Scheduling task-related activities in a collaboration software tool
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPietro Guardascione, Scot MacLellan
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for scheduling task-related activities are disclosed. In one example, the values of a one or more of variables on which an activity is dependent are used to determine the attainability of an activity. Information relating to the variables and/or the attainability of the activity can be recorded, or used to generate notifications and/or invitations for users.
Claims18
A method of scheduling a task-related activity in a collaboration software tool comprising:
- specifying a plurality of variables on which the activity is dependent;
- determining values of the plurality of variables, wherein values of each of the plurality of variables relate to the attainability of the activity;
- determining when values of a first set of variables correspond to values of a second set of variables;
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- recording in the collaboration software tool the values of the first and second sets of variables.
A computer program product for scheduling a task-related activity in a collaboration software tool, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer-usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
- computer usable program code configured to specify a plurality of variables on which the activity is dependent, determine values of the plurality of variables, wherein values of each of the plurality of variables relate to the attainability of the activity, determine when values of a first set of variables correspond to values of a second set of variables, and recording in the collaboration software tool the values of the first and second sets of variables.
A method of scheduling a task-related activity in a collaboration software tool comprising:
- determining the availability of a first resource desired for the activity;
- determining the availability of a second resource desired for the activity;
- determining a time period that the first and second resources are available;
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- polling one or more persons to ascertain whether they are available to participate in the activity during the determined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.