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Automated, electronic network based, project management server system

a project management server and server system technology, applied in the field of automatic electronic network based project management server system, can solve the problems of system not designed to handle large multi-project/multi-priority environment, unsatisfactory syzygy for managing large or complex projects, etc., and achieve the effect of preventing information mix-up

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-10-19
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The system is not designed to handle large multi-project / multi-priority environments.
(Reference: Personal Computing, Volume 14, Issue 4, Date: Apr. 27, 1990, Page: 152), The differences I see between this product and the invention under this patent: Syzygy is not ideal for managing large or complex projects since it lacks critical path analysis.

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FIG. 1 shows the overall process of using the invention in an organization to manage multiple projects vi an automatic computer server. FIG. 2 shows the internal architecture of the invention which is an `Auto Multi-Project Server`.

FIG. 1, Part 10--refers to the set of project database files stored, one for each project. These files are also referred to as the `build` file. Refer FIG. 3 for a sample format. This file contains information about the project, such as the start date and other global information such as the project leader's name, mail identity, holidays, weekends etc. It also contains detailed information about each task such as the description, task leader's name / mail identity, task duration or planned completion date. In addition it contains information about the dependencies for each task, in terms of the predecessor task id, the type of dependency whether FS(predeceseor finishes and task starts), FF(predecessor and task finish together) or SS (predecessor and task st...

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Design and implementation of an `Auto Multi-Project Server System`, which automates the tasks of Project Management Coordination, for organizational work-group team members. The `Auto Multi-Project Server`, referred to as AMPS, consists of a core piece of software running on a host server computer system and interacting with a messaging system such as electronic mail, fax etc. Once the AMPS system is configured for the work environment, all interactions with it by work-group team members is via messages. First the AMPS system compiles multi-project plans into a multi-project database, and tracks the ownership of projects, tasks and resources within the plans. Second the AMPS system performs automatic checking of resource requests, if resource availability limits are exceeded then resources are re-allocated to projects based on priorities, and project plans are accordingly changed Third the database is processed periodically to send out reminder follow-ups and project status reports. Fourth the databases are continuously updated based on status changes reported by work-group members. These four steps are continuously repeated enabling an automated method of multi-project management for organizational work-group team members.

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BACKGROUND1. Cross-references to Related ApplicationsA patent search revealed no patent under the categories, Automatic Project Management, or under Electronic Mail based Project Management or Groupware Project Management.The category Project Management revealed two patents: (1) U.S. Pat. No. 4,451,067, A Comprehensive Central Scheduling Folder for Project Management offers a non-computerized method for planning and tracking projects. This has no similarity with the proposed electronic network based project management system, as it does not involve computers. (2) U.S. Pat. No. 4,875,162, An Automated Interface of Design Software with Project Management Software. The scope of this is narrow, focuses on design organizations only and involves automatic status update of files between design software and project Management software. This is not for general purpose management of multiple work-groups. Also it does not address the design of a general purpose auto-server for project manageme...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/50G06F17/30G06Q10/06G06Q10/10
CPCG06Q10/063114G06Q10/063118G06Q10/06312G06Q10/06313G06Q10/10Y10S706/919
Inventor SRINIVASAN, SESHAN R.
Owner ENPAT
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