JP7535480B2 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a program, an information processing device, and a method.

Systems are known that calculate and manage information such as the amount of work required for a project.

Patent document 1 discloses technology for a project management system that allows users to intuitively input man-hours based on their own memory.

JP 2020-071881 A

The technology in Patent Document 1 describes a technique for displaying information about multiple projects to a user and storing ratio information for each piece of information about the multiple projects based on the ratio input by the user for each project. However, the technology in Patent Document 1 requires that information about each project be input from each user. Therefore, when using the technology in Patent Document 1 to manage the man-hours for multiple projects, input may become cumbersome.

Therefore, this disclosure describes a technology that makes it possible to complete labor-hour input in a project management system even with a simple input method such as a mobile terminal.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a program is provided that is executed by a computer having a processor and a storage unit, in which information related to a project related to a user's business is preregistered in the storage unit, and the program causes the processor to execute the steps of: acquiring registration information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project; extracting information on candidate man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project from the acquired various pieces of information; presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options; accepting an input operation for the personnel to select from the options; and registering the information on the accepted selection as man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project in the storage unit based on the information.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including a control unit and a storage unit, in which information related to a project related to a user's business is preregistered in the storage unit, and the information processing device executes the steps of: acquiring registration information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project; extracting information on candidate man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project from the acquired various information; presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options; accepting an input operation for the personnel to select from the options; and registering the information on the accepted selection in the storage unit as man-hours information to be engaged by personnel in the project.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method executed by a computer including a processor and a storage unit, in which information related to a project related to a user's business is preregistered in the storage unit, and the method includes the steps of: acquiring registration information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project; extracting information on candidate man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project from the acquired information; presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options; accepting an input operation for the personnel to select from the options; and registering the information on the accepted selection as man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project in the storage unit.

According to the present disclosure, in a project management system, labor hour input can be completed with simple input on a mobile device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a man-hour input system 1. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a terminal device 10 constituting a man-hour input system 1 according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 20 constituting the man-hour input system 1 of the first embodiment. 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating examples of data structures of a user information database 2021 and a project information database 2022 stored in the server 20. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing for man-hour input by the man-hour input system 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when man-hours are registered in the man-hour input system 1. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when man-hour candidates are presented to a user when man-hour input is performed in the man-hour input system 1. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when man-hour input system 1 accepts input of man-hour information from a user. FIG.

Below, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, identical parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.

＜Overview＞
The man-hour input system according to the present disclosure will be described below. This man-hour input system is a system for providing a service for users to input man-hours online. Recently, the practice of inputting man-hours online has become widespread, and the registration of man-hours related to a project is accepted by inputting the necessary information from a terminal owned by a manager or an employee.
However, in conventional man-hour input systems, the user must input various necessary information, such as the personnel involved in the project, man-hours/duration, required skills, etc. Therefore, when managing man-hours for multiple projects, the input information becomes complicated, and there is a risk of missing input items.
Furthermore, in recent years, compatibility with mobile terminals such as smartphones has become widespread in addition to PCs (Personal Computers), and there is a demand to provide interfaces compatible with mobile terminals.
An object of the present disclosure is to enable man-hour input to be completed with simple input on a mobile terminal in a project management system.

In this regard, the man-hour input system 1 according to the present disclosure provides a program executed by a computer having a processor and a storage unit, in which information related to a project related to a user's business is preregistered, and the program causes the processor to execute the steps of acquiring registered information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project, extracting information on candidates for man-hours to be engaged by personnel in the project from the various pieces of acquired information, presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options, accepting input operations for personnel to select from the options, and registering in the storage unit man-hours information to be engaged by personnel in the project based on the information on which the selection was accepted.

First Embodiment
The following describes the labor hour input system 1. In the following description, for example, when the terminal device 10 accesses the server 20, the server 20 responds with information for generating a screen on the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 generates and displays a screen based on the information received from the server 20.

<1 Overall configuration of man-hour input system 1>
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a man-hour input system 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the man-hour input system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices (terminal device 10A and terminal device 10B are shown in Fig. 1. Hereinafter, they may be collectively referred to as "terminal devices 10") and a server 20. The terminal devices 10 and the server 20 are connected to each other via a network 80 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The network 80 is configured as a wired or wireless network.

The terminal device 10 is a device operated by each user. Here, a user is a person who uses the terminal device 10 to perform functions of the labor-hour input system 1, such as labor-hour input, and is, for example, a project manager or a worker engaged in the project. The terminal device 10 is realized by a stationary PC (Personal Computer), a laptop PC, or the like. In addition, the terminal device 10 may be, for example, a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, or the like.

The terminal device 10 is communicatively connected to the server 20 via a network 80. The terminal device 10 is connected to the network 80 by communicating with communication devices such as a wireless base station 81 that supports communication standards such as 4G, 5G, and LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless LAN router 82 that supports wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standards such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11. As shown as the terminal device 10B in FIG. 1, the terminal device 10 includes a communication IF (Interface) 12, an input device 13, an output device 14, a memory 15, a storage unit 16, and a processor 19.

