An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire time data relating to a state of an object in each process of an operation performed on the object, the operation including at least one process; calculate an achievement value indicating a state of each process, based on the time data acquired; compare the achievement value calculated with a reference value; and generate a chart that visually represents a result of comparison for each process. The visual representation of the result of comparison is different according to the result of comparison.