Enhanced project management tool

US8224472B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as Represented by he United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · US

Inventors

• David A. Maluf · Mountain View, US
• Chen-Jung Hsu · Hsinchu, TW
• Hemil Patel · Pune, IN
• Jairon C. Moh Hashim · Sunnyvale, US
• Khai Peter B. Tran · Alameda, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 17, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06313
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for managing a project that includes multiple tasks and a plurality of workers. Input information includes characterizations based upon a human model, a team model and a product model. Periodic reports, such as one or more of a monthly report, a task plan report, a schedule report, a budget report and a risk management report, are generated and made available for display or further analysis or collection into a customized report template. An extensible database allows searching for information based upon context and upon content. Seven different types of project risks are addressed, including non-availability of required skill mix of workers. The system can be configured to exchange data and results with corresponding portions of similar project analyses, and to provide user-specific access to specified information.