The communication IF 12 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with external devices. The input device 13 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a touch panel, a touch pad, a pointing device such as a mouse, etc.) for receiving input operations from a user. The output device 14 is an output device (a display, a speaker, etc.) for presenting information to a user. The memory 15 is for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the programs, etc., and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage unit 16 is a storage device for saving data, such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 19 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of an arithmetic unit, a register, peripheral circuits, etc.

The server 20 is a device that manages a series of processes related to inputting man-hours. The server 20 registers information related to projects in a storage unit, and acquires registration information registered on the network by personnel who make up the project from the project-related information registered in the storage unit. The server 20 extracts information related to candidates for man-hours that personnel will be engaged in in the project from the acquired registration information, and performs processing to create data necessary for inputting man-hours.

The server 20 is a computer connected to the network 80. The server 20 includes a communication IF 22, an input/output IF 23, a memory 25, a storage 26, and a processor 29.

The communication IF 22 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals so that the server 20 can communicate with external devices. The input/output IF 23 functions as an interface with an input device for accepting input operations from a user and an output device for presenting information to a user. The memory 25 is for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the programs, etc., and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage 26 is a storage device for saving data, such as a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 29 is hardware for executing a set of instructions written in a program, and is composed of an arithmetic unit, registers, peripheral circuits, etc.

<1.1 Configuration of terminal device 10>
2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal device 10 constituting the labor-hour input system 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 10 includes a plurality of antennas (antenna 111, antenna 112), wireless communication units (first wireless communication unit 121, second wireless communication unit 122) corresponding to the respective antennas, an operation reception unit 130 (including a touch-sensitive device 1301 and a display 1302), a voice processing unit 140, a microphone 141, a speaker 142, a storage unit 170, and a control unit 180. The terminal device 10 also has functions and configurations (e.g., a battery for storing power, a power supply circuit for controlling the supply of power from the battery to each circuit, etc.) that are not particularly shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, each block included in the terminal device 10 is electrically connected by a bus or the like.

The antenna 111 emits the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as a radio wave. The antenna 111 also receives the radio wave from space and provides the received signal to the first wireless communication unit 121.

The antenna 112 emits the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as a radio wave. The antenna 112 also receives the radio wave from space and provides the received signal to the second wireless communication unit 122.

The first wireless communication unit 121 performs modulation and demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 111 so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with other wireless devices. The second wireless communication unit 122 performs modulation and demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 112 so that the terminal device 10 can communicate with other wireless devices. The first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit 122 are communication modules including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high-frequency circuit, and the like. The first wireless communication unit 121 and the second wireless communication unit 122 perform modulation and demodulation and frequency conversion of wireless signals transmitted and received by the terminal device 10, and provide the received signals to the control unit 180.

The operation reception unit 130 has a mechanism for receiving input operations from the user. Specifically, the operation reception unit 130 is configured as a touch screen and includes a touch-sensitive device 1301 and a display 1302. The touch-sensitive device 131 receives input operations from the user of the terminal device 10. The touch-sensitive device 131 detects the user's touch position on the touch panel, for example, by using a capacitive touch panel. The touch-sensitive device 1301 outputs a signal indicating the user's touch position detected by the touch panel to the control unit 180 as an input operation.

The display 1302 displays data such as images, videos, and text in response to the control of the control unit 180. The display 132 is realized, for example, by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The audio processing unit 140 modulates and demodulates audio signals. The audio processing unit 140 modulates a signal provided by the microphone 141 and provides the modulated signal to the control unit 180. The audio processing unit 140 also provides the audio signal to the speaker 142. The audio processing unit 140 is realized, for example, by a processor for audio processing. The microphone 141 accepts audio input and provides an audio signal corresponding to the audio input to the audio processing unit 140. The speaker 142 converts the audio signal provided by the audio processing unit 140 into audio and outputs the audio to the outside of the terminal device 10.

The storage unit 170 is configured, for example, with a flash memory, and stores data and programs used by the terminal device 10. In one aspect, the storage unit 170 stores user information 1701.

User information 1701 is information about a user who uses the terminal device 10 to perform functions such as labor input, which is a function of the labor input system 1. The user information includes information that identifies the user (user ID), the user's name, the user's age, the user's gender, the user's job title in the company to which the user belongs, the calendar in which the user registers plans, SNS (Social Network Service), and URL information for accessing web services used for work, etc.

The control unit 180 controls the operation of the terminal device 10 by reading a program stored in the storage unit 170 and executing instructions contained in the program. The control unit 180 is, for example, an application that is pre-installed in the terminal device 10. The control unit 180 operates according to the program to fulfill the functions of an input operation reception unit 1801, a transmission/reception unit 1802, a data processing unit 1803, and a notification control unit 1804.

The input operation reception unit 1801 performs processing to receive a user's input operation on an input device such as the touch-sensitive device 131. The input operation reception unit 1801 determines the type of operation, such as whether the user's operation is a flick operation, a tap operation, or a drag (swipe) operation, based on information on the coordinates where the user touches the touch-sensitive device 131 with a finger or the like.

The transmission/reception unit 1802 performs processing for the terminal device 10 to transmit and receive data to and from external devices such as the server 20 in accordance with a communication protocol.

The data processing unit 1803 performs calculations on the data received by the terminal device 10 according to a program, and outputs the calculation results to a memory or the like.

