JP2002230245A - Progress information managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a progress information managing device describable a working level ranging from a rough working level to a detail working level by inputting working information, displayable the detail information on the working level in another window, able to add a work-to-work link or formable a link of a related document, able to provide a function to approve a progress, able to enhance the operability, and also enhance the quality of management. SOLUTION: This progress information managing device has a display device 22 having a screen capable of displaying a pointer and a plurality of windows and a progress information processing device 23 for processing the information on the progress state of the operation including a plurality of working units. The display device 22 displays a Gantt chart including the bars corresponding to the detail working units included in the working units corresponding to the bars in the other window when the moved pointer is brought into contact with the bars.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a progress information management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a factory, a research institution, a construction site, a company, etc., the progress of various operations such as production of products, production of prototypes, testing of devices and the like, construction of buildings and the like, various surveys, etc. are grasped. In order to manage, information on the progress of the various operations, ie, describe the progress information in various forms,
Managing.

[0003] However, it has been common practice to create the progress information using handwriting or a word processor or a DTP tool. In this case, the progress information is expressed not as data but as a diagram, and thus it is difficult to strictly manage the progress information.

[0004] In recent years, a tool that can be displayed by a progress bar of a Gantt chart has also been provided. In this case, work units of various works are sequentially described, and a group of a plurality of work units, that is, a plurality of fine work units, which can be grasped as one work as a whole, is summarized. It is expressed on the screen of the display means of the computer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display state of progress information by a conventional Gantt chart.

In this case, by moving the pointer on the screen with a mouse or the like and touching the summary A, as shown in the figure, a plurality of detailed work units A to Z constituting the summary A are displayed. It is expanded and displayed on the screen. In addition, a summary B, a summary C, a summary D, and the like (not shown), which are other summaries, are also operated in the same manner, so that a plurality of detailed work units constituting them are displayed on the screen. Further, when the operations A to Z are also composed of a plurality of more detailed operation units, they can be grasped as a summary. The unit is expanded and displayed.

[0007] When the pointer is again applied to the summary, a plurality of expanded and displayed work units are closed. That is, a detailed operation unit can be confirmed by repeatedly operating the mouse or the like to point the pointer on the screen to the summary.

Then, the link state 11 between each work unit
Are the start and end dates of the work (actual start date, actual end date,
Either the scheduled start date or the scheduled end date) is connected by a line (arrow line), and links (association) are made in the direction of the arrow between the summaries or detailed work units. Therefore, when detailed work units can be displayed, link relationships between summaries and detailed work units can be confirmed. When the linked work is not contained on one screen, the screen can be checked by scrolling.

Although there are parameters relating to the degree of progress and achievement rate indicating the degree of progress of the work, there are no parameters relating to the completion judgment. However, a text field for describing a judgment regarding the degree of progress or the achievement rate can be provided, but this does not mean that the completion judgment is approved. That is, the determination of the degree of progress of the work is left to the determination of the person who entered the degree of progress and the achievement rate.

[0010]

However, in the conventional management of the progress information, the progress management is insufficient because the operability is low and the quality of the management is low.

For example, if the number of work units is large, the work units cannot be accommodated on one screen. Therefore, it is necessary to scroll the screen by operating a mouse, a keyboard, or the like to see the necessary work units. For this reason, it is necessary to check the progress information by repeating the operation of the mouse, the keyboard, and the like. In particular,
If there are many detailed work units included in each summary, the operation for scrolling increases.

The operation of extracting and referring to linked work units is complicated. In particular, in order to extract the work units included in another summary, all the detailed work units constituting each summary are displayed, and it is checked whether or not there is an associated work unit. It must be referred to, and the operation becomes extremely complicated.

Further, items indicating the degree of progress and achievement rate are prepared as criteria for judging whether or not the work has been completed, but the judgment for proceeding to the next work, that is, approval is not included. . Therefore, the process proceeds to the next work unit while it is unknown whether the progress is correct or not, and there is a possibility that work inconsistency or confusion may occur.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional progress information management described above, and includes a work unit name, a start date / end date schedule, and results, a period, an achievement rate, a worker name, and a link between works. ,
Enter various work information related to work units such as cost,
It can describe from a rough work level to a detailed work level, and the detailed information can be displayed in a separate window, giving links between works and forming links such as related documents. It is an object of the present invention to provide a progress information management device that has a function of approving progress and has a high operability and a high quality of management.

[0015]

For this purpose, in the progress information management device of the present invention, an input device, a display device having a screen capable of displaying a pointer and a plurality of windows, and a work device including a plurality of work units are provided. A progress information processing device for processing information relating to a progress situation, wherein the display device displays a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of the work units in one window on a screen, When the pointer moved by the operation is hit on the bar, a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to the detailed work units included in the work unit corresponding to the bar is displayed in another window.

