JP2014052931A - Project management method, project management device, project management system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately add up work times for a project by using a computer.SOLUTION: A client 1 includes: a log recording unit 110 for recording title information on all windows displayed on a display and time information showing times when the windows have been in an active state, in a log area; a keyword setting unit 120 for setting a keyword associated with a project; and a cumulative time calculation unit 140 for extracting logs in which the keyword is included in the title information from the log area and calculating a work cumulative time for the project by adding up time information on respective extracted logs.

Description

  The present invention relates to a project management method, a project management apparatus, a project management system, and a program for managing work hours performed using a computer for each project.

  Patent Document 1 is known as this type of technology. The patent document 1 registers a program name, a file name, and a keyword to be used for each project, and when these are used on a computer, the accumulated usage time is recorded in a project management DB. .

JP 2002-24504 A

  This document recording method has a problem in that the program name, file name, and keyword to be used are accurately predicted and registered before the project is started. For example, a situation may be considered in which it is determined that not only “Program A” but also “Program B” work should be counted as the work time of the project after the start of the project work. In addition, when actually performing the work, if there is a difference in notation such as “XX plan” or “XX (plan)” in the assigned file name, the file name registered first is “XX plan”. In this case, the latter “XX (draft)” is not included in the work time. In this way, if the program name to be used cannot be predicted accurately or if an inappropriate file name is assigned when performing the work, there is a problem that the accurate work time cannot be counted. .

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a project management method, a project management apparatus, a project management system, and a program capable of accurately counting the work time of a project using a computer.

  In the project management method of the present invention, the computer records the title information of all windows displayed on the display and the time information indicating the time when the windows are in an active state in a log recording step, The keyword setting step that sets keywords related to the project, and the log that contains the keyword in the title information is extracted from the log area, and the time information of each extracted log is accumulated, so the accumulated work time of the project is And a cumulative time calculating step of calculating.

  The project management apparatus according to the present invention includes a log recording unit that records title information of all windows displayed on the display, and time information indicating a time during which the window is in an active state, and a project-related information. The keyword setting section that sets the keyword to be extracted, and the log that includes the keyword in the title information from the log area, and totals the time information of each extracted log to calculate the total work time of the project And a time calculation unit.

According to these configurations, since the title information and time information of all windows displayed on the display are recorded in a log, even when a keyword is set after recording, the work time of the project can be accurately calculated. In other words, even if the program name to be used cannot be accurately predicted before starting the work of the project, or if an inappropriate file name is assigned when performing the work, By setting (changing) keywords, the accuracy of calculation results can be improved. In addition, since the title information of the window is compared with the set keyword, the keyword setting is devised, so that an accurate calculation result can be obtained even when there is a notation fluctuation in the assigned file name. For example, if the file name “XX plan” is given to “File 1” and “XX (draft)” is given to “File 2”, the keyword related to any project should be set to “XX”. Thus, the time during which the windows of both files are active can be calculated as the work time of an arbitrary project.
The “window title information” refers to information including an application name (software name, program name) and a file name (document name, content name). Depending on the type of application (such as a Web browser), the URL, article title, site name, and the like may be included.

  In the project management method described above, the computer further executes a log designation step for designating one or more logs related to the project from logs in which no keyword is included in the title information in the log area, and a calculation step Is characterized in that the accumulated work time of the project is calculated by accumulating time information of each log including a keyword in the title information and one or more logs designated in the log designation step.

  According to this configuration, even when a log that does not include a keyword in the title information is determined by the user to be a work log related to the project, the time information of the log is included in the work time of the project. be able to. For example, if you search the Internet to create a document related to a project, you can specify the log indicating that the web browser window is in the active state and include the time information in the work time of the project. it can. Thus, by enabling user editing, a calculation result close to the actual work time can be obtained.

  In the above-described project management method, the computer further executes a server transmission step of transmitting the accumulated work time of the project calculated in the calculation step and data recorded in the log area to the server.

