Project management system and method

US7483841B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• eProject Management, LLC · US

Inventors

• Yan Jin · Singapore, SG
• John R. Kunz · Douglassville, US
• Raymond Levitt · Stanford, US
• Marc C. Ramsey · Seattle, US
• Carlos Rivero · Key Biscayne, US
• Charles Thaeler · Novato, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2001
• Grant date: Jan 27, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 29, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/063118
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A program management structure that includes a plurality of projects, where each project is staffed with a project manager and wherein each project includes a plurality of tasks which can have multiple interdependencies and at least one position reporting up to the project manager. A plurality of organizations is also included, where each organization is provided with a plurality of departments, each of which has a department manager and at least one staffer reporting up to the department manager and filling at least part of the at least one position. Additionally, project exceptions are reported to the project manager and functional exceptions are reported to the functional manager.