TWI509540B - Chart product, method and software product of project management - Google Patents

Description

Workflow control chart item and display method thereof and computer program thereof

The present invention relates to the field of workflow management technology, and the invention of the method of project control representation.

The most famous chart on project management technology is the Gantt Chart in 1910, the Critical Path Method (CPM) in 1957, and the Program Evaluation & Review Technique in 1958. , PERT), in the past 100 years, the project management technology is mainly based on these three types, and among them, the Gantt chart is most commonly used.

The Gantt chart uses the timeline as the main progress reference. All the details are listed on one side and indicate the start and end time of each work and the line segment represents the work execution time. Gantt charts have many advantages in design. For example, Gantt charts are easy to make, easy to understand, and can be used without special tool software.

There are many common features of the Pathway Method (CPM) and the Planned Assessment (PERT), but the main difference is that the CPM is suitable for frequent execution and execution time. It is a job that can be correctly predicted, and PERT is applicable to non-deterministic work time, and almost all have not been executed. PERT/CPM is a combination of project network analysis. PERT/CPM is mainly used to predict the time course of the project, and secondly to find alternatives.

The shortcoming of Gantt chart is that if the internal relationship of the project activity is too much, the complicated and complicated line graph makes the reading of Gantt chart difficult. It is difficult to confirm the current situation, clarify the time-varying factors of the project, and it is hard to find the improvement method.

The disadvantage of PERT/CPM is that it is suitable for each type of project that is highly predictable of fixed jobs or operations that are highly unpredictable and have not been performed. For the general small and medium-sized project types, it is often expected that the operation will be mixed with new and unpredictable items. The PERT/CPM graphical representation is that each project has a common starting point and a common end point . However, the general project is often the start time of each project. It is necessary to start the correct start time of each project item from the control joint node of the whole project with several project details as the main reference point. Furthermore, the concept of the end of the project should be further divided into “two projects can be completed” and “the project can be operated” and “the details of each project”. Therefore, there should be no common starting point or no There is no need to have a common destination.

In view of the respective shortcomings of Gantt Chart and PERT/CPM, and in order to bring project management to the “project-operable” point, and focus on project drawing simplification, all project stakeholders can be easily understood. The progress of the project implementation is clear at a glance. The present invention thus develops a new design chart for project management, whether it is assisting Gantt charts and PERT/CPM, or replacing Gantt charts and PERT/CPM in certain situations.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a workflow control chart that allows the user to easily understand the relationship between tasks.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a workflow control chart comprising at least three work segment bar graphs and a joint end marker, wherein the end points of the two work segment strips are joined to the joint end markers, and the third working segment strip The starting point is bonded to the joint end mark. The working segment bar graph includes a plurality of working unit bar graphs, each working unit bar graph includes a point and an end point, and each working unit bar graph represents a working unit.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the end point of the bar of the working unit comprises a working end mark, such as a ring mark.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the work unit bar graph includes a corresponding efficiency index, and the efficiency indicator is used to indicate one of the work efficiency corresponding to each work unit bar graph.

According to an embodiment of the invention, each work unit bar graph includes two different appearance display modes to indicate that the corresponding work has been completed and not completed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a time viewing operation interface is further provided for allowing a user to view a bar graph of each work unit at different times to understand the progress of each work unit.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a general computer device 5, which includes a screen 5a, a processor 5b, a memory 5c, a computer program 5d, and a printer. 5p, wherein the memory 5c is provided with at least one computer program 5d.

Please refer to FIG. 2 for a flowchart for generating the present invention by using a computer, and please refer to FIG. 3 to 10 together. In this embodiment, a simplified project of a store is taken as an example, and the "decoration" and "hydropower" are basically carried out first, and when the "decoration" and "hydropower" are completed, the "license application" is performed.

Step 201: Output a first working segment bar graph 10 on the screen 5a. Referring to FIG. 3, the first working segment bar graph 10 includes three bar graphs 11a, 11b, 11c connected in series, each working cell bar graph corresponding to one working unit, and a plurality of working units. Form a working segment. Please refer to Figure 9 for the work unit database 6. For example, the first working segment is related to "decoration", and the "decoration" includes three working segments. The IDs of the working units are ID11a, ID11b and ID11c. The work contents of work unit ID11a, ID11b and ID11c are "bargaining", "sending" and "construction" respectively.