In another progress information management apparatus according to the present invention, the display device adds a mark to a bar corresponding to a work unit having a link formed with another work unit, and the pointer indicates When applied to the mark, a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of the detailed work units included in the other work unit is displayed in another window.

In still another progress information management device according to the present invention, the display device further includes a mark indicating a work completion approval status of the work unit and the detailed work unit, a bar corresponding to the work unit and the detailed work unit. To be given.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the progress information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the progress information management device includes an input device 21 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a CRT for displaying processing contents and information on a screen, a display device 22 such as a liquid crystal display, a CPU, an MPU and the like. A progress information processing device 23 having a calculating means, and communicatively connected to the progress information processing device 23 for storing processed data;
Alternatively, the main storage device 24 includes a magnetic disk for temporarily storing data, a semiconductor memory, and the like.

Here, the progress information management device includes a factory,
Research institutions, construction sites, stores, offices, financial institutions, schools,
In all organizations such as hospitals, government agencies, local governments, corporations and private business establishments, production of products, production of prototypes, testing of equipment etc., construction of buildings etc., creation of budget, inventory, accounting,
It is for grasping and managing the progress of all types of work such as purchasing, delivery, document preparation, investigation, and cleaning.

The progress information processing device 23, which processes information relating to the work progress, inputs the work information,
Work information input processing unit 2 for editing, deleting, displaying, etc.
5. A detailed work window display processing unit 26 for displaying a detailed work unit in another window, an inter-work link processing unit 27 for linking work units with a mouse or a keyboard, and a work for approving completion of the work It has an approval processing unit 28.

The main storage unit 24 corresponds to the work information input processing unit 25, the detailed work window display processing unit 26, the inter-work link processing unit 27, and the work approval processing unit 28 of the progress information processing device 23, respectively. , A work information storage unit 29, a window display storage unit 30, a link information storage unit 31, and an approval status storage unit 32. The work information storage unit 29, window display storage unit 30, link information storage unit 31, and approval status storage unit 32 may exist as independent storage devices, respectively, or may be configured as one storage device as a whole. It may exist, and the inside may be partitioned as respective storage units.

Next, the operation of the progress information management device having the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the progress information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of progress information management data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of progress approval according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a detailed work window according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, create a new file, or
An existing file reading process (step S1) for reading a file from the existing progress data 35 is executed. These processes are executed by inputting from the input device 21 (FIG. 1) or by selecting an item included in the list designation list displayed on the screen of the display device 22 with the pointer.

Next, a progress information input process (step S2) for inputting progress information to the new file or the existing file is executed. The progress information input processing may be executed by inputting the progress information in the form of a data sheet as shown in FIG. 4 using the keyboard of the input device 21, or may be already stored in the progress information registration file 36. It may be executed by dragging and inputting the progress information that has been set with a pointer on a progress bar described later.

The progress information input in the progress information input processing is a work data table 41 (a progress information management data shown in FIG. 4) in which progress information management data as shown in FIG. The management data is temporarily tabulated for processing, and the following table is also stored).

In FIG. 4, the progress management information can be customized by the user, and the number of items is not limited. Also, a flag and a data type can be set together. Each item can have a plurality of pieces of information by a sub-table. For example, there are three persons in charge. The flag indicates processing information, where 0 indicates no input, 1 indicates input completed, and 2 indicates that there are multiple inputs. Furthermore, the data type is 1 for the flag type, 2 for the character type, 3 for the integer type, 4 for the real type, and 5 for the floating point type.
The special format (date) is set by 6.

Subsequently, an inter-work link designation process (step S3) is executed. This processing is also executed by moving the pointer on the screen of the display device 22 using a mouse or the like, similarly to steps S1 and S2. That is, by pointing the pointer to the two progress bars as the bars indicating the work A and the work B in the Gantt chart and sequentially designating them, a link such as a link from the work A to the work B or a link from the work B to the work A is provided. Attached. Note that such linking can also be performed by directly inputting the data sheet using a keyboard. Also, a plurality of links such as a link from the work A to the works B and C can be provided. You can also specify which part of the progress bar to link to. In this case, it is determined by the position of the progress bar to which the pointer is applied. Since the link prohibition information stored in the link prohibition information file 37 is referred to, linking to a portion where linking is prohibited is not performed.

Subsequently, input information reference processing (step S
4) is executed. When this process is executed, the detailed work window as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen of the display device 22 by the detailed work window display processing unit 26 and the window display storage unit 30. For example,
When the operation B includes a plurality of detailed operation units, the operation B can be said to be a summary B. For example, if it is assumed that the summary B includes work units of work B1 to B6, a detail display window 72, which is an auxiliary window, can be displayed inside the progress information display window 71.

