JPH06348713A - Project management assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently perform afresh scheduling (change of restriction conditions and adjustments of a schedule) in consideration of the future prediction of a project by automatically performing the future prediction of the projection in consideration of the progress result. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with an area 101 wherein the restriction conditions of the project are stored, an area 103 wherein plan data are stored, an area 105 wherein actual result data are stored, a means 107 which displays the stored data in a schedule display area, a means 108 which edits the displayed schedule and updates the plan data storage area, an area 110 wherein knowledge regarding the future prediction of a project supervisor is stored, and a means 109 which performs the prediction by using the prediction knowledge while referring to the restriction conditions and plan data. Further, the device is provided with a means which displays the restriction conditions and a means which updates the restriction condition measurement area by operating the displayed restriction conditions to efficiently perform the afresh scheduling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a project management service, and more particularly to a project management support device for supporting future prediction and rescheduling in consideration of progress records.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A project progress management task is to grasp the progress of a project, reset a schedule if there is a problem, and accurately control the progress of the project. To grasp the progress, it is necessary not only to compare the plan (schedule) with the actual result, but also to make a future prediction in consideration of the past actual progress. If the project progresses at the same progress rate as before, the progress prediction such as when the project will be completed is calculated by the conventional PERT (Program Eval
The uation and Review Technique) method was also possible with simple forecasts such as end date forecasts, using follow-up calculations that considered actual results.

Further, conventionally, the progress prediction result is displayed as a chart such as a Gantt chart, and by directly operating the chart, it is possible to change the time and period for carrying out each work and adjust the schedule. It was However, depending on the progress status, it is often necessary to change even the constraint conditions, not just the schedule adjustment. In this case, after changing the constraint conditions, the future is predicted again considering the progress record, and the schedule is adjusted on the chart.

[0004]

However, in the progress prediction using the above-mentioned conventional PERT method, in order to accurately predict the progress, factors such as the characteristics peculiar to the project and external conditions to be considered are complicated. Therefore, it relied on the experience and know-how of the project manager.

In the method using the Gantt chart,
When changing the constraint condition, it is necessary to use the constraint condition input means, and the constraint condition is changed and the schedule adjustment on the chart is repeated (trial and error) to obtain the best reschedule. In case it was inconvenient.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and the first purpose thereof is to incorporate the experience and know-how of the project manager to predict the future of the project in consideration of the progress record. It is to provide a project management support device that can be automatically performed.

A second object of the present invention is to enable efficient rescheduling (change of constraints and adjustment of schedule) in consideration of future prediction of a project.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above first object, the present invention comprises a constraint condition storage area for storing constraint conditions of a project, and constraint condition input means for inputting constraint conditions. Plan data storage area for storing plan data, plan data input means for inputting plan data, actual data storage area for storing actual data, actual data input means for inputting actual data, plan data Schedule display means for displaying the storage data stored in the storage area as a diagram in the schedule display area, a predictive knowledge storage area for storing the knowledge about the future prediction of the project manager, constraint conditions, plan data, and actual data. It is provided with a prediction executing means for predicting the future by using the prediction knowledge while referring to it.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the present invention also provides a constraint condition display means for displaying the constraint conditions of the project as a diagram in the schedule display area and the project by operating the displayed diagram. And constraint condition operating means for editing the constraint condition and updating the constraint condition storage area.

[0010]

With the above-described structure, the present invention can be used as an expert system that automatically predicts the future of a project in consideration of the progress record by a method that incorporates the experience and know-how of the project manager.

The present invention is also capable of visually displaying the project constraints in the schedule display area,
You can directly change the displayed constraints and make future predictions again. Use this to predict future →
It is possible to easily repeat the cycle of schedule adjustment → restriction condition change → future forecast → schedule adjustment → restriction condition change → ..., and it is possible to efficiently perform rescheduling in the project progress management work.