The notification control unit 1804 performs processing to present information to the user. The notification control unit 1804 performs processing to display a display image on the display 1302, output audio to the speaker 142, etc.

<1.2 Functional configuration of server 20>
3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 20 constituting the man-hour input system 1 of the embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 20 performs the functions of a communication unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a control unit 203.

The communication unit 201 performs processing for the server 20 to communicate with external devices.

The storage unit 202 stores data and programs used by the server 20. The storage unit 202 stores a user information database 2021, a project information database 2022, etc.

The user information database 2021 is a database for storing various information about users who enter man-hours in the man-hour input system 1. Details will be described later.

The project information database 2022 is a database for holding various information about each project that is registered in advance in the storage unit 202 or various information about the project that is input by the user in the man-hour input system 1. Details will be described later.
In a certain aspect, the server 20 may acquire information related to the project from software, applications, programs, etc. that provide a linked project management service, etc., and store the information in the project information database 2022. In this case, the linked software, applications, programs, etc. may be provided in an external system different from the system 1, or may be provided inside the system 1.

In addition, in a certain aspect, the man-hour input system 1 may cooperate with software or the like that provides an external personnel and labor service. The server 20 may calculate the labor costs and the like for each project and each user by transmitting the information on the man-hours input by the man-hour input system 1 to the personnel and labor system.
Here, the information on man-hours is, for example, a value expressed as the product of the work required to complete a certain project (system construction, service provision, construction, etc.) and the required time (e.g., 2 hours), and is shown in units of "work-hours." This allows users who manage projects to understand how much each task costs, etc. Also, users working on projects can easily manage their own work by managing the various tasks in the project using information combined with the work hours.
This allows a user who manages a project to easily manage not only the personnel of the project but also information related to the personnel costs and the like all in one place.

The control unit 203 performs the functions shown in various modules, such as a reception control module 2031, a transmission control module 2032, a user information acquisition module 2033, a project information acquisition module 2034, a registration information acquisition module 2035, a man-hour candidate extraction module 2036, an option presentation module 2037, and a man-hour registration module 2038, by the processor of the server 20 performing processing according to a program.

The reception control module 2031 controls the process in which the server 20 receives signals from external devices according to a communication protocol.

The transmission control module 2032 controls the process in which the server 20 transmits signals to external devices according to a communication protocol.

The user information acquisition module 2033 controls the process of acquiring various information about the user from the user who uses the labor-hour input system 1. The various information about the user includes information such as the user's name, age, sex, job title, calendar in which the schedule is registered, and URLs for accessing SNS and web services used for work. The user information acquisition module 2033 stores the acquired information about the user in the user information database 2021.

The project information acquisition module 2034 controls the process of acquiring information about the project from the user who uses the man-hour input system 1. Here, the information about the project includes, for example, the following:
・Project work content ・Project personnel ・Project construction period (delivery date)
Tags related to the project: Here, tags related to the project include information such as the development language used in the project, required skills, etc. The project information acquisition module 2034 stores the acquired information related to the project in the project information database 2022.

The registration information acquisition module 2035 controls the process of acquiring information such as schedules registered in an internet calendar by users who use the man-hour input system 1. Specifically, the registration information acquisition module 2035 refers to the project information database 2022 and extracts information on the personnel who make up each project. The registration information acquisition module 2035 then refers to the extracted user information via the user information database 2021 and accesses the URLs of calendars, SNS, web services used for work, etc., which are the schedule registration destinations for each user and are stored in the database. The registration information acquisition module 2035 acquires information on each user's schedule through this access.
In one aspect, when obtaining information such as a user's schedule, the registration information acquisition module 2035 may obtain information that is previously stored in a memory unit through a linked service, rather than from a calendar on the Internet.

In one aspect, the information acquired by the registration information acquisition module 2035 includes, for example, the following:
- Schedules for confirmed work, meetings, etc. - Schedules for tentatively confirmed work, meetings, etc. - Schedules with no work, meetings, etc. The registration information acquisition module 2035 transmits the acquired information to the man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 described later.

The man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 controls the process of extracting man-hour candidates to present to users who use the man-hour input system 1. Specifically, the man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 extracts man-hour candidates that each user may be engaged in based on information such as each user's schedule acquired by the registration information acquisition module 2035.

The option presentation module 2037 controls a process of presenting candidates for man-hours extracted by the man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 together with options to each user. Specifically, the option presentation module 2037 presents candidates for man-hours that each user may be involved in together with an option to approve or not approve them to each user. At this time, the option may be a binary option such as "Yes" or "No" to indicate whether to approve or not, or a predetermined icon or the like that accepts an operation to approve may be presented to the user, and approval from the user may not be accepted if the user does not operate the icon.
This allows the user to intuitively input the man-hours.

The man-hour registration module 2038 controls the process of registering information on man-hours for which approval has been received from each user. Specifically, the man-hour registration module 2038 controls the process of storing, in the memory unit of the server 20, the man-hours for which approval, disapproval, or other operation has been received from each user for the man-hour candidates presented to each user together with options by the option presentation module 2037. At this time, the man-hour registration module 2038 may store information on the man-hours for which approval or disapproval has been received in the user information database 2021 or the project information database 2022.