  According to this configuration, both the accumulated work time of the project including the user edit results and the log file (data recorded in the log area) that does not include the user edit results are sent to the server. If necessary, the credibility of the calculation result by the user can be verified.

  In the project management method described above, the log recording step records a log as if the window has become inactive during that period if no operation has been performed for a certain period of time. It is characterized by that.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to obtain a calculation result closer to the actual work time by excluding the time during which the user has not performed the operation for a certain period of time, such as while the user is resting.

  The project management system of the present invention is a project management system including one or more clients functioning as the above-described project management apparatus and a server, and the server acquires the accumulated work time of the project from each client. An acquisition unit, a total time calculation unit that calculates the total work time of the project acquired from each client and calculates the total work time of the project, and an output unit that outputs a calculation result of the total time calculation unit It is characterized by that.

  According to this configuration, when a plurality of people work on a project, the total work time of the project by a plurality of people can be calculated.

  In the above-described project management system, the server further includes a keyword storage unit that stores one or more keywords in association with each project, and the keyword setting unit specifies one desired project by specifying a desired project. The above keywords are read from the keyword storage unit and set.

  According to this configuration, when a plurality of people work on a project, a common keyword can be set for each client. Thereby, the keyword set by the client is not different, and a highly reliable count result can be obtained.

  A program according to the present invention causes a computer to execute each step in the project management method.

  By executing this program, it is possible to realize a project management method capable of accurately counting the work time of a project using a computer.

It is a system configuration figure of a project management system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a control block diagram of the client, and (b) is a control block diagram of the server. It is a functional block diagram of a project management system. It is a figure which shows an example of the client total result display screen displayed on a client's display. It is a figure which shows an example of the server total result display screen displayed on the display of a server.

  Hereinafter, a project management method, a project management apparatus, a project management system, and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the project management system SY. In the project management system SY, a plurality of clients 1 (computers, project management devices) (only three are shown in the figure) and one server 2 are connected via a network NT. The network NT can be in various forms such as a wired / wireless LAN and the Internet. Further, the configuration may be such that each client 1 is individually connected to the server 2.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that different users (“user A”, “user B”, “user C”) operate the three clients 1. Each client 1 logs the time in which all windows displayed on the display 11 are in an active state. Then, based on the log including the keyword associated with the project, the time that has been active is accumulated and tabulated. On the other hand, the server 2 acquires a total result from the client 1 operated by each user who becomes a project member, and manages work results (progress status) for each project. A “window” refers to an individual screen assigned to an application on the display 11.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the client 1 and the server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A is a control block diagram of the client 1. The client 1 is realized by a general personal computer, and includes a display 11, a keyboard 12, a mouse 13, a network interface 14, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 15, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 16, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 17, and An HDD (Hard disk drive) 18 is provided.

  The network interface 14 is connected to the network NT and is an interface for communicating with the server 2. Further, the HDD 18 stores “OS (Operating System)”, “various applications”, “client management software”, “log file”, and “client count result”.

  “Various applications” refers to applications (application software) for performing project work. Applications include business applications such as financial accounting software, sales management software, and personnel management software in addition to general software such as word processing software, spreadsheet software, image editing software, Web browser, and e-mail software. The “client management software” is software for totaling project work time in the client 1. The “client management software” is incorporated in the startup of the client 1 and automatically started. In addition, while the “client management software” is running, its icon is displayed on the task bar.

  The “log file” is a file in which the history of all active windows displayed on the display 11 is recorded in time series. The “client aggregation result” refers to the aggregation result obtained by the “client management software”. The count result is displayed on the display 11 (see FIG. 4) and transmitted to the server 2 according to a user operation.

  On the other hand, FIG. 2B is a control block diagram of the server 2. Similarly to the client 1, the server 2 is realized by a general personal computer and includes a display 21, a keyboard 22, a mouse 23, a network interface 24, a CPU 25, a ROM 26, a RAM 27, and an HDD 28.

