KR20230128763A - Kanban-based work processing device and method using board chat room - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a work processing device and a work processing method using a Kanban-based board chat room. The work processing device using a Kanban-based board chat room comprises: a Kanban board processing unit which generates a user-based Kanban board for the entire project; a board chat room creation unit which, when the Kanban board is generated, a board chat room is generated which is uniquely associated with the Kanban board; a work project management unit which generates Kanban cards for work projects included in the entire project, inserts the Kanban cards into the Kanban board, and updates the Kanban cards as the work projects progress; and a board chat room processing unit which shares work-related messages among participants related to the entire project and the work projects through the board chat room. Therefore, the work processing device can enhance work management efficiency.

Description

Work processing device and work processing method using a board chat room based on Kanban {KANBAN-BASED WORK PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD USING BOARD CHAT ROOM}

The present invention relates to a task processing and management technology, and more particularly, to a technology for effectively supporting task performance by providing a means of communication between task participants participating in a project through a chat room unique to a kanban board.

In general, an Internet messenger corresponds to an application that transmits messages including text or graphics between users, and may be implemented as a chat room participated by a plurality of users. In one embodiment, the Internet messenger may include a mobile messenger executed in a mobile environment (eg, a mobile phone), and may include, for example, KakaoTalk, Line, WeChat, Facebook messenger, and the like. In addition, it is a trend that such an Internet messenger is gradually being used in various ways in the management and progress of business.

A Kanban board is one of the tools that can be used to implement kanban for managing tasks on an individual or organizational level. In addition, the kanban board is a board in which work steps and sub-tasks for each work step are listed and visualized on a flat surface. The kanban board lists each step of the entire process of a higher task in one direction and uses cards to represent work items. A card used in the kanban board may be referred to as a kanban card. For example, as the kanban card is moved from left to right for each task step, the progress of the task may be indicated.

Here, Kanban is one of the software development processes, and is a concept derived from a development method that allows developers to release products in a timely manner without excessive load.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0040928 (2017.04.14)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can process feedback and supplementation for individual projects through a board chat room uniquely connected to the kanban board while grasping the progress of the entire project at a glance through the kanban board, and in chronological order. It is intended to provide a work processing device and work processing method using a Kanban-based board chat room that can increase work efficiency by easily understanding work flow through shared work-related messages.

Among the embodiments, a task processing apparatus using a kanban-based board chat room includes a kanban board processing unit generating a user-based kanban board for an entire project; a board chat room creation unit that creates a board chat room uniquely associated with the Kanban board when the Kanban board is created; a work project management unit generating a kanban card for a work project included in the entire project, inserting the kanban card into the kanban board, and updating the kanban card according to the progress of the corresponding work project; and a board chat room processing unit that shares work-related messages between work-related persons associated with the entire project and the work project through the board chat room.

The kanban board processing unit may receive user information of users participating in the entire project from a user terminal, and store, manage, and update the user information.

The kanban board processing unit may provide the user information if necessary in the process of generating and updating the kanban card.

The board chat room creation unit restricts automatic participation according to the creation of the board chat room and sends a chat room invitation message to users selected by the user terminal having the right to invite the chat room to restrictly add the corresponding users as participants of the entire project. can do.

The board chat room creation unit may place the board chat room in a specific area of the kanban board so that the kanban board and the board chat room are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

The work project management unit may create work notes or work objects related to at least one work as a work unit in the course of the corresponding work project and upload them to the Kanban card.

When a change in the work unit uploaded on the Kanban card is detected, the work project management unit may accumulate and count the number of times of the change and display it together with the Kanban card.

The work project management unit receives comments about the Kanban card in the course of the corresponding work project and uploads them to the Kanban card, and the board chat room processing unit provides comments about the Kanban card as a conversation message through the board chat room. can do.

When the comment is provided as a chat message, the board chat room processing unit may add a path for direct access to the comment to a corresponding chat message.

The board chat room processing unit may provide one or more of a list of Kanban cards or a path to access the Kanban cards through the board chat room.

When the work-related message is provided through the board chat room, the board chat room processing unit may add a path for accessing the Kanban card to the work-related message.

The board chat room processing unit may generate a state change message according to a state change of the Kanban card and share it through the board chat room.

The board chat room processor may process the state change of the Kanban card by dividing it into a first state change over time and a second state change over time.

The board chat room processing unit may classify and visualize the status change message according to the work progress stage related to the second status change, and then display the message.

The board chat room processing unit may add a path for direct access to the business unit to the status change message when the status change of the Kanban card is due to a change in the business unit.

The board chat room processing unit may generate a reminder message according to the reminder event and share it through the board chat room when a reminder event related to the Kanban card or the work unit is detected according to the update of the Kanban card.

The board chat room processing unit may independently calculate and provide the unread count of the work-related message shared through the board chat room for each of the work-related persons participating in the board chat room.

Among embodiments, a task processing method using a kanban-based board chat room includes generating a user-based kanban board for an entire project through the kanban board processing unit; generating a board chat room uniquely related to the kanban board when the kanban board is generated through the board chat room creation unit; generating, through the work project management unit, a kanban card for a work project included in the entire project, inserting the kanban card into the kanban board, and updating the kanban card according to the progress of the corresponding work project; and sharing work-related messages between work-related persons related to the entire project and the work project through the board chat room processing unit.

