Project activity reporting
View Patent ↗A project management and activity recording system defines project tasks, project positions, and assigns personnel to the project positions. As the assigned personnel perform project tasks from a remote location, they may periodically record their activities in the project software. The recorded activity information is used to update the project to keep records such as time, cost, expenses, and task completion current, even when offsite personnel or contractors are used. A reporting user interface may be selected based on the reporting device, and data entry may be performed by updating historical or default values.
1. A computer-implemented method for a user to report an activity in a project, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
receiving from the user a selection of a project position and a project task, the selection of the project position including a selection from a first predetermined list of a job position of a person performing the project and a separate selection from a second predetermined list of a qualification or a requirement for the job position of the project, the qualification or requirement including a predetermined technical expertise;
retrieving, from a database, stored data based on the project position and the project task selected by the user;
providing a user interface based on the type of access to the database by a reporting device of the user, the user interface being one of an online, offline, and web based interface;
providing instructions to display the stored data to the user on the reporting device using the user interface;
enabling the user to select a type of information to be reported;
receiving, from the user, activity information related to the selected type of information; and
updating the stored data in the database based on the received activity information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the type of information comprises at least one of type of activity, level of activity, role, task, location, explanation, time, and cost.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stored data comprises at least one of default data and historical data.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving activity information comprises modifying, by the user, at least one of the default data or the historical data.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user enters the activity information from a location remote from the database.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising setting a schedule for receiving activity information.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the schedule is periodic.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program executed by at least one processor to perform a method for a user to report an activity in a project, the method comprising:
receiving from the user a selection of a project position and a project task, the selection of the project position including a selection from a first predetermined list of a job position of a person performing the project and a separate selection from a second predetermined list of a qualification or a requirement for the job position of the project, the qualification or requirement including a predetermined technical expertise;
retrieving, from a database, stored data based on the project position and the project task selected by the user;
providing a user interface based on the type of access to the database by a reporting device of the user, the user interface being one of an online, offline, and web based interface;
displaying the stored data to the user on the reporting device using the user interface;
enabling the user to select a type of information to be reported;
receiving, from the user, activity information related to the selected type of information; and
updating the stored data in the database based on the received activity information.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the type of information comprises at least one of type of activity, level of activity, role, task, location, explanation, time, and cost.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the stored data comprises at least one of default data and historical data.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein receiving activity information comprises modifying, by the user, at least one of the default data or the historical data.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the user enters the activity information from a location remote from the database.
13. The computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises setting a schedule for receiving activity information.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the schedule is periodic.
15. A computer-implemented method for reporting an activity in a project, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:
retrieving, from a database, stored data based on a project position and a project task selected by a user at the same time, the selection of the project position including a selection from a first predetermined list of a job position of a person performing the project and a separate selection from a second predetermined list of a qualification or a requirement for the job position of the project, the qualification or requirement including a predetermined technical expertise;
providing instructions to display the stored data to the user;
enabling the user to select a type of information to be reported;
receiving, from the user, activity information related to the selected type of information; and
validating the activity information received from the user by a plausibility check.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
updating the stored data in the database based on the activity information validated by the plausibility check.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the plausibility check is based on at least one of a calendar, restrictions, and profiles assigned to the project position or the project task.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program executed by at least one processor to perform a method for reporting an activity in a project, the method comprising:
retrieving, from a database, stored data based on a project position and a project task selected by a user at the same time, the selection of the project position including a selection from a first predetermined list of a job position of a person performing the project and a separate selection from a second predetermined list of a qualification or a requirement for the job position of the project, the qualification or requirement including a predetermined technical expertise;
displaying the stored data to the user;
enabling the user to select a type of information to be reported;
receiving, from the user, activity information related to the selected type of information; and
validating the activity information received from the user by a plausibility check.
19. The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:
updating the stored data in the database based on the activity information validated by the plausibility check.
20. The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the plausibility check is based on at least one of a calendar, restrictions, and profiles assigned to the project position or the project task.