System and method for managing activities in project management

US8666934B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jie Cui · San Jose, US
• Paul B. Moody · Hyde Park, US
• Hui Su · Beijing, CN
• Qiang Zhang · Dalian, CN
• Chen Zhao · Tucson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system, a method and a computer program product for managing activities in project management. The system includes an activity sensor for collecting activity data from user inputs and event logs; a model builder for creating a project model by integrating said activity data with project tasks; and a central repository for storing the project model created by said model builder. The method includes steps for collecting activity data from user inputs and event logs; creating a project model by integrating said activity data with project tasks; and storing the created project model. Accordingly, the project manager can track various activities that occurred during the project and team members can share information and knowledge.