The disclosed technology may have the following effects. However, it does not mean that a specific embodiment must include all of the following effects or only the following effects, so it should not be understood that the scope of rights of the disclosed technology is limited thereby.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user can process feedback and supplementation for individual projects through a board chat room uniquely connected to the kanban card, while grasping the progress of the entire project at a glance through the kanban board, and in time series order. It is possible to increase work efficiency by easily understanding the work flow through work-related messages that are shared.

In particular, through this process, the work-related messages shared within the board chat room uniquely related to each kanban board effectively share and manage the records of the overall work related to each kanban card corresponding to each project, facilitating communication among work participants. and provide a link for easy access to improve user convenience.

1 is a diagram illustrating a business processing system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the system configuration of the business processing device of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the business processing device of FIG. 1 .
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing business using a board chat room based on Kanban according to the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a Kanban board according to the present invention.
6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a board chat room according to the present invention.
7, 8, 9a and 9b are diagrams illustrating various embodiments of a process of sharing work-related messages in a board chat room.

Since the description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiment can be changed in various ways and can have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the meaning of terms described in this application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element.

It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no intervening elements exist. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between components, such as “between” and “immediately between” or “adjacent to” and “directly adjacent to” should be interpreted similarly.

Expressions in the singular number should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “having” refer to an embodied feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or these. It should be understood that it is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In each step, the identification code (eg, a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of explanation, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step clearly follows a specific order in context. Unless otherwise specified, it may occur in a different order than specified. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be implemented as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium, and the computer readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices storing data that can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to computer systems connected through a network, so that computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless defined otherwise. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as consistent with meanings in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a diagram illustrating a business processing system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the business processing system 100 may include a plurality of user terminals 110 and a business processing device 130 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of users may be included in one or more user groups. One or more user groups may be referred to as a first user group, a second user group, and the like. Also, one user may be included in one or more user groups.

The first user terminal 110a may correspond to a terminal of a first user, the second user terminal 110b may correspond to a terminal of a second user, and the third user terminal 110c may correspond to a terminal of a third user.

Here, the first to third users may jointly participate in one or more work projects as work participants participating in the entire project or individual work projects. For tasks progressed through one work project, one or more of the first to third users may be a task creator or a task instructor, and one or more other users may be a task manager.

There is an entire project in which the first user to the third user participates, and the entire project may include a plurality of independently progressed work projects. In addition, work notes according to work progress stages associated with each work project may be created and stored, and various work histories (or work records) related to the work may be recorded in the work notes.

In addition, various work objects associated with each work project may be created and stored, and records regarding the start, progress, and completion of individual tasks may be stored in the work object. Work participants can be connected by work project unit, can conduct work-related communication while mutually sharing data related to work projects, and can utilize various communication channels such as chat rooms, messages, and SNS as needed.

At this time, various tasks carried out within the entire project or individual work projects may be managed through work processing flows, and each task may be managed through work units. Here, the work process flow may be defined as a work process flow between work units of different types. That is, a work unit is a unit object for work management, and can be created and processed in response to various tasks occurring in the course of a project, and can include work notes or work objects.

In particular, mutually dependent connection relationships may be formed between a plurality of different types of business units. When a business unit of the first type constituting the business processing flow is created, a business unit of the second type may be created through the business unit of the first type, and the business unit of the second type is a business unit of the first type. can be dependent For example, a work note may be created in the course of a work project, and a work object may be created in association with the work note. In this case, the work object can be managed in subordinate to the corresponding work note.

On the other hand, a step-by-step classification of progress or status of a work project may be referred to as a work progress step. More specifically, the work progress stage may be divided into in progress, confirmation, supplementation, and supplementation completion according to the PDCA cycle. Here, the PDCA cycle may correspond to a systematic and efficient work management technique to improve work performance and performance.

P is the step of establishing a plan, that is, setting the goal of the project (or task) and establishing specific strategies and action plans for its realization, and D is the task (do), that is, about the matters for which the plan has been established. It corresponds to the stage of actually processing work according to regulations, guidelines, standards, etc. And, C is a step of checking, that is, checking the results of D's work performance, analyzing and evaluating them to check for differences from the initially set goal, and finding areas to be improved or corrected, A is act, In other words, it corresponds to the stage of executing necessary matters for improvement and supplementation, such as modifying the results of existing work performance or reprocessing work contents by reflecting the problems and improvements identified in step C.

When the task progress step is applied to the Kanban card, when the task instruction is uploaded to the Kanban card by the task instructor (Plan, P), the task progress step of the corresponding Kanban card becomes 'in progress'. In addition, if the business operator processes the business in accordance with the business instruction and uploads the business process as a result (Do, D), the business progress stage of the corresponding Kanban card becomes 'confirming'.

At this time, the task-related contents input by the task instructor or the task manager may be recorded as a task note and uploaded to the Kanban card, and the card status of each Kanban card may be changed. In addition, work-related contents subordinate to work notes can be created as work objects, that is, tasks, and managed in association with work notes, and updating of work objects can lead to updates of work notes and kanban cards, respectively.

In addition, for the Kanban card 'under review', the task instructor can check the task processing details (Check, C) and terminate the task. In this case, the business progress stage of the corresponding Kanban card may be 'end'. On the other hand, after the task instructor checks the task processing details, it may request task supplementation for the task processing details. In this way, when a task supplementation request or task supplementation instruction is uploaded to the Kanban card by the task instructor, the task progress stage of the corresponding Kanban card becomes 'in process of supplementation', and the card status of the corresponding Kanban card may also be changed.

After that, the business handler supplements the business process contents corresponding to the contents of the business supplement instruction (Act, A), and if the business supplement contents are uploaded to the Kanban card by the business handler, or the uploaded business supplement contents are the business director If confirmed by , the task progress stage of the corresponding Kanban card may be set to 'supplementation complete'.