This operation is performed in the progress information display window 71.
Bar 73 of work B (summary B) displayed in
When the pointer is pointed to and clicked, a detailed display window 72 including a detailed work unit included in the work B and progress bars corresponding to the works B1 to B6 is displayed. The size of the detail display window 72 is set by default, but can be freely set by moving the window frame 75, and the internal progress bar 73 is controlled according to the size of the detail display window 72. It is supposed to be. In addition, the automatic control can be released by placing the pointer on the release mark 76 and clicking it, and can be displayed in a fixed size. At this time, if the entire image cannot be displayed, it can be confirmed by a conventional scroll operation. Also,
When the user wants to delete the window of the detailed display window 72, the user can put the pointer on the delete mark 77 of the window frame 75 and click on it.

When the summary C also includes a plurality of detailed work units as in the case of the summary B, a plurality of detailed display windows 72 can be simultaneously displayed.

When the input information reference processing is completed,
The input information of the inter-work link designation is stored in the link table 4
2 is stored.

Next, an approval information input process (step S5) is executed for the work for which the progress information input process, the inter-work link designation process, and the input information reference process have been completed.
In this case, on the screen of the display device 22, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, three progress bars corresponding to the work A, the work B, and the work C are displayed. Each of the three progress bars is provided with a status related to the approval of the work completion of the corresponding work unit, that is, a mark indicating the work completion approval status. Here, the approval bar 61 is displayed on the progress bar corresponding to the work A, the approval waiting mark 62 is displayed on the progress bar corresponding to the work B, and the approval unnecessary mark 63 is displayed on the progress bar corresponding to the work C. Each has been granted.

For example, when approval is given for the completion of the work B corresponding to the progress bar to which the approval waiting mark 62 has been added, the data on the setting of the approver stored in the approval data file 38 Is read,
After the contents are checked to confirm whether or not the person is an approver, an approval operation is performed. In addition, a plurality of approvers can be set for one operation, but the person who operated first has priority. Furthermore, when a plurality of approvers are required, the information is passed to the sub-table of the progress information management data, and when all the approvers approve, the status is changed to the approved mark 61.

When the approval information input processing is completed,
The input approval information is stored in the approval table 43.

The work procedure from the input of the progress information to the input of the approval information is as described above. However, since the process is an interactive process, the process from step S2 to step S5 is performed when the information exists. There is no problem even if the order is different.

Finally, a file saving process (step S6) is executed as an end operation. By the file saving processing, the work data table 41 of the processing table 40,
The information in the link table 42 and the approval table 43 is shown in FIG.
And the contents are stored in the progress data file 39 as data of a text format (ASCII format) or a binary format.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of detailed work units included in the summary are displayed in a window different from the main window displayed on the screen. The contents of the work can be easily grasped. In addition, since a plurality of detailed work units included in the summary can be referred to without scrolling the screen, operation with a mouse, a keyboard, or the like is not required, and operation time can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description of the same components and operations as those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

In this embodiment, processing is mainly executed by the inter-work link processing section 27 and the link information storage section 31. Then, step S3 shown in FIG.
This is performed when the inter-work link processing unit 27 is activated at the time of the inter-work link designation process or the input information reference process of step S4.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a progress bar and a link state according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a display example of a progress information input panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 are diagrams showing display examples of documents and links according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, a scheduled period (scheduled start date-scheduled end date) 81 and an actual period (actual start date-actual end date) 82 of one work unit are indicated by progress bars in the Gantt chart. It is displayed in a format (horizontal line), and the start date, the designated date, and the end date are marked with circles (○).

In the present embodiment, the start date / link 85 indicates that the information is received and started before the work is started. The acquisition of information at the intermediate point of the work is indicated by a designated date / link 86, and the appearance of information as a result of the work is indicated by an end date / link 87. The start date / link 85, the designated date / link 86 and the end date /
The link 87 may be displayed at the position of the performance period 82.

The link operation for this display is recognized by pointing a pointer to the link position (start date, end date, designated date) of the two works (for example, the end date of work A → the start date of work B). ) Or by inputting (keyboard input or selection designation) to a link item on the progress information input panel 89 shown in FIG.

In the progress bar shown in FIG. 7, the achievement status 83 (degree of achievement rate [%] with respect to the actual period 82) and the latest status report date 84 (vertical line corresponding to the date) are also shown together with the link information. Can be displayed. The same applies to the editing operation of the achievement status 83 and the status report date 84,
It can be deleted by executing the delete command or leaving it blank.

If the item to be linked is a different file (external file), the two files are opened and specified, or a link destination with a file name (file name, link destination number and position) is input to the keyboard. Directly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the link to the related document 90 is also indicated by a circle (○) as a mark displayed near the work unit. It has become.

