INTEGRATING LOGISTIC AND FINANCIAL CONTROL OF PROJECTS

摘要

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for controlling projects. A logistic structure and a financial structure are specified for a project. The logistic structure includes multiple logistic objects representing activities related to the project, and the financial structure includes cost collectors representing financial responsibilities relates to the project. The financial structure is independent of the logistic structure. A responsibility mapping is defined to associate each activity represented in the logistic structure with a cost collector that is responsible for financial aspects of the activity. The responsibility mapping is independent of the logistic structure representing the activities.