The business processing device 130 may correspond to a computing device that can be connected to at least one user terminal 110 through a network. In one embodiment, the business processing device 130 may manage one or more user groups in which other users associated with one user are included as members, that is, business participants.

In one embodiment, the business processing device 130 may be connected to the user terminal 110 through a dedicated agent installed in the user terminal 110 . Here, the dedicated agent may correspond to an agent program that is software that, when installed in the user terminal 110, allows the user terminal 110 and the business processing device 130 to interoperate with each other under the approval of the user terminal 110. .

The user terminal 110 corresponds to a computing device that can be connected to the business processing device 130 through a network, and may be, for example, a terminal implemented as a desktop, laptop, tablet PC, or smart phone.

In one embodiment, at least one of the user terminals 110 may be a mobile terminal, and may be connected to the business processing device 130 through cellular communication or Wi-Fi communication. In another embodiment, at least one of the user terminals 110 may be a desktop and may be connected to the business processing device 130 through the Internet.

On the other hand, the connection and coupling between the business processing device 130 and the user terminal 110 described herein may correspond to one embodiment, and may be changed in various forms within a typical range according to various operating environments Of course, it can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the system configuration of the business processing device of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the business processing device 130 may include a processor 210 , a memory 230 , a user input/output unit 250 and a network input/output unit 270 .

The processor 210 can execute a business processing procedure using the Kanban-based board chat room according to the present invention, manage the memory 230 read or written in this process, and volatile memory in the memory 230 You can schedule the synchronization time between the and non-volatile memory.

The processor 210 can control the overall operation of the business processing device 130, and is electrically connected to the memory 230, the user input/output unit 250, and the network input/output unit 270 to control data flow between them. can The processor 210 may be implemented as a central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU) of the business processing device 130 . More detailed operation of the processor 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 hereinafter.

The memory 230 may include a secondary storage device implemented as a non-volatile memory such as a solid state disk (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD) and used to store all data necessary for the business processing device 130, It may include a main memory implemented as a volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory). As such, the memory 230 may be implemented as volatile and non-volatile memory, and if implemented as a non-volatile memory, it may be implemented to be connected through a hyperlink.

The user input/output unit 250 includes an environment for receiving user input and an environment for outputting specific information to the user, and includes, for example, a mouse, trackball, touch pad, graphic tablet, scanner, touch screen, keyboard, or pointing It may include an input device including an adapter such as a device or connected thereto, and an output device including an adapter such as a monitor or a touch screen. In one embodiment, the user input/output unit 250 may correspond to a computing device connected through a remote connection, and in such a case, the business processing device 130 may serve as a server.

The network input/output unit 270 provides a communication environment for being connected to the user terminal 110 through a network, and includes, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN) and An adapter for communication such as a Value Added Network (VAN) may be included. In addition, the network input/output unit 270 may be implemented to provide a short-range communication function such as WiFi or Bluetooth or a 4G or higher wireless communication function for wireless transmission of data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the business processing device of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the business processing device 130 may include a kanban board processing unit 310, a board chat room creation unit 330, a business project management unit 350, a board chat room processing unit 370, and a control unit 390. there is.

However, the business processing device 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not have to include all of the above functional components at the same time, and some of the above components may be omitted or some of the above components may be omitted according to each embodiment. It may be implemented by selectively including some or all of them. In addition, the business processing device 130 can be implemented as independent devices that selectively include some of the above configurations as needed, and use the Kanban-based board chat room according to the present invention through interworking between each device. You can also perform business processing methods. Hereinafter, the operation of each component will be described in detail.

The kanban board processing unit 310 may generate user-based kanban boards for the entire project. That is, the kanban board can be created in correspondence with the entire project, and various work projects generated according to the progress of the entire project can be classified and managed according to the work progress stage. At this time, each work project can be created in correspondence with the Kanban card and can be inserted into and managed by the Kanban board. The kanban board can be visualized and displayed by the task processing device 130, and the inserted kanban cards can be visualized and displayed on the kanban board in an arranged state according to a predetermined standard.

In addition, the kanban board processing unit 310 is accessed by a user group including one or more users, and sends a user selection signal for the kanban board provided through the user terminal 110 or one or more kanban cards in the kanban board to the user terminal ( 110).

In one embodiment, the kanban board processing unit 310 may receive user information of users participating in the entire project from the user terminal 110 and store, manage, and update the user information. More specifically, the kanban board processing unit 310 may receive user information about one or more users from the user terminal 110 through the user input/output unit 250, and process related user information in the process of managing the kanban board. can

In one embodiment, the kanban board processing unit 310 may provide user information when necessary in the process of creating and updating kanban cards. That is, the kanban board processing unit 310 manages the user information collected for kanban board creation, and then creates a board chat room, creates and updates kanban cards, creates work notes or work objects, and creates work-related messages, etc. It can provide various operation steps for.

In addition, the kanban board processing unit 310 may provide user information collected for kanban board generation when necessary for schedule management of tasks related to kanban boards or kanban cards.

In addition, the kanban board processing unit 310 may create a user group when it is necessary to create a user group for users participating in the board chat room, information on the name of each user group, classification criteria of the user group, members, etc., user group It is possible to store and manage information on identification information of board chat rooms that are matched for each group, user classification or belonging to each group, and authority management of each user or each user group. For example, when the user group of the corresponding user is changed due to a change in the user's affiliation or position, the kanban board processing unit 310 updates the identification information of the user group matched to the corresponding user according to the affiliation, department or position. and can be saved.

