Patent ID: 6944622
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a project requiring a plurality of tasks performed on at least one computer system by a plurality of users, said at least one computer system containing a process interface supporting a pre-defined set of task actions performed by said at least one computer system with respect to data objects stored on said at least one computer system, the method comprising the steps of: interactively defining a plurality of groups of users associated with the project; interactively generating, for each of said plurality of groups of users, a respective project tracking interface definition, each project tracking interface definition being a data object defining a respective set of task selections, each task selection of a set of task selections corresponding to a respective task action of said pre-defined set of task actions performed by said at least one computer system with respect to a respective one or more said data objects stored on said at least one computer system, wherein a first set of task selections of a first project tracking interface for a first group of users is different from a second set of task selections of a second project tracking interface for a second group of users; associating a first user with said first group of users; presenting said first project tracking interface having said first set of task selections to said first user; performing task actions corresponding to task selections of said first set of task selections responsive to said first user interactively selecting the corresponding task selections of said first set of task selections; associating a second user with said second group of users; presenting said second project tracking interface having said second set of task selections to said second user; and performing task actions corresponding to task selections of said second set of task selections responsive to said second user interactively selecting the corresponding task selections of said second set of task selections.