Exploring the impact of changing project parameters on the likely delivery date of a project

US9501753B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Murray R. Cantor · Westwood, US
• Evelyn Duesterwald · Millwood, US
• Tamir Klinger · Brooklyn, US
• Peter K. Malkin · Yorktown Heights, US
• Paul M. Matchen · Bethel, US
• Stanley M. Sutton · Briarcliff Manor, US
• Peri L. Tarr · Briarcliff Manor, US
• Mark N. Wegman · Campion Road, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/0635
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A user may be allowed to specify a change in one or more parameter data associated with the project, the one or more parameter data used previously to compute a probability distribution of completion time of the project. The probability distribution of completion time of the project may be recomputed based on the change. The recomputed probability distribution of the completion time of the project may be presented. An option to save the recomputed probability distribution may be provided. An option may be provided to specify another change in one or more parameter data associated with the project and repeat the recomputing and the presenting procedures based on another change in one or more parameter data associated with the project.