The work unit database 6 records the work segments, sequences, joints, start dates, estimated completion times, and actual completion time efficiency indicators to which the work units belong. For example, the work unit ID11a, ID11b and ID 11c belong to the work segment numbered 1, and the order is 1, 2, 3 respectively. Each working unit bar graph 11a, 11b, 11c includes a first starting point 11SP and a first end point 11EP, and the first end point 11EP includes a working end end mark 11EM, and at the end of the working end, the mark 11EM is a circle. Pattern.

In order to indicate whether each work unit has been completed or completed, each first work unit bar graph 11a, 11b, 11c may include two different appearance display modes to indicate that the corresponding work has been completed and not completed, such as the first work unit strip. The figures 11a, 11b are represented in darker colors (such as deep red) to represent the work unit ID 11a, ID11b has been completed, and the first work unit bar chart 11c represents the work unit ID 11c in a lighter color (such as light red). Not completed. In addition to the different ways of displaying the appearance in the depth and depth, such as the thickness of the bar graph, or the strip chart plus the frame, etc., any way to cause visual differences can be used.

Since the working unit corresponding to the first working unit bar graph 11a, 11b has been completed, in the embodiment, a corresponding efficiency index EI is provided, and the efficiency index EI is used to indicate that one of the work corresponding to each working unit bar graph is completed. effectiveness. In the present embodiment, the calculation method of the efficiency index EI is the "actual completion time" of the work divided by the "expected completion time". The value of the efficiency index EI above the bar graph 11a of the first working unit is "0.8", which means that the corresponding work unit ID11a "actual completion time" is 80% of the "expected completion time", that is, the progress of the work unit ID11a. Less than the "expected completion time". The value of the efficiency index EI above the bar chart 11b of the first working unit is "1.1", so the progress of the work unit ID11b is more than the "expected completion time". These data are preferably recorded in the work unit database 6. On the one hand, it can be used as a software program to automatically calculate the efficiency index EI, or it can be used as the reference or further correction of the "expected completion time".

Step 202: Output a second working segment bar graph 20 on the screen 5a, and the second working segment bar graph 20 includes three bar graphs 21a, 21b, 21c connected in series. Please refer to Figure 9 for the work unit database 6. The second working segment is related to "hydropower". The "hydropower" includes three working segments. The IDs of the working units are ID21a, ID21b and ID21c. The working contents of work unit ID21a, ID21b and ID21c are "water pipe construction", "circuit construction" and "acceptance". Each of the second work unit bars 21a, 21b, 21c also includes a second start point 21SP and a second end point 21EP, and the second end point 21EP includes a work end mark 21EM. The same second working unit bar graphs 21a, 21b, 21c may include two different appearance display modes to indicate that the corresponding work has been completed and not completed, and the work unit has completed the corresponding second work unit bar graphs 21a, 21b. There is also a corresponding efficiency indicator EI. Since the second working segment bar graph 20 is the same as the first working segment bar graph 10, it will not be described again.

Step 203: Output a joint end mark J1 on the screen 5a, and the joint end mark J1 is used to indicate "Control Joint" or "CheckJoint". In this embodiment, the joint end mark J1 is a ring mark. Basically, the joint end mark J1 is connected to two or more working segment bar graphs. In the embodiment, the first working segment strip graph 10 and the second working segment strip graph 20 end are combined. That is, the first end point 11EP/work end end mark 11EM of the work unit bar graph 11c and the second end point 21EP/work end end mark 21EM of the second work unit bar graph 21c are framed by the joint end mark J1. The joint end mark J1 allows the user to clearly understand that the work segments corresponding to the first work segment bar graph 10 and the second work segment bar graph 20 must be completed before the next work segment can be performed.

Step 204: Output a third working segment bar graph 30 to be output on the screen 5a. The third working segment bar chart 30 includes two bar charts 31a, 31b connected in series in a third working unit. Please refer to Figure 9 for the work unit database 6. The third working segment is related to the "license application". The "license application" includes two working segments. The IDs of the work units are ID31a and ID31b. The working contents of the work unit ID31b and ID31b are "Hydroelectric Application" and "Opening Application" respectively. Each of the third work unit bars 31a, 31b also includes a third start point 31SP and a third end point 31EP, and the third end point 31EP includes a work end mark 31EM. The starting point of the third working segment bar graph 30 is started by the joint end mark J1, that is, the third starting point 31SP of the third working unit bar graph 31a is started by the joint end mark J1. Since the work of the work unit ID 31b and the ID 31b of FIG. 3 has not been completed yet, the third work unit bar graphs 31a, 31b are not labeled with the efficiency index EI.