<2 Data Structure>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user information database 2021 and the project information database 2022 stored in the server 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, each record in the user information database 2021 includes the items "User ID", "Name", "Age", "Gender", "Job Title", "Schedule Registration URL", "SNS", and "Notes", etc.

The item "User ID" is information that identifies each user who inputs labor-hour information managed by labor-hour input system 1.

The "Name" item is information that indicates the name of the user who inputs the labor-hour information managed by labor-hour input system 1.

The item "Age" is information that indicates the age of the user who inputs the labor-hour information managed by labor-hour input system 1.

The item "Gender" is information that indicates the gender of the user who inputs the labor-hour information managed by the labor-hour input system 1.

The item "job title" is information indicating the job title of a user who inputs man-hour information managed by the man-hour input system 1. Specifically, this item includes, for example, the following as the user's job title.
・Regular employee (no title)
・Chief ・Section chief ・Group leader

The item "schedule registration destination URL" is information indicating a URL where a user who inputs man-hour information managed in the man-hour input system 1 registers a schedule. Examples of URLs where a user registers a schedule include the following:
- URL of the calendar that is synchronized on the Internet
- URL to refer to the schedule registered in the linked external schedule management service
・URL to refer to the schedule registered in the linked external human resources and labor service

The item "SNS" is information indicating information on SNS etc. in which a user who inputs man-hour information managed by the man-hour input system 1 registers plans etc. Specifically, this item includes the following as information on SNS etc. in which a user registers plans etc.
- URL for referencing schedules on SNS
The user's identification name and identification number in the SNS. In a certain aspect, when obtaining information from the above-mentioned URL and SNS, the server 20 may obtain the information by scraping.
This allows the user to easily obtain schedule information without having to input detailed information.

The "Notes" item is information that is stored if there are any special notes regarding the user who inputs the labor-hour information managed by the labor-hour input system 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, each record in the project information database 2022 includes an item "Project ID," an item "Work content," an item "Constituent personnel," an item "Construction period," an item "Tags," an item "Notes," etc.

The item "Project ID" is information that identifies each piece of information about projects managed by the labor-hour input system 1.

The item "Work content" is information that identifies the work content of each project managed by the labor-hour input system 1. Specifically, this item indicates detailed information about the work in each project. For example, this indicates that the work content of project ID "P001" is "A implementation."

The item “constituent personnel” is information that indicates information on the personnel who constitute the project managed by the man-hour input system 1.
In one aspect, the item may store the personnel in association with a user ID, rather than the personnel name.

The item "Construction Period" is information that indicates the construction period of the project managed by the labor-hour input system 1.

The item "tag" is information indicating a tag associated with a project managed by the labor-hour input system 1. Specifically, it indicates information on the development language in the project, information on the skills required to execute the project, etc.

The "Notes" item is information that is stored when there are special notes in the project information managed by the labor-hour input system 1.

<3 Operation>
A series of processes performed by the man-hour input system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

Figure 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing for inputting man-hours using the man-hour input system 1 of embodiment 1.

As a pre-processing for step S551 described later, in step S550, the control unit 203 of the server 20 registers in advance information related to a project related to the user's business in the storage unit 202. Specifically, the project information acquisition module 2034 constituting the control unit 203 of the server 20 controls the process of acquiring information related to the project, etc., from the user who uses the man-hour input system 1. Here, the information related to the project includes, for example, the following:
The project information acquisition module 2034 stores the acquired information on the project in the project information database 2022. The project information acquisition module 2034 acquires the information on the project, such as the development language used in the project, the required skills, etc. The project information acquisition module 2034 stores the acquired information on the project in the project information database 2022.
In one aspect, the server 20 may obtain the information by linking with software that provides external project management services.

In step S551, the control unit 203 of the server 20 acquires registration information registered on the network by the personnel constituting the project from the information on the project registered in the storage unit. Specifically, the registration information acquisition module 2035 constituting the control unit 203 of the server 20 refers to the project information database 2022, and extracts information on the personnel constituting each project. After that, the registration information acquisition module 2035 refers to the extracted information on the users (personnel) via the user information database 2021, and accesses the URLs of calendars, SNS, web services used for work, etc., which are the schedule registration destinations of each user (personnel) and are stored in the database. The registration information acquisition module 2035 acquires information on the schedule of each user (personnel) through the access.
At this time, the server 20 may acquire information regarding the schedule of each user (personnel) based on information posted by the user (personnel) on the SNS regarding the schedule. In addition, the method by which the server 20 acquires information from the network, SNS, etc. is not limited, and may be scraping, etc.
In one aspect, when the registration information acquisition module 2035 acquires information such as a user's (personnel's) schedule, the registration information acquisition module 2035 may acquire information that is previously stored in a memory unit through a linked service, etc., rather than from a calendar on the Internet, etc.

In one aspect, the information acquired by the registration information acquisition module 2035 includes, for example, the following:
- Schedules for confirmed work, meetings, etc. - Schedules for tentatively confirmed work, meetings, etc. - Schedules with no work, meetings, etc. The registration information acquisition module 2035 transmits the acquired information to the man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 described later.