  The network interface 24 is connected to the network NT and is an interface for communicating with the client 1. The HDD 28 also stores “OS (Operating System)”, “Server management software”, “Project data”, and “Server totaling results”.

  The “server management software” is software for summarizing project work time in the server 2. The “server management software” acquires the total results from all the connected clients 1 and calculates the total work time (work results) for each project.

  The “project data” is data input / set by the operator (project manager) of the server 2, and for each project, the project name, keywords, identification information of the client 1 to be aggregated, work schedule, etc. including. Here, the keyword refers to a character string for determining whether or not work related to the project is being performed. That is, when the title information of the window displayed on the display 11 of the client 1 includes a keyword associated with an arbitrary project, the time during which the window is active is calculated as the working time of the arbitrary project. To do. The client 1 provides the server 2 with the total work time for each project (hereinafter referred to as “total work time”) as a total result. Further, the server 2 sums up the total results provided from each client 1 (hereinafter referred to as “total work time”). On the other hand, the work schedule refers to the schedule and the scheduled work time. Details will be described later.

  Further, the “aggregation result for server” refers to the aggregation result by “management software for server”. The total result, and the comparison result between the total result, the project data (work schedule), and the work target are displayed on the display 21 (see FIG. 5).

  Next, the functional configuration of the project management system SY will be described with reference to FIG. The client 1 includes a log recording unit 110, a keyword setting unit 120, a log designation unit 130, an accumulated time calculation unit 140, and a server transmission unit 150 as main functional configurations.

  The log recording unit 110 records the title information of all windows displayed on the display 11 and the time information indicating the time during which the windows are in an active state in the log file area (log area) in the HDD 18. “Window title information” refers to information (icons and character strings) described in the title bar at the top of the window. Generally, it includes an application name (software name, program name) and a file name (document name, content name). When the application is a Web browser, the article title, site name, and the like are included. As title information, a URL when the application is a Web browser, a subject name and a destination address when the application is mail software, and the like may be stored.

  The “active state” means that the window is a user operation target. For example, in a multi-window environment in which a plurality of windows can be displayed on the display 11, when a plurality of windows are overlapped, the color is displayed in the foreground and the title bar at the top of the window is different from other windows. Point to. The “time information” may indicate the length of time (seconds) that the window has been in the active state, or may indicate the start time and end time of the active state.

  Note that, when an operation is not performed for a certain period of time on a window that is in an active state, the log recording unit 110 records a log as if the window has become inactive during that time. For example, when “time information” indicates the length of time (in seconds) that the window has been in an active state, the time obtained by subtracting the time in which the window has been in an inactive state is recorded in the log as time information. In addition, when the start time and end time of the active state are indicated as “time information”, the end time of the log is recorded when it is determined to be inactive, and another log is recorded when it becomes active again. Record the start time of. If the fixed time is “10 seconds” and it is determined that “the operation has not been performed for a fixed time” at 00:00:10, the inactive state starts at 0: 0: 0. It may be considered that it has become, or it may be considered that it has become inactive from 00:00.

  The keyword setting unit 120 reads one or more keywords associated with the project from the HDD 28 (keyword storage unit 210) of the server 2 and sets them by inputting the project name to the “client management software”. . As described above, “project data” is stored in the HDD 28 of the server 2, and keywords can be acquired using the project name as an argument. That is, when the server 2 acquires the project name from the client 1, it returns a keyword as a response. The server 2 may provide “project data” to each client 1, and the client 1 may select a desired project name and set a keyword.

  Using the keyboard 12 or mouse 13, the log designation unit 130 designates one or more logs related to the project from logs in which no keyword is included in the title information in the log file (log area). As a result, even if a log that does not include a keyword in the title information is determined by the user as a work log related to the project, the log can be set as a work target of the project. For example, if you search the Internet to create a document related to a project, you can specify the log indicating that the web browser window is in the active state and include the time information in the work time of the project. it can. Note that “a keyword is included in the title information” means that in the present embodiment, the title information includes at least one keyword among the set one or more keywords.

