Systems, methods, and computer programs for providing integrated critical path method schedule management & data analytics

A method for managing and analyzing a project, the method comprising:

• storing in a database an as-planned critical path method (CPM) schedule for a project;
• sending assigned activities to corresponding project participants via a communication network;
• receiving and storing in a memory structured progress data associated with the assigned activities from the corresponding project participants via the communication network;
• automatically generating an as-built CPM schedule for the project by using the stored structured progress data received from the project participants as data input;
• and
• calculating project performance metrics using the as-built CPM schedule.

A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor for managing and analyzing a project, the computer program comprising logic configured to:

• define in a memory an as-planned critical path method (CPM) schedule for a project;
• transmit assigned activities to corresponding project participants via a communication network;
• receive structured progress data associated with the assigned activities from the corresponding project participants via the communication network;
• store the structured progress data in the memory;
• generate an as-built CPM schedule for the project based on the stored structured progress data received from the project participants;
• and
• calculate project performance metrics using the as-built CPM schedule.