In step S552, the control unit 203 of the server 20 extracts information on candidate man-hours that personnel will be engaged in for the project from the acquired registration information. Specifically, the candidate man-hour extraction module 2036 constituting the control unit 203 of the server 20 extracts candidate man-hours to present to users (personnel) who use the man-hour input system 1. For example, the candidate man-hour extraction module 2036 extracts candidate man-hours that each user (personnel) may be engaged in based on information such as each user's schedule acquired by the registration information acquisition module 2035.

In step S553, the control unit 203 of the server 20 presents the extracted information as options to the personnel. Specifically, the man-hour candidate extraction module 2036 constituting the control unit 203 of the server 20 presents each user (personnel) with candidates for man-hours that each user (personnel) may be engaged in, together with an option to approve or not approve them. At this time, the option may be a binary option such as "Yes" or "No" to indicate whether or not to approve, or may be a mode in which a predetermined icon or the like that accepts an operation to approve is presented to the user (personnel), and approval from the user (personnel) is not accepted if the user (personnel) does not operate the icon. The mode of the option is not limited.
This allows the user (personnel) to intuitively input the man-hours.

In one aspect, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 may control a process of presenting the information extracted in step S552 as a factor as an option. Specifically, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 may receive the extracted information from the server 20, and based on the received information, present each user (personnel) with candidates for man-hours that each user (personnel) may be involved in, together with the option of whether to approve or not approve them.

In step S501, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 accepts an input operation for the personnel to select from the options. Specifically, the control unit 180 presents the options on the display 1302 of the terminal device 10, etc., as buttons, icons, etc. that can be pressed by the user (personnel), and accepts an input operation from the user (personnel).

In one aspect, when the control unit 180 has not received a selection from a personnel, the control unit 180 may send a notification to the personnel and the project manager that a selection for the option has not been received from the personnel. The notification may include, for example, the following:
- Notification that selections from personnel have not been accepted for a certain period of time. - Notification that free-form responses such as "other" have been accepted instead of selecting an option. - Notification that the labor-hour entry operation has ended without accepting a selection. This allows project managers to manage labor hours appropriately.

In addition, in a certain aspect, the control unit 180 may execute a process of creating information on a list of man-hours that the personnel will work on in the project based on a selection received from the personnel. At this time, the control unit 180 may receive an input operation from the personnel for confirmation of the created list of man-hours.
This allows users (personnel) working on the project to comprehensively understand the man-hours involved.

In addition, in a certain aspect, the control unit 180 may transmit information on the list of man-hours to the terminal device 10 of a predetermined approver in response to receiving an input operation for confirmation from a personnel member regarding the created list of man-hours. The control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 of the approver may receive approval for the information on the list of man-hours from the approver. In this case, upon receiving approval from the approver, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 of the personnel may finalize the information on the list of man-hours and make it impossible to edit the information without receiving re-approval from the approver.
This allows the manager to manage the project based on the confirmed man-hours, and prevents oversights in management.

In one aspect, the control unit 203 of the server 20 may, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, refer to the information on the list of approved man-hours and the work performance of the personnel, and calculate the salary of the personnel based on the reference result. The control unit 203 may register the calculated salary in the salary data related to the personnel.
This allows project managers to automatically calculate the salaries of each staff member, reducing the burden of labor management.

In step S554, the control unit 203 of the server 20 registers the man-hours information on the man-hours worked by personnel in the project in the storage unit 202 based on the information on the accepted selection. Specifically, the man-hours registration module 2038 constituting the control unit 203 of the server 20 controls the process of storing in the storage unit 202 of the server 20 the man-hours for which operations such as approval or disapproval have been accepted from each user for the man-hours candidates presented to each user together with the options by the option presentation module 2037. At this time, the man-hours registration module 2038 may store information on the man-hours for which operations such as approval or disapproval have been accepted in the user information database 2021 or the project information database 2022.

In one aspect, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 may control a process of registering the information selected in step S501 in the memory unit 170 of the terminal device 10 as man-hours information on the work hours performed by personnel in the project.

In step S502, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 presents the registration result to the user by, for example, displaying it on a display.
In one aspect, when the user requests to modify the registered result, the terminal device 10 may receive an operation to approve the modification operation from the user who manages the project. In another aspect, when the user modifies the registered information, the control unit 180 may transmit a predetermined notification to the user who manages the project.
This allows the user managing the project to check any revisions made after completing the registration of man-hours, thereby preventing discrepancies between the initial registration details and the actual operating status.

Although the above description has been given in terms of an aspect in which various signals are exchanged between the terminal device 10 and the server 20, the processing in the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, all of the processing described above may be processed by the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10.
This allows users to consistently extract and register man-hours using their own devices.