In this operation, the file name can be directly input with the keyboard, and the file name can be deleted by executing a delete command or leaving a blank.

As described above, in this embodiment, since information for grasping the link relationship between a plurality of detailed work units is displayed in a portion corresponding to the date of the progress bar, the information of the link destination is displayed. Since the work can be easily confirmed, the trouble of the operation of searching for the link destination with a mouse or a keyboard is eliminated, and the operation time can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description of the same components and operations as those of the first and second embodiments will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the processing is executed mainly by the work approval processing section 28 and the approval status storage section 32. Then, the process is executed when the work approval processing unit 28 is activated at the time of the approval information input process in step S5 in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a progress approval data file according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the progress bar has three patterns to which an approved mark 61, an approval waiting mark 62, and an approval unnecessary mark 63 are respectively provided. The approval information is input by directly inputting the progress information sheet using a keyboard.

The data for which the progress has been approved can be input only by the authorized person. This can be input only by a person registered in the approval data file 38 shown in FIG.

The data items of the approval data file 38 include an approver item for a work unit as shown in FIG. 10 and a password (not shown). At the time of approval input, the content (character string) is checked. Can be entered only if correct. Similarly, in the case of approval cancellation, it can be canceled after the check.

If there is no work unit, it is not checked.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the work is completed, the work completion approval status can be input, so that it is possible to clarify whether the work has been completed, and to grasp the progress status. Becomes clear. Therefore,
The quality of the progress information management can be improved, and the inconsistency of the work in which the succeeding work is advanced ahead and the confusion as to whether the work can be started can be resolved.

In the first embodiment,
Although the display of the progress information has been described, the present invention can also be applied to an apparatus or a system that uses an auxiliary window to confirm details of a certain content.

In the second embodiment,
Although the description has been given with respect to the fact that link information can be confirmed not at the link destination but on the spot, the present invention can be similarly applied to an apparatus or system capable of referring to link information.

Further, in the third embodiment, the content of approving the progress status has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to an apparatus or a system which displays the progress status by a mark.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0064]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the progress information management device, an input device, a display device having a screen capable of displaying a pointer and a plurality of windows, and a plurality of work units are provided. And a progress information processing device for processing information related to the progress of the work including, the display device displays a Gantt chart including a bar corresponding to each of the work units in one window on the screen,
When the pointer moved by the operation of the input device is hit on the bar, a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of the detailed work units included in the work unit corresponding to the bar is displayed in another window. I do.

In this case, the contents of the work unit can be easily grasped. Also, since you can refer to multiple detailed work units included in the work unit without scrolling the screen,
This eliminates the hassle of operation with a mouse, keyboard, or the like, and can reduce the operation time.

In another progress information management device, the display device further adds a mark to a bar corresponding to a work unit having a link formed with another work unit, and the pointer points to the mark. When hit, the Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of the detailed work units included in the other work unit is displayed in another window.

In this case, since the work of the link destination can be easily confirmed, the operation of searching for the link destination with a mouse, a keyboard or the like is not troublesome, and the operation time can be shortened.

In still another progress information management device, the display device adds a mark indicating a work completion approval status of the work unit and the detailed work unit to a bar corresponding to the work unit and the detailed work unit. .

In this case, whether or not the work has been completed can be clarified, and the grasp of the progress status can be clarified, so that the quality of progress information management can be improved, and the succeeding work can proceed in advance. It is possible to eliminate the contradiction of the work that the user is in and the confusion as to whether or not to start the work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a progress information management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display state of progress information according to a conventional Gantt chart.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the progress information management device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of progress information management data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of progress approval according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a detailed work window according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a progress bar and a link state according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a progress information input panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document and a link according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a progress approval data file according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 21 input device 22 display device 23 progress information processing device

Claims (3)

[Claims] (A) An input device, a display device having a screen capable of displaying a pointer and a plurality of windows, and a progress information processing device for processing information relating to the progress of work including a plurality of work units. (B) the display device comprises:
A Gantt chart including a bar corresponding to each of the work units is displayed in one window on the screen, and when the pointer moved by operating the input device is applied to the bar, the Gantt chart corresponding to the bar is displayed. A progress information management device characterized by displaying a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of detailed work units included in a work unit in another window. 2. The display device adds a mark to a bar corresponding to a work unit having a link formed with another work unit, and when the pointer is hit on the mark, the other work unit 2. The progress information management device according to claim 1, wherein a Gantt chart including bars corresponding to each of the detailed operation units included in the Gantt chart is displayed in another window. 3. The progress information according to claim 1, wherein the display device attaches a mark indicating a work completion approval status of the work unit and the detailed work unit to a bar corresponding to the work unit and the detailed work unit. Management device.