In one embodiment, the kanban board processing unit 310 may also set or store the contents of permissions for accessing, opening, and editing kanban boards, board chat rooms, kanban cards, or files for each user. To this end, the kanban board can be implemented so that only users belonging to a certain user group can access it. In this case, only users who have access to the corresponding Kanban board can be designated as participants in the board chat room uniquely created in the corresponding Kanban board.

If an external user who does not have access to the kanban board is invited as a participant in the board chat room, the external user may acquire access to the corresponding kanban board. At this time, access rights to Kanban cards, work notes, or work objects related to the Kanban board may be restricted. For example, only direct access through a board chat room is possible, and indirect access through an accessed kanban card, work note, or work object may be restricted.

In one embodiment, the Kanban board processing unit 310 may provide the user terminal 110 with a user interface for receiving user signals related to business data or the Kanban board. The kanban board processing unit 310 may receive a user signal including at least one of a creation/modification/deletion request signal and a deadline setting signal for the entire project from the user terminal 110 through the user interface.

When a kanban board is created, the board chat room creation unit 330 may create a board chat room uniquely related to the corresponding kanban board. Here, the board chat room may correspond to a single independent chat room uniquely connected to the kanban board. If there are multiple kanban boards, independent board chat rooms may exist for each kanban board, but multiple board chat rooms cannot be created for one kanban board. The board chat room creation unit 330 may automatically execute a board chat room creation operation according to the creation of the kanban board in conjunction with the kanban board processing unit 310 . In addition, when the creation of the board chat room is completed, the board chat room creation unit 330 may automatically invite participants in all projects related to the kanban board to participate in the board chat room.

In one embodiment, the board chat room creation unit 330 may transmit a chat room invitation message to participants of all projects related to the kanban board when the creation of the board chat room is completed. Each participant can selectively participate in the board chat room through the chat room invitation message. That is, basically, the board chat room can be implemented as a chat room in which participants of all projects related to the kanban board participate, and users who do not participate in the entire project can be restricted from participating in the board chat room. For example, a third party who does not participate in the overall project may enter the board chat room by receiving an invitation message to the board chat room, obtaining separate permission to enter, or performing a separate user approval procedure. there is.

In one embodiment, the board chat room creation unit 330 restricts automatic participation in accordance with the creation of the board chat room and transmits a chat room invitation message to users selected by the user terminal having the chat room invitation authority so that the users can participate in the entire project. A limited number of participants can be added. That is, when a board chat room is created, the board chat room creation unit 330 can basically allow all project participants to participate in the chat room. Unlike this, the board chat room creation unit 330 may restrict automatic participation of participants in the entire project despite the creation of the board chat room. Accordingly, participants may not exist in the initially created board chat room.

Thereafter, the board chat room creation unit 330 may obtain user information for transmitting an invitation message from a user terminal having chat room invitation authority, and may transmit a chat room invitation message to selected users. Participation in the board chat room may be finally determined by users' approval of the invitation message.

Meanwhile, an empty kanban board without participants may be created by the kanban board processing unit 310, and a board chat room uniquely related to the empty kanban board may be created by the board chat room creation unit 330. In this case, the board chat room may also have no participants. When the participant is determined by the user terminal having the right to invite the chat room, the board chat room creation unit 330 may add the participant to the board chat room by sending a chat room invitation message. Participation in the board chat room can be automatically linked to participation in the related Kanban board. That is, participation in the Kanban board can be determined only by participation in the board chat room. On the other hand, whether or not participants participate may be recorded and shared as work-related messages within the board chat room.

In one embodiment, the board chat room creation unit 330 may place the board chat room in a specific region of the kanban board so that the kanban board and the board chat room are simultaneously displayed on the same screen. For example, a board chat room may be included in a kanban board and displayed through a screen, and kanban cards may be displayed in an aligned state on the left area of the kanban board, and a board chat room may be displayed on the right area of the kanban board. Also, the board chat room may be arranged and displayed at the bottom of the Kanban board.

In an embodiment, the board chat room creation unit 330 may create a link connecting the kanban board and the board chat room when the board chat room is completely created. That is, the kanban board can be interconnected through a link with one board chat room that is uniquely associated and created. Accordingly, instead of entering a board chat room by selecting a specific menu in the kanban board, the user can quickly access the board chat room with a simple action such as selecting a kanban board. In addition, participants participating in the board chat room can also easily access the kanban board through a simple operation such as selecting a specific menu of the board chat room or selecting a link displayed in the board chat room.

In one embodiment, the board chat room creation unit 330 records the corresponding record when business participants enter the board chat room, enter a work-related message, or perform a specific action such as sharing a work-related file. User information can be recorded. That is, user information may be updated including event logs related to user actions in the board chat room.

The work project manager 350 may generate a kanban card for a work project included in the entire project, insert it into the kanban board, and update the kanban card according to the progress of the corresponding work project. The work project management unit 350 may detect creation of a work project on the kanban board and automatically generate a kanban card for managing the work project. That is, Kanban cards can be generated for each individual work project that is generated according to the progress of the entire project, and the card status of the Kanban card can be synchronized with the progress stage of the corresponding work project and updated. Kanban cards inserted into the kanban board can be classified and managed according to the task progress stage, and the task progress stage can correspond to any one of in progress, confirmation, supplementation, and supplementation completion.

