System and method for using demographic organization and segmentation to manage large scale projects

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• The method of claim 1, wherein the data views are arranged to reflect at least any one of the entity's organizational structure, physical components, technical components, timetable, geography, one or more processes, and language.

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• The method of claim 2, wherein the data views are arranged to include the one or more processes and include actions associated with the one or more processes.

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• The method of claim 1, further comprising defining a hierarchy of the data views and defining a list of the data views.

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• The method of claim 4, for each data view defined in the list, defining and implementing a view selection criterion, columns, sort orders, and view actions for any processes supported by the each data view.

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• The method of claim 1, further comprising creating one or more database instances of the data views.

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• The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more database instances are two or more database instances identical in design but differing in configuration information and actual data residing therein based on the characteristics.

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• The method of claim 6, wherein the two or more database instances are geographically independent.

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• The method of claim 6, wherein the creating step includes implementing forms, views, actions and agents.

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• The method of claim 1, wherein the entity is a corporation or an organization.

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• The method of claim 11, further comprising defining criteria for segmenting data associated with the project.

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• The method of claim 12, wherein the criteria for segmenting is by at least any one of language, geography, organization, phase of the project, and project timetable.

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• The method of claim 11, further comprising defining and implementing actions associated with the at least one process.

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• The method of claim 11, further comprising defining devices and device related information managed by the project.

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• The method of claim 11, comprising defining locations to be supported by the project and reflecting the locations in the view hierarchy.

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• The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one process includes at least any one of a project management process, an administrative process, a migration process, a labor recording process, an import/export process, a reporting process and a billing process.

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• The system of claim 19, wherein the data views are arranged to reflect at least any one of the entity's organizational structure, physical components, technical components, timetable, geography, communications, one or more processes, and language.

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• The system of claim 20, wherein the data views are arranged to include the one or more processes and include actions associated with the one or more processes.

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• The system of claim 19, further comprising a means for defining a hierarchy of the data views and defining a list of the data views.

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• The system of claim 22, comprising a means for defining and implementing a view selection criterion, columns, sort orders, and view actions for any processes supported by each data view in the list.

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• The system of claim 19, further comprising a means for creating one or more database instances of the data views wherein the one or more database instances are two or more database instances identical in design but differing in configuration information and actual data residing therein based on the characteristics, or wherein the two or more database instances are geographically independent.

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• The system of claim 24, wherein the means for creating one or more database instances includes implementing forms, views, actions and agents.