Monitoring and integration of an organization's planning processes

A storage device for use with a planning monitor and control system, the planning monitor and control system for use with an enterprise computing system, the storage device comprising:

• a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor-coupled to a display device result in:
• a planning view on the display device, the planning view comprising:
• a list view area containing a list of planning projects predefined to be included in a list of planning projects of interest to a user for whom the planning visual display is intended to be viewed, at least one of the listed planning projects including a first electronically linked electronic planning document that is created and maintained by a first application software program of the enterprise computing system that is separate from the planning monitor and control system, at least one other of the listed planning projects including a second electronically linked electronic planning document that includes a timeline and is created and maintained by a second application software program of the enterprise computing system that is different from the first application software program and separate from the planning monitor and control system, wherein planning information is generated in the first linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the first linked planning document is associated, wherein planning information is generated in the second linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the second linked planning document is associated and wherein the list view area includes an indicator to warn of a missed or upcoming deadline for one of the listed planning projects;
• and
• a planning project details view area in which non-final content from the first linked planning document is displayed for the associated planning project included in the list view;
• wherein the planning view displays action areas that when selected initiate a planning computing process;
• and
• wherein the planning computing process is a request process for making an electronically forwarded request for data relating to a listed planning project.

A planning monitor and control system for use with an enterprise computing system, the planning monitor and control system comprising:

• a display device;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display device and to execute instructions that result in a planning view on the display device, the planning view comprising:
• a list view area containing a list of planning projects predefined to be included in a list of planning projects of interest to a user for whom the planning visual display is intended to be viewed, at least one of the listed planning projects including a first electronically linked electronic planning document that is created and maintained by a first application software program of the enterprise computing system that is separate from the planning monitor and control system, at least one other of the listed planning projects including a second electronically linked electronic planning document that includes a timeline and is created and maintained by a second application software program of the enterprise computing system that is different from the first application software program and separate from the planning monitor and control system, wherein planning information is generated in the first linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the first linked planning document is associated, wherein planning information is generated in the second linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the second linked planning document is associated and wherein the list view area includes an indicator to warn of a missed or upcoming deadline for one of the listed planning projects;
• and
• a planning project details view area in which non-final content from the first linked planning document is displayed for the associated planning project included in the list view;
• wherein the planning view displays action areas that when selected initiate a planning computing process;
• and
• wherein the planning computing process is a request process for making an electronically forwarded request for data relating to a listed planning project.

A non-transitory storage medium for use with a planning monitor and control system, the planning monitor and control system, the storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor-coupled to a display device result in:

• a planning view on the display device, the planning view comprising:
• a list view area containing a list of planning projects predefined to be included in a list of planning projects of interest to a user for whom the planning visual display is intended to be viewed, at least one of the listed
• planning projects including a first electronically linked electronic planning document that is created and maintained by a first application software program of the enterprise computing system that is separate from the planning monitor and control system, at least one other of the listed planning projects including a second electronically linked electronic planning document that includes a timeline and is created and maintained by a second application software program of the enterprise computing system that is different from the first application software program and separate from the planning monitor and control system, wherein planning information is generated in the first linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the planning document is associated, wherein planning information is generated in the second linked planning document as part of the listed planning project to which the second linked planning document is associated and wherein the list view area includes an indicator to warn of a missed or upcoming deadline for one of the listed planning projects;
• and
• a planning project details view area in which non-final content from the first linked planning document is displayed for the associated planning project included in the list view;
• wherein the planning view displays action areas that when selected initiate a planning computing process;
• and
• wherein the planning computing process is a request process for making an electronically forwarded request for data relating to a listed planning project.