  The accumulated time calculation unit 140 extracts a log in which the keyword set by the keyword setting unit 120 is included in the title information from the log file, and accumulates the extracted time information of each log, thereby accumulating the project work accumulation. Calculate time. When one or more logs are designated by the log designation unit 130, the time information of the one or more logs is further accumulated and added.

  The server transmission unit 150 transmits to the server 2 the total work time of the project calculated by the total time calculation unit 140 and data recorded as a log file in accordance with a user instruction. In this way, by sending both the user total result (the accumulated work time of the project including the user edit result by the log specifying unit 130) and the log file not including the user edit result to the server 2, the server 2 side If necessary, the credibility of the aggregated result on the client 1 side can be verified. In addition, it can be expected that the user who operates the client 1 will be prevented from illegal counting.

  On the other hand, the server 2 includes a keyword storage unit 210, an acquisition unit 220, a total time calculation unit 230, and an output unit 240 as main functional components.

  The keyword storage unit 210 stores one or more keywords in association with each project as part of the project data. It is also possible to set and store some common keywords in multiple projects. The keyword may be added by the client 1. In this case, it is preferable that the keyword added by the client 1 is always transmitted and stored in the server 2 (keyword storage unit 210) and provided to another client 1 (client 1 used by project members). According to this configuration, even when a keyword is added in the client 1, information synchronization can always be maintained between the client 1 and the server 2.

  The acquisition unit 220 acquires the total result (project work accumulated time) from each connected client 1. As described above, since the identification information of the client 1 to be aggregated is stored in advance as part of the project data, the aggregation result is acquired from any project other than the client 1 to be aggregated. Ignore this. As a result, even if an operator other than the project member sets a keyword by mistake, the work time does not affect the total result of the server 2, so that the reliability of the total result can be improved.

  The total time calculation unit 230 adds up the accumulated work time of the projects acquired from each client for each project, and calculates the total work time of each project.

  The output unit 240 outputs the calculation result of the total time calculation unit 230. Although details will be described later, the calculated total work time is used as the actual work result, and the work schedule is stored in advance as part of the project data so that the progress of the work can be grasped at a glance. To do. Note that, as a calculation result output means, not only the display 21 but also voice guidance, electronic mail, short-range wireless communication, or the like may be used.

  Further, the output result of the output unit 240 can be used as evidence to be reported to the work orderer by the contractor. The work orderer can also make the ordering condition to submit evidence using the client management software and the server management software. Note that the output unit 240 may encrypt and output the calculation result of the total time calculation unit 230 so that it cannot be tampered with. According to this configuration, the reliability of evidence can be improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, an example of displaying the total results of the client 1 and the server 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a client count result display screen displayed on the display 11 of the client 1. The client total result display screen includes a log file display area 41, a keyword display area 42, a log designation area 44, and a total result display area 45.

  The log file display area 41 displays the logs recorded by the log recording unit 110 in the order of occurrence. Each log includes the start time, end time, number of seconds, and window title (title information) when the window becomes an active window. For example, the log shown at the top of the log file display area 41 is active for 601 seconds from 8:18:50 to 8:28:51, and the title information is “corporate tax-client A-form AA ”. In the title information, “corporate tax” corresponds to the application name, and “client A-form AA” corresponds to the file name.

  In the log file display area 41, a log with a white frame indicates that the log includes a keyword input to the keyword display area 42 described later. A log with a shaded frame indicates that the log is selected on the log file display area 41 (a log input to a log designation area 44 described later).

  The keyword display area 42 displays keywords for each project set by the keyword setting unit 120. The example in the figure shows a state in which “Project A” is input as the project name and the keyword setting button 43 is pressed to obtain the related keyword “Client A” from the server 2 (keyword storage unit 210). ing. The log with a white frame in the log file display area 41 is displayed when a keyword is input to the keyword display area 42. The keyword may be set before the project work, during the project work, or after the project work ends.

