Inventors:
Charles Cadwallader - Philadelphia PA, US
International Classification:
G09G005/00
Abstract:
Time Scaled Critical Path Method (TSCPM) and Bar/Ghantt Chart (Bar Chart) Precedence Network Diagrams have a horizontal frame that contains a calendar Time Scale of units selected by the project planner and horizontal rows beneath that Time Scale to contain Tasks/Activities (Tasks). Tasks are placed in those horizontal rows below the Time Scale at the time selected by the project planner and in the rows indicating their relationship to other tasks in the project. Tasks have a vertical depth that allows for the task identification to be written on them. Nodes in computer generated TSCPM and Bar Chart precedence network diagram project plans are invisible points in time that denote completion of a scheduled task or tasks, or designated portions thereof, plus their float, which impact temporally on a scheduled primary dependant task or tasks. Nodes also indicate the scheduled time of completion of the final task or tasks of a project, denoting project completion. Column Nodes (CNs) arc graphic illustrations of the invisible Nodes in TSCPM and Bar Chart precedence network diagrams. CNs In TSCPMs and Bar Charts are vertical lines with caps on the top and bases on the bottom. CNs, as the invisible Nodes they are a translation of, denote the time in a plan where completion of a scheduled task or tasks, or designated portions thereof, plus their float, impact temporally on a scheduled primary dependant task or tasks. CNs also indicate the scheduled time of completion of the final task or tasks of a project, denoting project completion.