In addition, the work project manager 350 may receive user information collected for Kanban board generation from the Kanban board processing unit 310 in order to generate a Kanban card. The work project management unit 350 may control and process the performance of Kanban card-related operations along with basic management functions such as creation, modification, and deletion of Kanban cards. The work project management unit 350 can independently manage the Kanban card for each work project, collects various information according to the progress of the work project, records it in the Kanban card, and performs management operations so that it can be shared with related work participants. can do.

Meanwhile, the work project management unit 350 may share work messages according to creation, modification, and deletion of Kanban cards through the board chat room in conjunction with the board chat room processing unit 370 . That is, the board chat room processing unit 370 can create a work message including the identification information of the corresponding Kanban card and share it in the board chat room when the creation, modification, and deletion of the Kanban card is detected through the work project management unit 350. there is. In this case, the task message may be created independently of the status change message generated in association with the Kanban card or generated and shared instead of the status change message.

In addition, when the work project management unit 350 uploads the work instructions or work supplement instructions to the Kanban card, the Kanban card with the work instructions or work supplement instructions is uploaded, and the Kanban card before the work instructions or work supplement instructions are uploaded. can be differentiated. In this case, the user can intuitively recognize whether new work instructions or work supplementary instructions have been uploaded only by the display state of the Kanban card.

In one embodiment, the work project management unit 350 may create a kanban card by adding work conditions or reminder conditions. Here, the task condition may be defined by including the performance of a specific task according to the task progress stage for each type of task project, and the reminder condition may be defined including a task deadline based on the task processing flow. For example, the task condition may include a condition requiring periodic upload of work notes recording work details, and the reminder condition may include a condition of initiating the operation of generating a reminder message provided through a board chat room within a work deadline. The conditions of the work to be performed may be included.

In one embodiment, the work project management unit 350 may create work notes or work objects related to at least one work as a work unit in the course of the corresponding work project and upload them to the Kanban card. That is, the kanban card can be implemented by including work notes for sharing basic tasks between task participants, task objects for sharing indicative tasks between task participants, and the like. To this end, the Kanban card may be implemented by including at least one dedicated container that exclusively manages each of the work notes and work objects. For example, a work note may be inserted into a first dedicated container and managed, and a work object may be inserted into a second dedicated container and managed.

In addition, the Kanban card can manage a plurality of work notes and work objects in the form of a list. Therefore, the kanban card can be used as a means to record and manage the overall progress of each work project, and can be used as a means for efficient management of the entire project within the kanban board.

In one embodiment, the work project management unit 350 may accumulate and count the number of times of the change when a change in the work unit uploaded on the Kanban card is detected, and display it together with the Kanban card. The work project management unit 350 may manage creation, update, and deletion of work notes and creation, update, and deletion of work objects, which occur in the Kanban card, as events. That is, the work project management unit 350 visualizes and displays the number of occurrences of events occurring in the Kanban card so that the user can indirectly recognize the progress of tasks related to the corresponding work project even without accessing the corresponding Kanban card.

In one embodiment, the work project management unit 350 may receive comments about the Kanban card in the course of the corresponding work project and upload them to the Kanban card. Kanban cards can be created and managed for each work project, and can serve as a channel for communication between work participants in the course of a work project. In particular, the Kanban card may be implemented by including an interface for inputting comments in addition to information sharing through work notes or work objects. Work participants can exchange various work opinions as well as general conversations through comments. The work project management unit 350 may sort and display comments on a specific kanban card according to a specific criterion. For example, the comments may be displayed sorted according to time order, or sorted and displayed based on a specific task (work note or work object, etc.) and a specific user.

The board chat room processing unit 370 may share work-related messages between the entire project and work-related persons related to the work project through the board chat room. Here, the task-related person is a task participant participating in the entire project or a task project, and may include a task creator, a task instructor, and a task handler. The board chat room processing unit 370 may provide a space for communication between work-related people through the board chat room, and send work-related messages such as project or work-related conversation messages, work messages, reminder messages, status change messages, and notification messages. It can be provided to business associates.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may provide comments about the Kanban card as a chat message through the board chat room. The Kanban card may be implemented by including an interface for inputting comments, and when comments are input through the interface, the corresponding comments may be uploaded to the Kanban card. At this time, the board chat room processing unit 370 detects an input of a comment on the Kanban card, displays the corresponding comment as a conversation message in the board chat room, and can share it with other participants. In this case, the corresponding conversation message may include identification information and a link related to the Kanban card.

In one embodiment, when a comment is provided as a chat message, the board chat room processing unit 370 may add a path for direct access to the comment to the corresponding chat message. The board chat room processing unit 370 may add and display a link connected to a corresponding comment along with identification information about a kanban card to a conversation message. Accordingly, the user checks the fact that a comment is entered on a specific Kanban card as a conversation message in the board chat room and at the same time selects the corresponding conversation message (for example, click or touch) can go directly to

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may provide one or more of a list of kanban cards or a path to access kanban cards through the board chat room. The board chat room processing unit 370 may provide information on Kanban cards currently inserted into and managed in the Kanban board through an interface provided in the board chat room. For example, the board chat room processing unit 370 may provide a list of Kanban cards in the form of a list, and when the user selects a specific Kanban card from the list, detailed information of the specific Kanban card or specific Kanban card may be provided. It can provide the ability to move to .

In one embodiment, when a work-related message is provided through the board chat room, the board chat room processing unit 370 may add a path for accessing the Kanban card to the work-related message. In the board chat room, conversation messages related to Kanban cards, work messages, status change messages, and reminder messages can be shared as work-related messages. In this case, each work-related message may include identification information on a related Kanban card. In addition, each task-related message may include a movable link to a related Kanban card.