Step 205: providing a time viewing operation interface 80, the time viewing operation interface 80 includes a time axis 81 and a time stamp 82, and the user movable time stamp 82 views the first working unit bar graphs 11a, 11b at different times. 11c, each of the second working unit bar graphs 21a, 21b, 21c and each of the third working unit strip graphs 31a, 31b. Referring to FIG. 4, when the user pulls the time stamp 82 to the left, the previous work progress can be seen. For example, the first work unit bar graph 11b displays the work of the corresponding work unit completion portion. In order to achieve the working status of watching different time, please refer to FIG. 10, a work unit progress database 7 records the historical records of each work unit at different times (such as 5/1) at different times, for example, on 5/20 (May 20) Day) shows the status of Figure 3. The time viewing operation interface 80 allows the user to pull the left or right to see the state of different time. When the user pulls to the far right and cannot pull again (譬, as shown in FIG. 3), it represents the latest state.

Please refer to FIG. 5 for another embodiment of the joint end mark J2. The first working unit strip 11d, the first working unit strip 11e and the second working unit strip 21d are joined to a joint end mark J2, which is different from the embodiment of FIG. 3 in that the joint end mark J2 is subsequently developed. The unit of work is the unit of work belonging to the first working segment, rather than developing a new working segment. In this case, the time course of the other working segments is sometimes displayed when the same working segment is performed. In the example of FIG. 5, for example, when the working unit corresponding to the first working unit bar graph 11e is to be performed. It is necessary to wait until the work unit corresponding to the second working unit bar graph 21d is completed before proceeding.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first working unit bar graph 11f, the second working unit strip graph 21e and the second working unit strip graph 21f are joined to a joint end mark J3, that is, the second working unit bar graph is to be performed. When the working unit corresponding to 21f is completed, the work unit corresponding to the first working unit bar graph 11f is completed before continuing.

Referring to Figure 7, the workflow control chart 1 is printed on the surface of a thin sheet 2 by the printer 5p. It should be noted that the printer 5p described in the present description includes a printer matched with a general computer, and also includes a printer that prints a large number of printing.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which shows a workflow control chart 1a which is more complicated and close to the actual situation. It can be found that the user can understand the relationship of each working segment at a glance, and the relationship between each working unit and other working units.

There are many ways in which the working segment bars 10, 20, 30 and the joint end mark J1 are output to the screen 5a. For example the users themselves painted, or generated through graphics software (e.g., Painter, Illustrator ^TM, etc.), more preferably is a computer program 5d some version (e.g., the working section together with the end of the working end of FIG strip labels, such as the Visio ^TM Practice) Allow users to quickly create and edit workflow control charts1. Of course, the more ideal way is to first establish a database 6 such as a work unit (see Figure 9). The work unit database 6 records the necessary information for creating a chart, including how the work units are joined. For example, the joint of the work unit ID11c is a work unit. ID21c; the joint point of the work unit ID 21c is the work unit ID 11c; the joint point of the work unit ID 31a is the work unit ID 11c and the work unit ID 21c. The workflow control chart 1 is automatically generated by the computer program 5d due to the necessary information, and an editing tool can be provided for the user to edit the automatically generated workflow control chart 1 . The focus of the present invention is on the workflow control chart 1 itself, and there are quite a number of ways to generate the workflow control chart 1. The present invention is not a method of how to automatically generate it, and therefore will not be described again.

The different working unit bar graphs are preferably represented by different colors, and the lengths of the first working unit bar graph, the second working unit strip graph and the third working unit strip graph may also be used to represent the The relative time of the corresponding work, such as the longer the bar graph, the longer the expected completion time of the corresponding work unit.

It should be noted that the above is only an embodiment, and is not limited to the embodiment. For example, those who do not depart from the basic structure of the present invention should be bound by the scope of the patent, and the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

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1 is an embodiment of a usage environment diagram of the present invention. 2 is a flow chart of the present invention using a computer. Figure 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a second embodiment of the present invention showing conditions at different times. Figure 5 is another embodiment of the present invention with respect to the joint end indicia. Figure 6 is another embodiment of the present invention with respect to the joint end indicia. Figure 7 is a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a third embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of a work unit database of the present invention. Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of a work unit progress database of the present invention.

