ViCA - A WWW based Tool for Visualizing Project Status

Easy-to-access and up-to-date project status feedback is an important aspect of effective project management. When project data is collected, a common problem is how to present the data in an understandable form to the right people at the right time. The Visualization Client Applet (ViCA) is a Javabased client program. It is designed for Internet-based visualizations and is currently piloted in several hightech companies. ViCA can be used even in a geographically distributed multi-project environment. The user is presented with a personalized up-to-date view of the project in which he is involved. The view is a fully configurable panel, which provides fast feedback of the project status. It can contain any number of metrics; each visualized by one or more charts. The user can navigate to a new panel by clicking a part of the chart. This paper discusses the benefits of ViCA, as applied in several product development organizations. 1 Background The LUCOS Project is a research project at...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: HICSS
• Authors: Pekka Kilponen, Jari Vanhanen
• Keywords: Biometrics, HICSS 2000, Project, Project Status, Visualization Client Applet