For example, if the status change message M regarding the change of Kanban card A is shared through the board chat room, participant x of the work project P related to Kanban card A checks the status change message M and approaches Kanban card A. For this purpose, an operation of selecting the state change message M may be performed. According to the selection operation for the state change message M, participant x can move to the kanban card A without leaving the board chat room through the link included in the state change message M. If a third party y who does not participate in work project P selects the corresponding status change message M, the movement to Kanban card A may be restricted because the third party y does not have access to Kanban card A.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may generate a state change message according to the state change of the Kanban card and share it through the board chat room. The status change of the Kanban card may include a change in the card status of the Kanban card, a change in the business unit, a change in the contents of the business, and a change in the person related to the business. The status change message may be generated including identification information and a link about the Kanban card along with the contents of the status change. In addition, when the status change message is generated, the board chat room processing unit 370 can visualize it to be distinguished from other work-related messages and display it in the board chat room. For example, the background color, font color, font, or font size of the status change message may be expressed differently from other types of messages.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may process the state change of the Kanban card by dividing it into a first state change over time and a second state change over time. A change in the state of the Kanban card may correspond to a change in the card state. For example, if there is no deadline, state changes over time can be classified according to the elapsed time interval based on the creation time, and can be defined as 'scheduled', 'in progress', 'past', and 'confirmed'. can As another example, if there is a deadline, the state change may be defined as 'free', 'imminent', and 'to be done' based on the deadline. In addition, the status change according to the progress of the task may be defined as 'new', 'in progress', 'done', and 'confirmed' based on the progress of the task.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may classify and visualize the status change message according to the work progress stage related to the second status change, and then display the message. For example, the status change message can be displayed in a darker color as the work progress progresses, and task participants in the board chat room can intuitively recognize the progress status of work projects or kanban cards-related tasks only with the color of the status change message. can do.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may add a path directly accessible to the business unit to the status change message when the status change of the kanban card is due to a change in the business unit. For example, if the status change of the Kanban card occurs due to the modification of the contents of the work note uploaded to the Kanban card, the status change message may be generated by including identification information for each of the corresponding Kanban card and work note, and if necessary A unique link to the work note may be included. That is, access to the corresponding work note can be made naturally only through the action of selecting the message through the unique link included in the status change message.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may generate a reminder message according to the reminder event and share it through the board chat room when a reminder event related to the kanban card or work unit is detected according to the update of the kanban card. Here, the reminder event may occur according to a reminder condition set in the kanban card or business unit. That is, when a reminder condition is satisfied according to the update of the Kanban card, a reminder event may occur. The board chat room processing unit 370 may generate a reminder message by detecting the occurrence of a reminder event when the reminder condition is satisfied. Reminder messages may include task terms along with terms regarding deadlines. If a participant selects a reminder message in the board chat room, information on the reminder condition may be additionally displayed in the form of a message or movement to a kanban card or work unit related to the reminder condition may be performed.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may visualize and display the reminder message according to the remaining period until the task deadline while generating the reminder message when the satisfaction of the reminder condition is detected. For example, the board chat room processing unit 370 may classify and define the remaining period until the work deadline as 2 weeks, 1 week, 3 days, 1 day, etc., and create a reminder message according to the remaining period. Background color, font color or font can be displayed separately. Through this, the task participants can indirectly recognize the remaining period of the task deadline related to the task based on the appearance of the reminder message displayed in the board chat room.

In one embodiment, the board chat room processing unit 370 may independently calculate and provide the unread count of work-related messages shared through the board chat room for each work-related person participating in the board chat room. Here, the number of unread work-related messages may correspond to the number of messages that have not yet been read by each user participating in the board chat room. The unread count of work-related messages may be independently calculated for each message, and the unread count may be independently counted and provided for each user for one work-related message.

In addition, the board chat room processing unit 370 badges the unread count of work-related messages that have not yet been read by a specific user in the board chat room in the process of providing a dedicated menu for entering the board chat room to a specific user on the kanban board. can be visualized and provided. Accordingly, the user can indirectly check the input status (or sharing status) of new messages in the board chat room by checking the number of unreads displayed in the form of a badge without directly entering the board chat room.

In addition, the board chat room processing unit 370 may initialize the unread count of work-related messages counted for the specific user when the specific user enters the board chat room. That is, the board chat room processing unit 370 considers the user's act of entering the board chat room itself as an act of reading messages shared in the chat room, and when the user's entry into the chat room is detected, an operation of initializing the unread count of accumulated messages. can be done

The control unit 390 controls the overall operation of the business processing device 130, and controls flow or You can manage data flow.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing business using a board chat room based on Kanban according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the task processing device 130 may generate a user-based Kanban board for the entire project through the Kanban board processing unit 310 (step S410). When the kanban board is generated through the board chat room creation unit 330, the task processing device 130 may create a board chat room uniquely associated with the corresponding kanban board (step S430).

The business processing device 130 may generate a kanban card for a business project included in the entire project through the business project management unit 350, insert it into the kanban board, and update the kanban card according to the progress of the business project (step S450). The task processing device 130 may provide sharing of work-related messages between the entire project and work-related persons related to the work project within the board chat room through the board chat room processing unit 370 (step S470).