<4 Screen example>
Hereinafter, examples of screens for the man-hour input process by the user using the man-hour input system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Figure 6 shows an example of a screen when registering man-hours in the man-hour input system 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, a calendar display section 601, a remaining man-hours display section 602, a status display section 603, a new man-hours input button 604, and a man-hours quick input button 605 are displayed on the display 1302 of the terminal device 10.
In the calendar display section 601, the control section 180 of the terminal device 10 displays information on each user's schedule in the labor-hour input system in the form of a calendar or the like. Specifically, the control section 180 accepts a selection operation of each date displayed on the calendar from the user in the calendar display section 601. At this time, the control section 180 may display the following in the calendar display section.
- For dates that have no events (for which effort input has not been completed), they are displayed as blank. - For dates that have partial events (for which effort input has been partially completed), the remaining time available for events is displayed. - For dates that are filled with events (for which effort input has been completed), they are displayed with a "check mark". - For the currently selected date, they are displayed with a circle or similar around it. This allows users to intuitively grasp the state of the calendar without having to check detailed information for each date, and allows them to input effort efficiently.

In the remaining man-hours display section 602, the control section 180 of the terminal device 10 displays the remaining time available for man-hours registration on the date selected by the user in the calendar display section 601. The control section 180 displays information including the following in the remaining man-hours display section 602.
- Maximum time of man-hours that a user can register - Total value of man-hours currently registered by a user - Remaining time of man-hours that a user can register In a certain aspect, the terminal device 10 may vary and display the maximum time of man-hours that can be registered for each user. Furthermore, information on the maximum time may be stored in the user information database 2021, and the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 may refer to the database to identify the maximum time for each user. This allows the user to intuitively check the remaining man-hours, etc., and thus allows efficient input of man-hours.

In the status display section 603, the control section 180 of the terminal device 10 displays status information for the date selected by the user. Specifically, the control section 180 displays the following information in the display section:
・Information on the remaining man-hours that the user can register ・Information that the user has not registered man-hours ・Information that the user has no man-hours that can be registered

In the case of the new man-hour input button 604, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 accepts an operation for inputting new man-hour information for the date selected by the user in the calendar display unit 601. Specifically, when the control unit 180 accepts an operation of the user pressing the button, the control unit 180 presents the user with a predetermined screen for inputting new man-hour information. The predetermined screen for inputting new man-hour information will be described later with reference to FIG. 8.
Here, in the present disclosure, when an operation of pressing the button is accepted, input from the user including detailed information may be accepted in inputting the man-hours, and a screen for inputting the man-hours may be presented to the user.

In the quick labor input button 605, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 accepts an operation for simply inputting labor-hour information for a date selected by the user in the calendar display unit 601. Specifically, when the control unit 180 accepts an operation in which the button is pressed by the user, it presents the user with a predetermined screen for presenting the user with labor-hour candidates based on the registered schedule information of the user. The predetermined screen for presenting the user with labor-hour candidates based on the registered schedule information of the user is described later in FIG. 7.

Figure 7 shows an example screen that is displayed when man-hour input system 1 presents man-hour candidates to the user when inputting man-hours.

As shown in FIG. 7, a status display section 701, a candidate number display section 702, and a man-hour candidate display section 703 are displayed on the display 1302 of the terminal device 10.
In the status display section 701, the control section 180 of the terminal device 10 displays information such as the date on which the user is to register man-hours. Specifically, the status display section 701 displays information including the following:
- Date selected by the user - Maximum man-hours that the user can register - The user's current man-hours registration status - Remaining man-hours that the user can register This allows the user to always intuitively grasp the remaining man-hours, etc., even on the man-hours input screen.

In the candidate number display unit 702, the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 displays the candidate number of man-hours for the user. Specifically, the candidate number display unit 702 presents the user with the candidate number of man-hours that the user can process based on information about the user's schedule obtained from the user's calendar or the like. At this time, the control unit 180 may obtain information from the project information database 2022 from the server 20, and present candidate man-hours that match the user's schedule and the user's skills, etc.

The control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 displays detailed information of the candidate man-hours for the user in the man-hour candidate display unit 703. Specifically, the man-hour candidate display unit 703 displays detailed information of each man-hour presented to the user in the candidate number display unit 702. For example, the man-hour candidate display unit 703 presents information including the following to the user:
・Work name ・Man-hours (required time)
- Associated project name - Tag information Furthermore, the control unit 180 displays a button for accepting registration from the user for each of the presented man-hour candidates in the man-hour candidate display unit 703. When the terminal device 10 accepts an operation from the user to press the button, it registers the information on the man-hour in the user's schedule, and executes a process of subtracting the time set for the man-hour from the remaining man-hour time that the user can register. Furthermore, when a registration operation is accepted from the user, the registration button may be deactivated, its color may be changed, or the like.
This allows the user to input and register man-hour information with simple operations.
In one aspect, if the operation causes the time for an unregistered man-hour among the candidates to exceed the remaining man-hour time that the user can register, the control unit 180 may deactivate the registration button for the candidate, change its color, etc.
This allows the user to prevent himself from registering a schedule that he cannot process.

Figure 8 shows an example of a screen when the labor-hour input system 1 accepts input of labor-hour information from a user.

As shown in FIG. 8, a status display section 801, a man-hour information input section 802, a continuous registration button 803, and a registration button 804 are displayed on the display 1302 of the terminal device 10.
In the status display section 801, the control section 180 of the terminal device 10 displays information such as the date on which the user is to register man-hours. Specifically, the status display section 801 displays information including the following:
・Date selected by the user ・Maximum time of man-hours that the user can register ・Current man-hours registration status of the user ・Remaining time of man-hours that the user can register

The control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 accepts input of detailed man-hour information from the user in the man-hour information input unit 802. Specifically, the control unit 180 accepts information from the user regarding the work to be registered as man-hours, including the following:
·Project name ·Work content ·Tag information ·Time required This allows the user to use this screen to register as man-hours even work that has not yet been registered in a schedule or the like.