  The log designation area 44 determines that the user corresponds to the work time of “Project A” among the logs displayed in the log file display area 41 and displays the selected log. In the example shown in the figure, the time (70 seconds) when the window having the application name “Web Browser” and the title name “Title” is activated is included in the work time. As described above, even a log that does not include the keyword “client A” related to the project can be included in the work time according to user judgment.

  The total result display area 45 displays the total result that is the calculation result of the cumulative time calculation unit 140. The total result is displayed by inputting a keyword in the keyword display area 42 and specifying a log in the log designation area 44, and then pressing the total button 46. As shown in the figure, the totaled work display time of the project corresponding to the keyword (accumulated number of seconds of the log with a white frame in the log file display area 41) is specified in the total result display area 45. The accumulated work time of the log (the accumulated number of seconds of the log with the shaded frame in the log file display area 41) and the accumulated work time of the project (the sum of the former two accumulated work times) are displayed.

  When the server transmission button 47 is pressed in a state where the total result is displayed in the total result display area 45, the total result (cumulative work time of the project) and the log file recorded after that day or the previous transmission are displayed. Are transmitted to the server 2.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a server count result display screen displayed on the display 21 of the server 2. The server total result display screen includes a project display area 51, a schedule display area 52, a total work result display area 53, and a user-specific work result display area 54.

  The project display area 51 displays the project name. In this example, the server total result display screen is displayed for each project. The schedule display area 52 displays a schedule (work period) stored in advance as a work schedule of project data.

  The total work result display area 53 displays the date, scheduled work time, work target time, and work result time. The date is displayed according to the schedule. The circle attached to the date indicates the current date. The scheduled work time is a time stored in advance as a work schedule of project data. In other words, it is the total work time of all members expected to complete the project. Therefore, the arrow corresponding to the scheduled work time is represented by the length of the date corresponding to the last day of the schedule from the start of the schedule.

  The work target time is a time automatically calculated based on the scheduled work time and the schedule. In this example, the target work time is calculated by multiplying the target time per day by the elapsed days, with the time obtained by dividing the scheduled work time by the actual working days included in the schedule as the target time per day. Yes. The work target time may be adjusted according to the number of members or the working hours for each day. The arrow corresponding to the work target time is represented by a length corresponding to the relative ratio with the work scheduled time.

  The work performance time indicates the total of the total results by each client 1 so far (from the start of the project to the present). An arrow corresponding to the actual work time is also represented by a length corresponding to a relative ratio to the planned work time. Thus, in the total work result display area 53, the progress of the project by all project members can be confirmed at a glance.

  The user-specific work result display area 54 displays a user-specific target time and a user-specific result time. In this example, the target time for each user is indicated by a white belt, and the actual time for each user is indicated by a black belt. The target time for each user is calculated by dividing the target time displayed in the total work result display area 53 by the number of members. Moreover, the performance time according to user has shown the total result of each client 1 (each user). In this way, the user-specific work results display area 54 allows the user-specific work results to be confirmed at a glance. The target time for each user may be set to a different time in consideration of the years of experience and working hours of each user. In this case, the target time for each user is stored in advance as part of the project data.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the title information and time information of all windows displayed on the display 11 are recorded in the client 1 in the log, after the log is recorded (in the middle of project work or project Keywords can be set / changed after the work is completed. As a result, the application name or file name actually used in the project work can be set as a keyword, and as a result, the accuracy of the counting result in the client 1 can be improved.

  In addition, when the log recording unit 110 of the client 1 has not been operated for a certain period of time with respect to the window in the active state, the log is recorded as the window being inactive during that time. The time when the user has not operated for a certain period of time, such as while the user is taking a break, can be excluded from the totaled result. Thereby, a more accurate accumulated work time can be calculated.

  In addition, since the keyword setting unit 120 of the client 1 reads and sets the keyword from the keyword storage unit 210 of the server 2, when a plurality of people work on a project, it is possible to set a common keyword for each client 1. it can. Thereby, the keyword set by the client 1 does not differ, and the accuracy of the counting result can be further improved.