[0012]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a project management support apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 101 is a constraint condition storage area for storing project constraint conditions, 102 is a constraint condition input means for inputting constraint conditions, 103 is a plan data storage area for storing plan data, and 104 is plan data for input. Plan data input means for performing the operation, 105 is a performance data storage area for storing the performance data, 106 is a performance data input means for inputting the performance data, 107 is a schedule display of the storage data stored in the plan data storage area 103. Schedule display means for displaying as a diagram in the area 111, 108 is a schedule operating means for editing the schedule by operating the displayed figure and updating the plan data storage area 103, 109 is a constraint condition, plan data and a record Prediction execution that makes future predictions using prediction knowledge while referring to data Stage, 110 prediction knowledge storage area for storing the prediction knowledge Forecasts project manager, 111 is a schedule display region.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of the plan data storage area 103. Field 20 indicating management unit
1, a field 202 indicating work, a field 203 indicating a plan start date, and a field 204 indicating a plan end date.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of the record data storage area 105. Data 301 related to actual start / end dates and data 302 and 30 related to progress results of each work
3 and 304 are stored. The data 301 includes a field 305 indicating a management unit and a field 3 indicating a work.
06, a field 307 indicating the actual start date, and a field 308 indicating the actual end date. Data 302
Is data relating to the progress record of the work A1, and is composed of a field 309 indicating the progress input date and a field 310 indicating the progress degree. The data 303 is data relating to the progress record of the work B1 and is composed of a field 311 indicating the progress input date and a field 312 indicating the progress degree. The data 304 is data relating to the progress record of the work C1, and includes a field 313 indicating the progress input date and a field 314 indicating the progress degree.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of the constraint condition storage area 101. Field 40 indicating constraint name
1. A field 402 indicating a constraint condition.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of the prediction knowledge storage area 110. The field 501 includes a knowledge name field 501, an application status field 502, and a prediction content field 503.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the schedule display means 107. Figure 6 below
The process of the schedule display means 107 for displaying a diagram to the user through the schedule display area 111 will be described with reference to the configuration of FIG. First, when the user gives a start command, the schedule display means 107 is started (step 601), the plan data storage area 103 is referred to (step 602), and the schedule is set in the area 111.
(Step 603). Next, if there is a display condition change command (step 605), the user sets the display condition through the area 111 (step 604), refers to the plan data storage area 103, and redisplays it (steps 602 and 603). ). After that, if there is a display end command (step 606), the display is ended (step 60).
7).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the schedule operating means 108. Figure 7 below
The process of the schedule operating means 108 for adjusting the schedule by allowing the user to operate the diagram through the schedule display area 111 will be described with reference to the configuration of FIG. First, when a start instruction is given from the user through the area 111, the schedule operating means 108
Is activated (step 701). Next, it is confirmed through the area 111 whether or not there is an operation instruction from the user (step 702). If so, it is confirmed whether the instruction is a work addition command (step 70).
3). If the command is a work addition command, information about the additional work is received from the user through the area 111, and the data in the plan data storage area 103 and the drawing in the area 111 are updated (step 704). If it is not a work addition command, it is confirmed whether it is a work deletion command (step 705). When the command is a work deletion command, information about the deletion work is received from the user through the area 111, and the data in the plan data storage area 103 and the drawing in the area 111 are updated (step 706). If it is not a work deletion command, it is confirmed whether it is a period setting command (step 707). In the case of the period setting command, the information regarding the work period is received from the user through the area 111, and the plan data storage area 103
Information of the area and the drawing of the area 111 are updated (step 70).
8). If it is not a period setting command, it is confirmed whether it is an implementation date setting command (step 709). When the command is the implementation date setting command, information regarding the implementation date is received from the user through the area 111, and the data in the plan data storage area 103 and the drawing in the area 111 are updated (step 710). If it is not the execution date setting command, it is confirmed whether it is an end command (step 71).
1). If the command is an end command, the process ends (step 712). If it was not an end command,
The process returns to the operation command confirmation step 702.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the prediction executing means 109. The processing of the prediction execution means 109 for performing future prediction using prediction knowledge while referring to the constraint conditions, the plan data and the actual data will be described below with reference to the configuration of FIG. 1 according to the flow of FIG. First, when a start command is given by the user, the prediction executing means 109 is started (step 801). Subsequently, the plan data storage area 103 is referenced (step 802), the constraint condition storage area 101 is referenced (step 803), the actual data storage area 105 is referenced (step 804), and the prediction knowledge storage area 110 is referenced. (Step 805). further,
Prediction is executed by a known method (step 806), and the plan data storage area 103 is updated (step 80).
7) and the process ends (step 808).