When the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 receives an operation of pressing the continuous registration button 803 from the user, the control unit 180 registers the information input in the man-hour information input unit 802 in the storage unit, and then displays to the user another screen with the information in the man-hour information input unit 802 left blank. At this time, the control unit 180 may update the information on the remaining time of the man-hours that can be registered in the status display unit 801 based on the information on the registered man-hours.
This allows the user to input information for a plurality of man-hours continuously.

When the control unit 180 of the terminal device 10 receives an operation of pressing the registration button 804 from the user, the control unit 180 registers the information inputted in the man-hour information input unit 802 in the storage unit, and displays to the user a screen for registering the man-hours as shown in Fig. 6. At this time, the control unit 180 updates the information on the screen for registering the man-hours regarding the date on which the man-hours were input and registered, and presents it to the user.
This allows the user to intuitively grasp information such as other available dates after inputting the man-hours.

<Summary>
As described above, according to this embodiment, the server 20 registers in advance in the storage unit 202 information related to projects related to the user's business. The server 20 acquires registration information registered on the network by personnel constituting the project from the information related to the project registered in the storage unit 202. The server 20 extracts information related to candidates for man-hours that personnel will work on in the project from the acquired registration information. The server 20 presents the extracted information to the personnel as options. The terminal device 10 accepts an input operation for the personnel to select from the options. The server 20 registers in the storage unit, based on the information for which the selection has been accepted, the information as man-hours information that personnel will work on in the project. The terminal device 10 presents the registered results to the user by, for example, displaying them on a display.
This enables users to complete input of man-hours in a project management system with simple input on a mobile terminal.

Although the disclosed embodiments have been described above, they can be embodied in various other forms and can be implemented with various omissions, substitutions, and modifications. These embodiments and variations, as well as omissions, substitutions, and modifications, are included in the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents.

<Additional Notes>
The matters described in the above embodiments will be supplemented below.

(Appendix 1)
A program executed by a computer 20 having a processor 29 and a memory unit 202, in which information regarding a project related to a user's business is pre-registered in the memory unit 202 (S550), and the program causes the processor 29 to execute the following steps: acquiring registration information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project (S551); extracting information regarding candidates for man-hours to be engaged by the personnel in the project from the acquired registration information (S552); presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options (S553); accepting an input operation for the personnel to select from the options (S501); and registering in the memory unit 202 the man-hours information to be engaged by the personnel in the project based on the information of the selection accepted (S554).

(Appendix 2)
In a step (S551) of acquiring registration information registered by a personnel on a network, the program acquires the registration information as calendar information registered by the personnel on the network or information posted by the personnel on a social networking site, as described in Appendix 1.

(Appendix 3)
The program described in Appendix 2, in which in a step (S552) of extracting information regarding candidates for man-hours, the information is extracted by scraping from the acquired registered information.

(Appendix 4)
In the step (S553) of presenting the option to the personnel, the program presents the option to the personnel to select either agree to the registration as labor-hour information or not agree to it, a program described in any of Appendices 1 to 3.

(Appendix 5)
The program is a program described in any of Appendices 1 to 4, which further causes the processor 29 to execute a step of sending a notification to the personnel and the project manager that a selection for the option has not been accepted from the personnel in the step (S501) of accepting an input operation for a selection from the personnel for the option, if no selection has been accepted from the personnel.

(Appendix 6)
In the step of sending a notification that a selection for the option has not been accepted, if a selection has not been accepted from personnel for a certain period of time, a notification is sent to the user and a project manager.

(Appendix 7)
The program described in any of Appendices 1 to 6 further causes the processor 29 to execute the steps of: creating information on a list of man-hours that personnel will be engaged in the project based on the selection accepted in the step (S501) of accepting input operations for personnel to select from the options; and accepting input operations from the personnel to confirm the created list of man-hours.

(Appendix 8)
The program described in Appendix 7 further causes the processor 29 to execute the following steps: in a step of receiving input operations from personnel for confirmation of the list of man-hours, in response to receiving confirmation from the personnel, sending information about the list of man-hours to a specified approver; and in response to receiving approval for the information about the list of man-hours from the approver.

(Appendix 9)
A program as described in Appendix 8, in which, in a step of receiving approval for the information from the approver, upon receiving approval from the approver, the program confirms the information in the list of labor hours and makes it impossible to edit the information without receiving re-approval from the approver.

(Appendix 10)
The program described in Appendix 8 or 9 further causes the processor 29 to execute the following steps: after a specified period of time has passed, referring to information on a list of labor hours that have been approved and the work performance of the personnel; calculating the salary amount of the personnel based on the results of the reference; and registering the calculated salary amount as salary data relating to the personnel.

