Abstract
In current method of progress management, We tend to underestimate the importance of evaluating volume of workload for individual tasks. Consequently it is often difficult even impossible to grasp progress situation and to appropriate measures when we are behind schedule. In order to tackle this problem, we designed a new progress reporting method. But new reporting format requires a lot of entry items and there arose a concern that users have difficulties making entries for so many items. the key to sustainable and effective implementation of the new reporting method is promoting awareness of the user on one hand and simplification of data entries on the other hand. As for promotion of user awareness, we emphasized that the Progress Report should be produced by each line members to effectively control their own tasks instead of making it for the sake of their manager. And we also emphasized the usefulness of accumulated data for planning of future projects. As for simplification, we added automatic operation to the Progress Report utilizing functions of spread sheets for the smoothly shift to the new format. As a result the new progress reporting method has established itself as a standard tool and each member has come to recognize the Progress Control not as burdensome task but as a useful skill in itself.
