Christopher A Montgomery

US Patent:

8195497, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/653586

Inventors:

Christopher K. Montgomery - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 713, 705 714, 705 715, 705 716, 705 721, 705 726

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing a project. A board having rows and columns forming a grid of cells is first created or accessed. Security rules may be assigned to each of the cells. A number of task files each containing information about one of the project tasks are then created. Authorized persons may access the board and the task files with computers linked to the host computer and place representations of selected task files within selected cells of the board. Authorized persons may view a representation of the board with the selected task files shown within the selected cells or move the selected task files from cell to cell to indicate progress made on the tasks.