Project scheduling and management system that uses product data with product classes

A method for automatically scheduling and managing projects, comprising:

• obtaining, by a product data module executing on at least one processor of a server, a first product, the first product comprising a product description and a product class, the product class comprising at least one of a labor product, a parts product, and an agreements product;
• generating, by a quoting module, based at least in part on a subset of the product data, a quote and update the product data with the quote;
• and
• obtaining, by a project planning module, the updated product data comprising the quote;
• and
• generating, based on the product class and the quote, a task, the task associated with at least one of a resource type, skill level, price, start time, deadline, and order;

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for automatically scheduling and managing projects, the instructions comprising instructions to:

• obtain a first product, the first product comprising a product description and a product class, the product class comprising at least one of a labor product, a parts product, and an agreements product;
• generate, based at least in part on a subset of the product data, a quote and update the product data with the quote;
• and
• obtain the updated product data comprising the quote;
• generate, based on the product class and the quote, a task, the task associated with at least one of a resource type, skill level, price, start time, deadline, and order;