Human-oriented work environment representation method and data processing system

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently displaying, maintaining, and managing a project and its associated lifecycle in a data processing system used to support a human-oriented work environment. Object-oriented language environments can be used to represent projects, processes, states, variations, and actions as objects. Process objects inherit from project objects. Transition objects inherit from state objects. This system allows the insertion of specific processes.