Rplan
Encyclopedia
Actano's RPlan is an Enterprise Project Management
software used in the automotive industry.
approach and divides project schedules into a large number of individual schedule fragments. Each fragment has an owner and users can load and edit any combination of fragments into the application as if they constituted a single schedule. Even if the schedules are very large, users are presented with a clearly arranged view and are able to plan realistically. The software also enables departments to exchange planning information during the course of projects. Apparently, there are projects with up to 100,000 tasks that are managed in this way.
, WebLogic, WebSphere
and SAP NetWeaver
. Depending on module, the client is implemented as a Web client or as a rich client. The rich client makes use of a Java applet
that does not require local installation. RPlan offers a programming interface in two variants. The first is a batch interface to download project data, create new projects, and modify existing projects, all on an XML
basis. The second is a standard Web service
interface to modify the data in RPlan.
Enterprise Project Management
Enterprise Project Management , in broad terms, is the field of organizational development that supports organizations in managing integrally and adapting themselves to the changes of a transformation....
software used in the automotive industry.
Overview
RPlan adopts a collaborative project managementProject management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
approach and divides project schedules into a large number of individual schedule fragments. Each fragment has an owner and users can load and edit any combination of fragments into the application as if they constituted a single schedule. Even if the schedules are very large, users are presented with a clearly arranged view and are able to plan realistically. The software also enables departments to exchange planning information during the course of projects. Apparently, there are projects with up to 100,000 tasks that are managed in this way.
Structure
The software is of modular structure and the following modules are available for the various application areas:- Schedule Manager – to plan projects using a task table with a Work Breakdown StructureWork breakdown structureA work breakdown structure , in project management and systems engineering, is a deliverable oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components. It defines and groups a project's discrete work elements in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the project.A work...
(WBS) and a Gantt chartGantt chartA Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts... - Resource Manager – to assign and manage project resources
- TimesheetTimesheetA timesheet is a method for recording the amount of a worker's time spent on each job.-Use:Originally developed for an employer to determine payroll, timesheets are not just for payroll any more. Timesheets may record the start and end time of tasks, or just the duration. It may contain a...
– to record the time and effort expended on projects - Project Controller – to control the contents of projects during execution. Goals, risks and actions, for instance, are managed using this module.
- Portfolio Manager – to manage corporate project portfolios
- Presentation Graphics – to convert schedules into PowerPoint presentations
- Reporting – to output the data of all modules in the form of reports (PDF, HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
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Technology
RPlan is a 3-tier Java application. The server component supports TomcatTomcat
Tomcat may refer to:* A male cat, known as a tom or tommiecat* Tomcats , a 2001 comedy film* Apache Tomcat, an open-source Java Servlet Container developed by the Apache Software Foundation* Beretta Tomcat, a small .32 caliber pistol...
, WebLogic, WebSphere
WebSphere
IBM WebSphere refers to a brand of computer software products in the genre of enterprise software known as "application and integration middleware". These software products are used by end-users to create applications and integrate applications with other applications...
and SAP NetWeaver
NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver is SAP's integrated technology computing platform and is the technical foundation for many SAP applications since the SAP Business Suite. SAP NetWeaver is marketed as a service-oriented application and integration platform...
. Depending on module, the client is implemented as a Web client or as a rich client. The rich client makes use of a Java applet
Java applet
A Java applet is an applet delivered to users in the form of Java bytecode. Java applets can run in a Web browser using a Java Virtual Machine , or in Sun's AppletViewer, a stand-alone tool for testing applets...
that does not require local installation. RPlan offers a programming interface in two variants. The first is a batch interface to download project data, create new projects, and modify existing projects, all on an XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
basis. The second is a standard Web service
Web service
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
interface to modify the data in RPlan.
External links
- http://www.actano.com
- http://processblog.methodpark.de/2008/11/14/stages-rplan-integration-a-first-step/
- http://www.template.com/products/products_rplan.html
- http://www.csmsoftware.com/collprojectmngmnt.jsp
- http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/591754/project_management_software_systems.pdf
- http://www.barc.de/en/studien/projektmanagement/project-management-software-systems/5-auflage.html
- http://www.actano.de/20527_EN-Actano-Products.htm