Goalscape Software GmbH is a commercially licensed visual information management software application. Initially used in Olympics, Goalscape has a patented
user interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...
which displays the information hierarchy as a
multi-level pie chart. For
management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
of a goal-oriented activity, Goalscape puts the core goal at the center and comes with all the sub-goals and tasks grouped around it. Their size represents their relative importance, and shading indicates progress. The software includes a Focus feature that allows a user to filter goals by priority.
Goalscape can be used to implement management methods such as
objectives and key results, and
Management by Objectives Management by objectives (MBO), also known as management by planning (MBP), was first popularized by Peter Drucker in his 1954 book ''The Practice of Management''.Drucker, P., ''The Practice of Management'', Harper, New York, 1954; Heinemann, London ...
or Management by Goals.
Goalscape is a cross-platform application that is delivered as a
web application
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History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
that runs on all major
web browsers for online access and project collaboration.
Uses
* Goal visualization and
management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities o ...
*
Project management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. Th ...
* Management with
objectives and key results
*
Organizational
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
The word is derived from ...
management
*
Agile management
*
Strategic planning
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to attain strategic goals.
It may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the st ...
* Creating and documenting various hierarchical structures
[Roz Savage, Dec 2010 http://www.rozsavage.com/2010/12/20/goalsetting-for-2011/ ]
References
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External links
Official Goalscape website
Task management software