Project management system for aiding users in attaining goals

1. A project management computer system for aiding a user in attaining goals, the system comprising:

a display and an input device;

a memory storing computer readable instructions; and

a processor coupled to memory and the display, the processor adapted to execute the stored instructions for displaying:

(a) a strategy circle interface comprising:

(i) at least one goal field for describing a goal,

(ii) a plurality of obstacle fields for describing a plurality of obstacles to be overcome in attaining the goal; and

(iii) a plurality of strategy fields for describing activities for overcoming the plurality of obstacles to achieve the goal;

(b) a planner interface comprising:

(i) means for displaying one or more activities associated with at least one obstacle described in the strategy circle interface;

(ii) means for designating free, focus, and buffer days associated with each of one or more calendar days of a time period, wherein the planner interface includes means for designating free, focus, and buffer days over a time period of weekly, quarterly, or yearly; and

(c) an entrepreneurial time system interface comprising:

(i) means for inputting and displaying one or more activities associated with the at least one obstacle as a free, focus, or buffer day activity;

(ii) means for calculating from the free, focus, and buffer day designations of the planner interface, a preset goal and an actual number of free days, focus days, and buffer days actually passed for a selected quarterly time period; and

(iii) means for displaying the preset goal, actual days, and a comparison of actual days to the preset goal days for each of the free, focus, and buffer days for the selected time period.

2. A computer program product for aiding a user in attaining goals, the computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor, the processor coupled to the memory and a display and adapted to execute the instructions for displaying:

(a) a strategy circle interface comprising:

(i) at least one goal field for describing a goal,

(ii) a plurality of obstacle fields for describing a plurality of obstacles to be overcome in attaining the goal; and

(iii) a plurality of strategy fields for describing activities for overcoming the plurality of obstacles to achieve the goal;

(b) a planner interface comprising:

(i) means for displaying one or more activities associated with at least one obstacle described in the strategy circle interface;

(ii) means for designating free, focus, and buffer days associated with each of one or more calendar days of a time period, wherein the planner interface includes means for designating free, focus, and buffer days over a time period of weekly, quarterly, or yearly; and

(c) an entrepreneurial time system interface comprising:

(i) means for inputting and displaying one or more activities associated with the at least one obstacle as a free, focus, or buffer day activity;

(ii) means for calculating from the free, focus, and buffer day designations of the planner interface, a preset goal and an actual number of free days, focus days, and buffer days actually passed for a selected quarterly time period; and

(iii) means for displaying the preset goal, actual days, and a comparison of actual days to the preset goal days for each of the free, focus, and buffer days for the selected time period.

3. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein the entrepreneurial time system interface further comprises:

means for selecting the selected quarterly time period.

4. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein the entrepreneurial time system interface further comprises:

means for designating data as confidential and hidden from other users of the project management computer system.

5. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein at least one obstacle field in the plurality of obstacle fields is linked to the at least one goal field.

6. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein at least one obstacle field in the plurality of obstacle fields has a unique associated strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields, and the at least one obstacle field is linked with the unique associated strategy field.

7. The project management computer system of claim 1 , further comprising a strategy matrix having, for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields, an associated plurality of information fields for receiving information regarding a strategy described in the strategy field.

8. The project management computer system of claim 1 , further comprising a search means for searching through the plurality of strategy records for a selected search term.

9. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated personnel field for entering names of personnel required to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.

10. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated resource field for entering a description of resources required to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.

11. The project management computer system of claim 1 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated plurality of step fields for describing steps to be executed to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.

12. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein the entrepreneurial time system interface further comprises:

means for selecting the selected quarterly time period.

13. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein the entrepreneurial time system interface further comprises:

means for designating data as confidential and hidden from other users of the project management computer system.

14. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein at least one obstacle field in the plurality of obstacle fields is linked to the at least one goal field.

15. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein at least one obstacle field in the plurality of obstacle fields has a unique associated strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields, and the at least one obstacle field is linked with the unique associated strategy field.

16. The computer program product of claim 2 , further comprising a strategy matrix having, for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields, an associated plurality of information fields for receiving information regarding a strategy described in the strategy field.

17. The computer program product of claim 2 , further comprising a search means for searching through the plurality of strategy records for a selected search term.

18. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated personnel field for entering names of personnel required to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.

19. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated resource field for entering a description of resources required to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.

20. The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein for each strategy field in the plurality of strategy fields the associated plurality of information fields comprises an associated plurality of step fields for describing steps to be executed to implement a strategy designated in the strategy field.