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing when performing future prediction and schedule adjustment in consideration of actual results using this project management support apparatus.
0 is a display example on the schedule display area 111. The flow of processing will be described below with reference to the configuration of FIG. 1 and the display example of FIG. 10 according to the flow of FIG. First, when the device is activated by the user (step 901), the schedule display means 107 displays a diagram showing the plan data (FIG. 2) stored in the plan data storage area 103 on the schedule display area 111 (step 902). . FIG. 10A is a display example. Next, the performance data input means 10
The progress record of the project is input by 6 (step 903). The actual data shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the actual data storage area 105. If there is no prediction execution instruction (step 904), the process proceeds to step 907. If there is a prediction execution command (step 904), the prediction execution means 109 executes prediction (step 905), and the schedule display means 107 displays the prediction result in the schedule display area 111 (step 906). FIG. 10B is a display example. The parts that have already been implemented are highlighted in bold lines. Next, if there is no schedule operation command (step 907), the process ends (step 909). If there is a schedule operation command (step 907), the schedule operation means 108 performs a schedule operation (step 908). FIG. 10C is an example of operating the schedule. This is the result of shortening the period of work B3 by 2 days and adjusting it so as to satisfy the constraint 6 of FIG.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the project management support apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, 1101 is a constraint condition storage area for storing constraint conditions of a project, 1102 is a constraint condition input means for inputting constraint conditions, 1103.
Is a plan data storage area for storing plan data, 1104
Is a plan data input means for inputting plan data, 1
Reference numeral 105 denotes a performance data storage area for storing performance data, 1
Reference numeral 106 is a performance data input means for inputting performance data, 1107 is a schedule display means for displaying the storage data stored in the plan data storage area 1103 as a figure in the schedule display area 1111, and 1108 is a displayed figure. Schedule operation means for editing a schedule by operating to update the plan data storage area, 1109 is a prediction execution means for performing future prediction using prediction knowledge while referring to constraint conditions, plan data and actual data, and 1110 is a project A predictive knowledge storage area for storing predictive knowledge about the future prediction of the administrator, 1111 is a schedule display area, 1112 is a constraint condition display means for displaying project constraint conditions in the schedule display area 1111 as a diagram, 1113 is displayed. By operating the diagram, Edit the object constraint is a constraint condition operation means for updating a constraint condition storing area 1101.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the constraint condition display means 1112. Figure 1 below
The processing of the constraint condition display means 1112 for displaying a diagram to the user through the schedule display area 1111 will be described with reference to the configuration of FIG. First, when the user gives a start command, the schedule display means 111
2 is activated (step 1201), and the constraint condition storage area 1
101 is referenced (step 1202), and the schedule is displayed in the area 1111 (step 1203). next,
If there is a display condition change command (step 1205), the user sets the display condition through the area 1111 (step 1204), refers to the constraint condition storage area 1101, and redisplays it (steps 1202 and 1203). Thereafter, if there is a display end command (step 1206), the display is ended (step 1207).