  In addition, since the client 1 includes a log designation unit 130 that designates one or more logs related to the project from the log file, a log that does not include a keyword in the title information is also included in the project by the user. If it is determined that the log is related work, the time information of the log can be included in the work time of the project. In this way, by enabling user editing, a more accurate tabulation result can be obtained.

  Further, since the server transmission unit 150 of the client 1 transmits both the accumulated work time of the project including the user's editing result and the log file not including the user's editing result to the server 2, the client 1 on the server 2 side It is possible to verify the credibility of the tabulation results. This also prevents unauthorized counting by the client 1.

  In the above-described embodiment, the client 1 and the user have a 1: 1 correspondence, but the 1: 1 correspondence is not necessarily required. In this case, each user logs in and starts work by inputting a user ID and a password. Then, the accumulated work time is calculated for each logged-in user ID. According to this configuration, the accumulated work time for each user can be calculated even when the computer to be used for each user is not determined or when one user uses a plurality of computers.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, “the keyword is included in the title information” indicates that the title information includes at least one keyword among the set one or more keywords. It is also possible to make it a condition that all of one or more keywords are included. The keyword may be set with an AND condition or an OR condition.

  It should be noted that each component of the project management system SY (client 1, server 2) shown in the above embodiment can be provided as a program. The program can be provided by being stored in various recording media (CD-ROM, flash memory, etc.). That is, a program for causing a computer to function as each component of the project management system SY and a recording medium on which the program is recorded are also included in the scope of rights of the present invention.

  Further, the client 1 may be applied to a tablet terminal, or the client 1 may be operated by cloud computing. Further, the client management software and server management software of the present invention may be incorporated into a business application such as financial accounting software for sale. Other modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Client 2 ... Server 110 ... Log recording part 120 ... Keyword setting part 130 ... Log designation part 140 ... Cumulative time calculation part 150 ... Server transmission part 210 ... Keyword storage part 220 ... Acquisition part 230 ... Total time calculation part 240 ... Output Department NT ... Network SY ... Project management system

Claims (8)

Computer
A log recording step for recording in the log area the title information of all windows displayed on the display and the time information indicating the time that the window has been active;
A keyword setting step to set keywords related to the project;
A cumulative time calculating step of extracting a log including the keyword in the title information from the log area, and calculating the cumulative work time of the project by totaling the time information of each extracted log; A project management method characterized by executing Computer
Further executing a log specifying step of specifying one or more logs related to the project from among the logs that do not include the keyword in the title information in the log area;
The calculation step calculates the cumulative work time of the project by totaling the time information of each log including the keyword in the title information and one or more logs specified by the log specification step. The project management method according to claim 1, wherein: Computer
3. The project management method according to claim 2, further comprising a server transmission step of transmitting the accumulated work time of the project calculated in the calculation step and the data recorded in the log area to a server.   In the log recording step, when an operation is not performed for a certain period of time on a window that is in an active state, a log is recorded as the window being in an inactive state during that time. Item 4. The project management method according to any one of Items 1 to 3. A log recording unit that records title information of all windows displayed on the display and time information indicating a time during which the window is in an active state;
A keyword setting section for setting keywords related to the project;
From the log area, a log including the keyword in the title information is extracted, and by accumulating the time information of each extracted log, a cumulative time calculation unit that calculates a cumulative work time of the project, A project management apparatus comprising: A project management system comprising one or more clients functioning as the project management device according to claim 5 and a server,
The server
An acquisition unit that acquires the accumulated work time of the project from each client;
A total time calculation unit for calculating the total work time of the project by summing up the total work time of the project acquired from each client;
An output unit that outputs a calculation result of the total time calculation unit. The server
A keyword storage unit that stores one or more keywords in association with each project is further provided,
The project management system according to claim 6, wherein the keyword setting unit reads out and sets one or more keywords associated with the project from the keyword storage unit by designating a desired project. .   The program for making a computer perform each step in the project management method of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4.

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