5 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a Kanban board according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the task processing device 130 may visualize and provide kanban cards 530 according to the work progress state 510 of each work project within the entire project through the kanban board 500 . Here, the kanban cards 530 may be classified and arranged according to the work progress status 510, but are not necessarily limited thereto, and various criteria such as the department in charge, the work orderer, the work manager, the work deadline, and the work process flow may be sorted according to

According to an embodiment, task instructions may be uploaded to the Kanban card 530 'in progress', and task process details may be uploaded to the Kanban card 530 'in progress'. In addition, when a business manager or business director selects one of the Kanban cards 530, the business processing device 130 may provide a user interface for the corresponding Kanban card. In this case, the user interface may provide various functions related to the Kanban card 530 (eg, WRITE, UPLOAD, and DELETE).

For example, the user can access the detailed screen of the Kanban card 530 through this, and can also access work notes and work objects related to the corresponding work project. In addition, in the case of a task instructor, it is possible to input task supplementation instructions for task processing details through management means such as task notes, task objects, or comments on the Kanban card 530 . For example, a task supervisor can enter a comment for more specific instructions regarding a specific task and deliver the task supplement to the task handler, in which case the comment is uploaded to the kanban card 530 and communicated through a board chat room. It can be shared as a message.

In addition, the Kanban card 530 updated by input of a new comment can be displayed differently in thickness, brightness, color, etc. on the Kanban board 500 compared to other Kanban cards without new issues.

Meanwhile, the Kanban board 500 may include various tabs in addition to the Kanban card area 550 where the Kanban cards 530 are displayed. For example, the Kanban board 500 may include D (DO), C (CHECK), and A (ACT) tabs, and each tab includes a list of business notes (or a list of files) belonging to the Kanban board 500, A comment list and a work object list (or task list) for each Kanban card may be displayed.

Also, tabs D, C, and A of the Kanban board 500 may be implemented in the form of an integrated container. That is, task notes that can be viewed in tab D can be inserted and managed in the first integrated container, comments for each kanban card that can be viewed in tab C can be inserted and managed in the second integrated container, and tasks that can be viewed in tab A can be managed. Objects can be inserted and managed in the third integration container.

6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a board chat room according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A , the task processing device 130 may basically create one board chat room 610 uniquely connected to the kanban board 500 . In the board chat room 610, various functions for managing the entire project may be implemented and provided, and independent interfaces for the various functions may be provided. Accordingly, business participants participating in the board chat room 610 can perform various operations related to the entire project within the chat room. The board chat room 610 can provide various work-related messages in chronological order, and can classify, sort, and search work-related messages based on kanban cards, work participants, and work units associated with each message. can

In one embodiment, the business processing device 130 may display the board chat room 610 on the Kanban board 500 together. Specifically, the task processing device 130 may divide a partial area of each tab area of the Kanban board 500 into an independent area and display a board chat room. In addition, the task processing device 130 may display the board chat room 610 in the form of a pop-up window while the Kanban board 500 is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 6B , the task processing device 130 may display the kanban board 500 and the board chat room 610 in parallel on the same screen. Through this, task participants can exchange work-related conversations while visually checking kanban cards for each task diagnosis stage of the entire project within the board chat room 610 .

In one embodiment, the task processing device 130 may detect and visualize a relationship between a task-related message shared in the board chat room 610 and the Kanban cards displayed on the Kanban board 500 . For example, in FIG. 6B , when business participant z inputs a business message related to a specific business project (Project A) through the board chat room 610, the business processing device 130 sends a kanban card associated with the business message. After identification, it can be displayed in a form differentiated from other kanban cards displayed on the kanban board 500 (eg, color/size change or border emphasis, etc.).

In addition, participants participating in the board chat room 610 can select a specific Kanban card on the Kanban board 500 and then input a work message, and the task processing device 130 displays the corresponding task message through the board chat room 610. While doing so, the kanban card selected by the participant can be highlighted to be highlighted. At this time, the highlighting color may be displayed the same as the color of the work message displayed in the board chat room 610, and through this, other participants in the board chat room 610 may indirectly recognize the association between the kanban card and the work message. there is.

7, 8, 9a and 9b are diagrams illustrating various embodiments of a process of sharing work-related messages in a board chat room.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the task processing device 130 may provide one board chat room 610 corresponding to a kanban board. That is, the board chat room 610 can be created by being connected to the kanban board, and business participants can perform various communication related to work through the board chat room 610 .

In particular, when a task-related task note or task object is created on a specific Kanban card inserted into the Kanban board, status change messages 710 and 730 according to the status change of the Kanban card are generated and displayed in the board chat room 610. can At this time, the task note or work object creation operation can be performed on the kanban card, within the DO tab or ACT tab of the kanban board, or within the board chat room 610. In any case, status change messages 710 and 730 regarding related operations may be displayed through the board chat room 610 . Accordingly, task participants can effectively share the progress of the corresponding task project and task progress by checking the status change message in the board chat room 610 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , the business processing device 130 may add and provide a link for direct access to the Kanban card 810 related to the chat message 830 shared in the board chat room 610 . Accordingly, business participants in the board chat room 610 can move to the corresponding kanban card (work project A) by simply clicking on the shared conversation message 830 and check related project contents.

To this end, the business processing device 130 detects a connection with a specific Kanban card or a specific business unit in a conversation message input to the user, searches for identification information of the Kanban card or business unit, and performs an operation of obtaining a related link. can For example, in the case of FIG. 8 , as a result of user z inputting a conversation associated with work project A (project A), the business processing unit 130 identifies the kanban card 810 associated with business project A in the conversation and An operation of adding a link that can be moved to the Kanban card 810 to the chat message 830 and displaying the link on the chat window can be performed. Accordingly, the user y who has shared the conversation can easily move to the Kanban card 810 associated with the work project A by clicking the conversation message 830 .

