Method and application for developing a statement of work

A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer for providing a statement of work to an external source, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for executing the steps of:

• creating an initial statement of work in a predetermined format, the predetermined format of the initial statement of work having a plurality of sections;
• associating a project for completion by the external source with the initial statement of work;
• entering information into at least one section of the plurality of sections of the initial statement of work to generate a project statement of work, the information entered into the initial statement of work pertaining to the project associated with the initial statement of work;
• storing the project statement of work in a database;
• auditing the project statement of work;
• transmitting a link to the external source having a location of the project statement of work in the database;
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• accessing, by the external source, the project statement of work with the transmitted link.

A system for providing a statement of work to an external source, the system comprising:

• a server computer, the server computer comprising a storage device and a processor;
• a statement of work application to provide a statement of work for a project to an external source, the statement of work application being stored in the storage device of the server computer, the statement of work application further comprising:
• a database, the database storing information pertaining to the project and the statement of work;
• a statement of work template having a predetermined format, the predetermined format of the statement of work template having a plurality of fields, the statement of work template being configured for entry of information into a statement of work for a project;
• a submission wizard to evaluate a statement of work for completeness and to provide a statement of work to the external source;
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• a technical data wizard to designate technical data associated with a statement of work;
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• at least one client computer in communication with said server computer, said statement of work application being accessible on said at least one client computer.