(Appendix 11)
The information processing device 20 includes a control unit 203 and a memory unit 202, and information relating to a project related to a user's business is pre-registered in the memory unit 202 (S550). The information processing device 20 executes the following steps: the control unit 203 acquires registered information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project (S551); extracts information relating to candidates for man-hours to be engaged by the personnel in the project from the acquired registered information (S552); presents the extracted information to the personnel as options (S553); accepts an input operation for the personnel to select from the options (S501); and registers the selection received in the memory unit 202 as man-hours information to be engaged by the personnel in the project based on the information (S554).

(Appendix 12)
A method executed by a computer 20 having a processor 29 and a memory unit 202, in which information regarding a project related to a user's business is pre-registered in the memory unit 202 (S550), and the method includes the steps of: acquiring registration information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project (S551); extracting information regarding candidates for man-hours to be engaged by the personnel in the project from the acquired registration information (S552); presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options (S553); accepting an input operation for the personnel to select from the options (S501); and registering the selection in the memory unit 202 as man-hours information to be engaged by the personnel in the project based on the information for which the selection was accepted (S554).

10 terminal device, 20 server, 80 network, 130 operation reception unit, 170 memory unit, 1701 user information, 180 control unit, 1801 input operation reception unit, 1802 transmission/reception unit, 1803 data processing unit, 1804 notification control unit, 22 communication IF, 23 input/output IF, 25 memory, 26 storage, 29 processor, 201 communication unit, 202 memory unit, 2021 user information database, 2022 project information database, 203 control unit, 2031 reception control module, 2032 transmission control module, 2033 user information acquisition module, 2034 project information acquisition module, 2035 registration information acquisition module, 2036 labor-hour information extraction module, 2037 option presentation module, 2038 labor-hour registration module.

Claims (10)

A program executed by a computer having a processor and a storage unit,
The storage unit has information about a project related to the user's business registered in advance,
The program causes the processor to:
A step of referring to personnel information included in the information related to the project, and acquiring calendar information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project, including schedule information related to the work the personnel will be engaged in the project, or registration information posted on a social networking site by the personnel ;
extracting information on the project in which the personnel will be engaged and information on candidate tasks in the project from the acquired registered information;
presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options for operations in which the personnel may engage ;
receiving an input operation for selecting from the personnel for the option;
and registering the information on the number of man-hours worked by the personnel in the project in the storage unit based on the information on the selection received. In the step of presenting the options to the personnel, the program
2. The program according to claim 1 , wherein the option is presented to the personnel as an option to select either "approval" or "non-approval" of the registration as the man-hour information. The program further causes the processor to
The program according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a step of, in the step of accepting input operations for the personnel to select from the options, sending a notification to the personnel and the project manager that a selection for the option has not been accepted from the personnel if no selection has been accepted from the personnel . 4. The program according to claim 3, wherein in the step of sending a notification that a selection for the option has not been accepted, if a selection from the personnel has not been accepted for a certain period of time, the notification is sent to the user and a manager of the project. The program further causes the processor to
creating information on a list of man-hours that the personnel will work on in the project based on the selection received in the step of receiving an input operation for selecting the personnel for the option;
5. The program according to claim 1, further comprising: a step of receiving an input operation from the person for confirmation of the created list of man-hours. The program further causes the processor to
a step of receiving an input operation for confirmation from the person on the list of man-hours from the person, transmitting information on the list of man-hours to a predetermined approver in response to receiving the confirmation from the person;
6. The program according to claim 5 , further comprising: a step of receiving approval for the information on the list of man-hours from the approver. In the step of receiving approval for the information from the approver, the program
7. The program according to claim 6 , wherein when approval is received from said approver, information in said list of man-hours is finalized, and editing is disabled unless reapproval is received from said approver. The program further causes the processor to
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a step of referring to information on a list of the man-hours for which the approval has been received and the work performance of the personnel;
Calculating the salary amount of the employee based on the result of the reference;
8. The program according to claim 6 or 7 , further comprising a step of registering the calculated salary amount as salary data relating to the employee. An information processing device including a control unit and a storage unit,
The storage unit has information about a project related to the user's business registered in advance,
The information processing device includes:
A step of referring to personnel information included in the information related to the project, and acquiring calendar information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project, including schedule information related to the work the personnel will be engaged in the project, or registration information posted on a social networking site by the personnel ;
extracting information on the project in which the personnel will be engaged and information on candidate tasks in the project from the acquired registered information;
presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options for operations in which the personnel may engage ;
receiving an input operation for selecting from the personnel for the option;
and registering, in the storage unit, information on the number of man-hours worked by the personnel in the project based on the information of the selection received. A method implemented by a computer having a processor and a memory unit, comprising:
The storage unit has information about a project related to the user's business registered in advance,
The method further comprises the processor:
A step of referring to personnel information included in the information related to the project, and acquiring calendar information registered on a network by personnel constituting the project, including schedule information related to the work the personnel will be engaged in the project, or registration information posted on a social networking site by the personnel ;
extracting information on the project in which the personnel will be engaged and information on candidate tasks in the project from the acquired registered information;
presenting the extracted information to the personnel as options for operations in which the personnel may engage ;
receiving an input operation for selecting from the personnel for the option;
and registering the information in the storage unit as man-hours information to be engaged by the personnel in the project based on the information of the selection received.