Method and system for tracking user performance

A method for performance tracking comprising:

• creating a project task associated with a resource, the project task having a predetermined completion time;
• receiving, at a resource engine, a transponder identifier from a transponder in communication with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, the transponder identifier being associated with the resource;
• associating the transponder identifier with a first time value and a resource identifier corresponding to the resource;
• receiving, at the resource engine, the transponder identifier from the transponder in communication with the radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for a second time;
• associating the transponder identifier with a second time value and the resource identifier corresponding to the resource;
• computing a task work time representing a time period the resource was in a work environment, based at least on the first time value and the second time value;
• associating the resource identifier and the task work time with the project task in the resource engine;
• and
• comparing the predetermined completion time with the task work time.

A transponder-reader performance tracking system comprising:

• a user interface operable to allow a user to create a project task, associated with a resource, the project task having a predetermined completion time;
• a transponder, associated with the resource, operable to communicate a transponder identifier to a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader via a radio frequency signal;
• a resource engine operable to:
• receive the transponder identifier communicated by the reader, the resource engine further operable to associate the transponder identifier with a first time value and a resource identifier corresponding to the resource,
• associate the transponder identifier with a second time value and the resource identifier corresponding to the resource,
• compute a task work time representing a time period that the resource was in a work environment, based at least on the first time value and the second time value,
• associate the resource identifier and the task work time with the project task, and
• compare the predetermined completion time with the task work time.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform:

• receiving, at a resource engine, a transponder identifier from a transponder in communication with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, the transponder identifier being associated with the resource;
• associating the transponder identifier with a first time value and a resource identifier corresponding to the resource;
• receiving, at the resource engine, the transponder identifier from the transponder in communication with the radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for a second time;
• associating the transponder identifier with a second time value and the resource identifier corresponding to the resource;
• computing a task work time representing a time period the resource was in a work environment, based at least on the first time value and the second time value;
• associating the resource identifier and the task work time with the project task in the resource engine;
• and
• comparing the predetermined completion time with the task work time.