ADEPT — The advanced database environment for planning and tracking

The Advanced Database Environment for Planning and Tracking (ADEPT) is a system that provides the ability to define and manage process definitions. These predefined definitions can be instantiated to create project plans. In managing such plans, ADEPT ensures adherence to predefined process definitions. Unlike most commercial project planning systems, project plans in ADEPT can include information that is tracked across multiple projects. In addition, ADEPT provides the ability to track other kinds of project details besides simple task information and milestone dates. It supports both operational (that is, day-to-day) management of single projects and strategic management of information that crosses project boundaries. It was built on top of a commercial client-server relational database system and uses the standard Structured Query Language (SQL) to model process definitions as object-oriented semantic networks. ADEPT features include real-time reporting, generation of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) reports, report subscription, tracking of quality records, e-mail notification of database transactions, and authorization access control.