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Claims (22)

A workflow control chart item includes: a first working segment bar graph including a plurality of first working unit bar graphs, each of the first working unit bar graphs being connected in series, wherein each of the first jobs The unit bar graph includes a first starting point and a first ending point; a second working segment bar chart includes a plurality of second working unit bar charts, wherein the second working unit bar charts are connected in series, wherein Each of the second working unit bar graphs includes a second starting point and a second ending point; a joint end mark for connecting the first first working unit strip first end point and the last second working unit strip shape a second end point; and a third working segment bar graph comprising a plurality of third working unit bar graphs, each of the third working unit strip graphs being connected in series, wherein each of the third working unit strips The figure includes a third starting point and a third ending point, wherein a third starting point of the first third working unit is coupled to the joint end mark. The workflow control chart item according to claim 1, wherein the first first working unit strip first end point is adjacent to the last second working unit strip second end point. For example, in the workflow control chart item described in claim 2, wherein each of the first end points, each of the second end points and each of the third end points includes a work end mark. The workflow control chart item according to claim 3, wherein the first first working unit strip first end point and the last second working unit strip second second end point are located in the joint end mark . The workflow control chart article as described in claim 4, wherein the joint end is marked with a ring mark. The workflow control chart item according to claim 2, wherein each of the first work unit bar charts, each of the second work unit bar charts and each of the third work unit bar charts includes a corresponding one The efficiency indicator is used to indicate the completion efficiency of one of the work corresponding to each work unit bar graph, wherein the completion efficiency is compared with an expected completion time of one of the corresponding work completion times. For example, the workflow control chart item described in claim 2, wherein each of the first work unit bar graphs, the second work unit bar graph, and the length of each of the third work unit bar graphs are used. To indicate the relative time of the corresponding work. The workflow control chart items as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 are printed on a screen or printed through a printer. The work flow control chart article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a thin material, the first working segment bar graph, the second working segment bar graph, the third The working segment bar graph and the joint end mark are printed on the thin sheet. The workflow control chart item according to any one of the items 1 to 7, wherein each of the first work unit bar graphs, each of the second work unit bar graphs, and each of the third jobs The cell bar graph includes two different appearance display modes to indicate that the corresponding work has been completed and not completed. A method for displaying a workflow control chart is displayed on a screen after executing a computer program by a computer for allowing a user to easily understand the relationship between the plurality of jobs, the method comprising: outputting a first working segment a bar graph on the screen, the first working segment bar graph includes a plurality of first working unit bar graphs, each of the first working unit bar graphs being connected in series, wherein each of the first working unit strips The figure includes a first starting point and a first ending point; a second working segment bar graph is outputted on the screen, and the second working segment bar graph includes a plurality of second working unit bar graphs, each of the second working units The bar graphs are connected in series, wherein each of the second work unit bar graphs includes a second starting point and a second end point; an output end is marked on the screen, and the joint end mark is used to connect the last first a first end point of the working unit strip and a second end point of the last second working unit strip; and outputting a third working segment bar graph on the screen, the third working segment strip graph including the third plurality Work unit a third work unit bar graph is connected in series, wherein each of the third work unit bar graphs includes a third starting point and a third end point, wherein the third third working unit is the third The starting point is connected to the joint end mark. A method of displaying a workflow control chart as described in claim 11, wherein the first first work unit strip first end point is adjacent to the last second work unit strip second end point. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to claim 12, wherein each of the first end points, each of the second end points and each of the third end points includes a work end mark. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to claim 13 , wherein the first first working unit strip first end point and the last second working unit strip second second end point are located at the joint end Inside the tag. A method of displaying a workflow control chart as described in claim 14 wherein the joint end is labeled as a ring mark. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to claim 11, wherein for each of the first work unit bar graphs, each of the second work unit bar graphs and each of the third work unit bar graphs The output corresponds to an efficiency indicator, which is used to indicate the completion efficiency of one of the work corresponding to each work unit bar graph, wherein the completion efficiency is compared with an expected completion time of one of the corresponding work completion times. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to claim 11, wherein each of the first work unit bar graphs, each of the second work unit bar graphs, and each of the third work unit bar graphs The length is used to indicate the relative time of the corresponding work. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein each of the first work unit bar graphs, each of the second work unit bar graphs, and each of the The three work unit bar chart includes two different appearance display modes to indicate that the corresponding work has been completed and not completed. The method for displaying a workflow control chart according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein a time viewing operation interface is further provided for allowing the user to view the first job at different times. a bar graph of the unit, each of the second working unit bar graph and each of the third working unit bar graphs. A computer program product for displaying a workflow control chart, the method of any one of items 11 to 17 being completed after the computer is loaded into the computer program and executed. A computer program product for displaying a workflow control chart. When the computer is loaded into the computer program and executed, the method described in item 18 can be completed. A computer program product for displaying a workflow control chart, which can be completed after the computer is loaded into the computer program and executed.