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the constraint condition operating means 1113. Figure 1 below
The processing of the constraint condition operating means 1113 for adjusting the schedule by allowing the user to operate the drawing through the schedule display area 1111 will be described with reference to the configuration of FIG. First, when a start command is given from the user through the area 1111, the constraint condition operating means 111
3 is activated (step 1301). Next area 1111
It is confirmed whether or not there is an operation instruction from the user through (step 1302). If it is confirmed, it is confirmed whether the instruction is a constraint addition command (step 1303). If the command is a constraint addition command, information regarding the additional constraint is received from the user through the area 1111 and the data of the constraint condition storage area 1101 and the area 111 are received.
1 is updated (step 1304). If it is not a constraint addition command, it is confirmed whether it is a constraint deletion command (step 1305). If the command is a constraint deletion command, information regarding the deletion constraint is received from the user through the area 1111 and the constraint condition storage area 1101 is received.
Data and the drawing of the area 1111 are updated (step 13
06). If it is not a constraint deletion command, it is confirmed whether it is an end command (step 1307). If the command is an end command, the process ends (step 1308). If it is not the end command, the operation command confirmation step S1302 is returned to.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when rescheduling is performed by repeating future prediction, schedule adjustment, and constraint condition change in consideration of the results using this project management support apparatus.
Reference numerals 5 and 16 are display examples on the schedule display area 1111. The configuration of FIG. 11 and FIG. 1 will be described below according to the flow of FIG.
The flow of processing will be described with reference to the display example of No. 5. First, when the user activates the device (step 1401), the schedule display area 1111 displays a diagram representing the plan data (FIG. 2) stored in the plan data storage area 1103 by the schedule display means 1107 (step 1).
402). Next, the constraint condition display means 1112 displays a diagram representing the constraint conditions (FIG. 4) stored in the constraint condition storage area 1101 in the schedule display area 1111 (step 1403). FIG. 15A is a display example. Here, the constraint conditions are displayed from (1) to (7). Next, the progress data of the project is input by the performance data input means 1106 (step 1404). The record data in FIG. 3 is stored in the record data storage area 1105. If there is no prediction execution instruction (step 140)
5) and proceeds to step 1409. If there is a prediction execution command (step 1405), the prediction execution means 1109 executes prediction (step 1406), and the schedule display means 1107 displays the prediction result in the schedule display area 1112 (step 1407). Further, the constraint condition display means 1113 displays a diagram representing the constraint conditions stored in the constraint condition storage area 1101 in the schedule display area 1111 (step 1408). FIG. 15B is a display example. The parts that have already been implemented are highlighted in bold lines. Next, if there is no schedule operation command (step 1409), the process proceeds to step 1411. If there is a schedule operation command (step 140)
9) The schedule operation means 1108 performs a schedule operation (step 1410). Next, if there is no constraint condition operation instruction (step 1411), step 1
Proceed to 413. If there is a constraint operation instruction (step 1
411), constraint condition operation means 1113 performs constraint condition operation (step 1412). FIG. 16A is an example in which the constraint condition is operated, and is the result of deleting the constraint (2). Next, if there is no re-prediction command (step 141
3) and ends (step 1414). If there is a re-prediction command, the process returns to step 1406 again. FIG. 16B
After deleting the constraint (2) in (a), the prediction is executed again (step 1406), the schedule is displayed (step 1407), and the constraint is displayed (step 1408).
This is a display example of the result, and unlike the case of FIG. 15B, the constraint (6) is also satisfied.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to use it as an expert system that automatically predicts the future of a project in consideration of the progress record by a method that incorporates the experience and know-how of the project manager. Is.

The present invention can also visually display the constraint conditions of the project in the schedule display area,
You can directly change the displayed constraints and make future predictions again. Use this to predict future →
The cycle of schedule adjustment → change of constraint condition → future forecast → schedule adjustment → change of constraint condition → ... can be easily repeated, and rescheduling in project progress management work can be efficiently performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a project management support apparatus in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a plan data storage area in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a record data storage area in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a constraint condition storage area in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a prediction knowledge storage area in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the schedule display means in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the schedule operating means in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the prediction executing means in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when performing future prediction and schedule adjustment in consideration of actual results using the project management support apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a screen diagram showing a display example in a schedule display area according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a project management support apparatus in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a processing flow in a constraint condition display means in the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in a constraint condition table operating means in the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when rescheduling is performed by repeatedly performing future prediction, schedule adjustment, and constraint condition change in consideration of the results using the project management support apparatus of the second embodiment of the present invention. is there.

FIG. 15 is a screen diagram showing a display example of a schedule display area in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a screen diagram showing a display example of a schedule display area in the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101, 1101 constraint condition storage area 102, 1102 constraint condition input means 103, 1103 plan data storage area 104, 1104 plan data input means 105, 1105 actual data storage area 106, 1106 actual data input means 107, 1107 schedule display means 108, 1108 Schedule Operation Means 109, 1109 Prediction Execution Means 110, 1110 Prediction Knowledge Storage Area 111, 1111 Schedule Display Area 1112 Constraint Condition Display Means 1113 Constraint Condition Operation Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A constraint condition storage area for storing project constraint conditions, a constraint condition input means for inputting constraint conditions, a plan data storage area for storing plan data, and a plan for inputting plan data. A data input means, a performance data storage area for storing the performance data, a performance data input means for inputting the performance data, and a storage data stored in the plan data storage area for displaying as a diagram in the schedule display area. A schedule display means, a predictive knowledge storage area for storing the knowledge about the future prediction of the project manager, and a predictive execution means for predicting the future using the predictive knowledge while referring to the constraint conditions, the plan data and the actual data are provided. Project management support device. 2. The constraint condition display means for displaying the constraint conditions of the project as a diagram in the schedule display area, and the constraint conditions of the project are edited by operating the displayed diagram to update the constraint condition storage area. The project management support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising constraint condition operating means.