As another example, in FIG. 7 , the business processing unit 130 may add and provide a link for direct access to the business unit to the status change messages 710 and 730, and may be provided to business participants in the board chat room 610. Users can move to the relevant work unit and check the related work contents simply by selecting (eg, clicking or touching) the shared status change message. The business processing device 130 may apply the same to other business-related messages including a reminder message as well as a status change message.

Referring to FIGS. 9A and 9B , when a comment 910 is input on the Kanban card 810, the task processing device 130 may share the comment 910 as a conversation message through the board chat room 610. That is, when user X inputs a comment 910 regarding a work note (note Y) on the kanban card 810, the work processing device 130 identifies the work note from the comment 910 and returns to the board chat room 610. You can add an accessible link to the corresponding work note in the chat message shared on . Another user who has checked the chat message through the board chat room 610 can move to the corresponding comment 910 by clicking on the chat message.

In this case, the task processing device 130 may simultaneously add a link to the kanban card 310 and a link to the comment 910 to the conversation message and share them. As shown in FIG. 9A , the user can directly move to the comment 910 on the Kanban card 810 by clicking on the conversation content related to the work note on the conversation message. Also, as shown in FIG. 9B , the user can directly move to the Kanban card 810 where the comment 910 is uploaded by clicking the project name (Project A) on the conversation message.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will variously modify and change the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

100: business processing system
110: user terminal 130: business processing device
500: Kanban board 510: Work progress status
530: Kanban card 550: Kanban card area
610: board chat room 710, 730: status change message
810: Kanban card 830: conversation message
910: comments

Claims (18)

Kanban board processing unit for generating a user-based Kanban board for the entire project;
a board chat room creation unit that creates a board chat room uniquely associated with the Kanban board when the Kanban board is created;
a work project management unit generating a kanban card for a work project included in the entire project, inserting the kanban card into the kanban board, and updating the kanban card according to the progress of the corresponding work project; and
A board chat room processing unit for sharing work-related messages between the entire project and work-related persons related to the work project through the board chat room;
The method of claim 1, wherein the Kanban board processing unit
A business processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that for receiving user information of users participating in the entire project from a user terminal and performing storage, management, and update of the user information.
The method of claim 2, wherein the Kanban board processing unit
Business processing device using a Kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that for providing the user information if necessary in the process of generating and updating the Kanban card.
The method of claim 2, wherein the board chat room creation unit
Restricting automatic participation according to the creation of the board chat room and sending a chat room invitation message to users selected by the user terminal having the chat room invitation right to restrictly add the users as participants of the entire project Business processing device using Kanban-based board chat room.
The method of claim 1, wherein the board chat room creation unit
The task processing device using the kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that the board chat room is arranged in a specific area of the kanban board so that the kanban board and the board chat room are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.
The method of claim 1, wherein the business project management unit
A work processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that in the course of the corresponding work project, a work note or work object related to at least one work is created as a work unit and uploaded to the kanban card.
The method of claim 6, wherein the business project management unit
When a change in the work unit uploaded on the Kanban card is detected, the number of times related to the change is accumulated and counted and displayed together with the Kanban card.
According to claim 1,
The business project management department
In the course of the corresponding business project, comments about the Kanban card are received and uploaded to the Kanban card,
The board chat room processing unit
A task processing device using a Kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that for providing comments on the Kanban card as a conversation message through the board chat room.
The method of claim 8, wherein the board chat room processing unit
When the comment is provided as a conversation message, a task processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that by adding a path for direct access to the comment to the corresponding conversation message.
The method of claim 1, wherein the board chat room processing unit
A task processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that providing at least one of a list of kanban cards or a path to access the kanban card through the board chat room.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the board chat room processing unit
When the work-related message is provided through the board chat room, a task processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that a path for accessing the kanban card is added to the work-related message.
The method of claim 1, wherein the board chat room processing unit
A task processing device using a Kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that a state change message is generated according to a state change of the Kanban card and shared through the board chat room.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the board chat room processing unit
A task processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that the state change of the kanban card is divided into a first state change over time and a second state change according to the progress of the work.
The method of claim 13, wherein the board chat room processing unit
The task processing device using the kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that the state change message is divided according to the work progress step related to the second state change, visualized, and then displayed.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the board chat room processing unit
If the status change of the Kanban card is due to a change in the business unit, the business processing device using the Kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that by adding a path to directly access the business unit to the status change message.
The method of claim 6, wherein the board chat room processing unit
When a reminder event related to the Kanban card or the work unit is detected according to the update of the Kanban card, a reminder message according to the reminder event is generated and shared through the board chat room. business processing device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the board chat room processing unit
A task processing device using a kanban-based board chat room, characterized in that for each of the work-related persons participating in the board chat room, the number of unreads of the work-related messages shared through the board chat room is independently calculated and provided.
A work processing method using a Kanban-based board chat room performed in a work processing device using a Kanban-based board chat room including a Kanban board processing unit, a board chat room creation unit, a business project management unit, and a board chat room processing unit,
generating a user-based kanban board for the entire project through the kanban board processing unit;
generating a board chat room uniquely related to the kanban board when the kanban board is generated through the board chat room creation unit;
generating, through the work project management unit, a kanban card for a work project included in the entire project, inserting the kanban card into the kanban board, and updating the kanban card according to the progress of the corresponding work project; and
and sharing work-related messages between work-related persons associated with the entire project and the work project through the board chat room processing unit.