quantity of time spent performing work;
producing an invoice on said printer wherein said invoice contains a cost entry for said work code for said particular project for said particular client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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