Computer-Aided Project Management: A Visual Scheduling and Control System (Computer science)

This work proposes a new system for the visual representation of projects that displays the quantities of work, resources and cost. This new system has a built-in hierarchical system to provide different levels of schedules, and superimposes visually planned and actual data to become a control device. It is also designed to schedule and manage projects with repeating tasks at various locations. The system's visual identity makes it powerful for communication, even among non-specialists. This system has received the first patent granted to research carried at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on a computer software subject.