Project management system and method

A project management system, comprising:

• a computer, including:
• a processor,
• a display device, and
• a pointer device, to permit interaction with objects displayed on the display device using an on-screen pointer, the displayed location of said on-screen pointer being controlled by said pointer device;
• said computer executing project management software providing a graphical interface, displayed on said display device, for managing a project represented by graphical elements located in a project window;
• and
• said graphical elements being arranged in said project window by dragging a first graphical element onto said project window from a first location on said graphical interface and dropping said first graphical element onto said project window.

A method for managing project information, comprising the steps of:

• providing a computer, including a processor, a display device, and a pointer device for interacting with objects displayed on the display device using an on-screen pointer, the displayed location of the on-screen pointer being controlled by said pointer device;
• providing a graphical interface, displayed on the display device, for creating and editing a project represented by at least one graphical element located in a project window;
• and
• editing the at least one graphical element by locating the on-screen pointer over the at least one graphical element to display and interact with additional information on the at least one graphical element.

A project management system, comprising:

• a first workstation;
• a second workstation, in communication with said first workstation, via a network;
• project management software, hosted on said first workstation and accessible by said second workstation over said network, said project management software being used to manage at least one project;
• and
• information entered on said second workstation being provided to said first workstation, and upon approval, said project management software using said information entered on said second workstation to update said information being used to update said at least one project without reentry.

A project management system, comprising:

• a computer, including:
• a processor, and
• a display device,
• said computer executing project management software for managing a project, said project being displayed in a plurality of views;
• and
• a selectively actuatable graphical interactive task manager banner, said task manager banner always being located at the same, fixed location on the display in connection with each of the plurality of views, when actuated.

A project management system, comprising:

• a computer, including:
• a processor, and
• a display device,
• said computer executing project management software for managing a project;
• said project being displayed in at least a GANTT view representing said project in, both, list form and graphically as a plurality of GANTT view graphical elements;
• and
• said project management software being able to selectively switch the display of subprojects in the graphical portion of the GANTT between the display of a single GANTT view graphical element representing the entire subproject and a plurality of GANTT view graphical elements framed by an on-screen box, said framed plurality of GANTT view graphical elements representing the individual elements of the subproject.