Patent ID: 6381610
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for automated project planning, the method comprising:displaying a list of procedure identifiers representing a plurality of procedures at a client; communicating a procedure identifier selected by a user from the client to a server; displaying a procedure data sheet at the client in response to the selected procedure identifier, the procedure data sheet including a list of procedure steps for the selected procedure identifier and at least one of the listed procedure steps including a template identifier; communicating the template identifier selected by the user from the client to the server; displaying a template at the client in response to the selected template identifier, the template including data fields for completion by the user; communicating the template having completed data fields from the client to the server; automatically compiling, sorting, and determining applicability of company and industry standards to the completed template transparently from the user; automatically updating a project workspace with the completed template.