Internet application for project management in industrial systems

Abstract

An efficient way to collect, analyze and transfer the project information, as well as tracking and coordination of information exchange are crucial for successful project finalization in industrial companies. Project members and teams have to be able to communicate the status of on-going project or projects, and a proper software solution can greatly improve the management of information among them. An overview is given on the development of a new software solution for project management, mainly for use in industrial environment. The main concern is application in everyday engineering practice in various, mainly distributed companies. Having this in mind, special care has been devoted to development of appropriate tools for tracking, storing and analysis of the information about the project, and in time delivering to the right team members or other responsible persons. The proposed project management solution is Internet-based and uses LAMP/WAMP (Linux or Windows - Apache - MySQL - PHP) platform. Main advantages of this software are simple usage, quick implementation, easy system maintenance, short training and only basic computer skills required from operators.

U radu je dat pregled razvoja novog softvera za upravljanje projektima, namenjenog prvenstveno korišćenju u industriji. Osnovni cilj ovog rešenja je da olakša i pojednostavi menadžment informacija i dokumenata u svakodnevnoj inženjerskoj praksi u različitim granama industrije, a prevashodno u firmama koje posluju na više lokacija. Posebna pažnja je posvećena razvoju odgovarajućih rešenja za praćenje, čuvanje i analizu informacija o projektu, kao i pravovremenom dostavljanju tih informacija članovima tima ili drugim odgovornim licima. Novi softver je baziran na Internet komunikaciji i koristi LAMP/WAMP platformu (Linux / Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP), zbog njene stabilnosti, rasprostranjenosti, cene i jednostavnog održavanja. Modularna struktura softvera omogućuje lako prilagođavanje potrebama firme-korisnika, uz veoma kratak period uvođenja. Njegove glavne prednosti su jednostavno korišćenje, brza implementacija, jednostavno održavanje sistema, brza obuka uz minimalno predznanje korisnika o radu na računaru.