# US 2007/0106599 A1 · Method and apparatus for dynamic risk assessment

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- Number: US 2007/0106599 A1
- Document ID: US20070106599A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/268,368
- Filed: 2005-11-07
- Published: 2007-05-10
- Earliest claimed: 2005-11-07
- Assignees: Prolify Ltd.
- Inventors: Alon Hochberg; Vladimir Morgenstern
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20070106599A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
- G06Q 40/03: Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method and apparatus for assessing at least one aggregate risk associated with an at least one first task associated with an at least one project, reducing said aggregate risk or alerting about said aggregate risk, the method comprising the steps of: determining a partial risk associated with said task; determining an aggregate risk associated with said task; comparing said aggregate risk a threshold; and wherein said total risk exceeds said threshold, performing at least one action. The method is executed dynamically as a response to on-going events occurring in the project. The actions taken can be notifications, inquiries and corrective actions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for determining at least one aggregate risk associated with an at least one first task associated with an at least one project, reducing said aggregate risk or alerting about said aggregate risk, the method comprising the steps of:
determining an at least one partial risk associated with said first task;
determining an aggregate risk associated with said first task;
comparing said aggregate risk to an at least one threshold; and
wherein said total risk exceeds said threshold, performing at least one action.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is executed dynamically.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is executed in response to occurring events.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is executed in response to reported events.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is executed for tasks associated with the at least one first task.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the action is issuing an alert to a person or a group of persons or one or more persons selected from a list.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the action is issuing an inquiry to a person or a group of persons or one or more persons selected form a list.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the action is a corrective action.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8 wherein the corrective action is sending a document to a person.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8 wherein the corrective action is advising a user on a best practice.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the partial risk is a function of a probability associated with said risk and an impact associated with said risk.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the partial risk is a quality risk.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the partial risk is a user-specific risk.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the partial risk is a schedule risk.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14 wherein the schedule risk has an impact related to proximity between an at least one start date and at least one end date associated with the first task and a critical path.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the partial risk determination step is performed for an at least one known risk pattern.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the aggregate risk is based on the at least one partial risk.

### Claim 18

An apparatus for assessing at least one aggregate risk associated with an at least one first task associated with an at least one project, reducing said total risk or alerting about said aggregate risk, the apparatus comprising:
an at least one partial risk determination component;
an at least one aggregate risk determination component;
an at least one activity and destination selection component; and
an at least one activity component.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least one activity component is a document handling component.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least one activity component is an inquiry or notification component.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least one activity component is a task update component.

### Claim 22 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the at least one project is implemented as a graph.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The apparatus of claim 22 further comprising graph manipulation components.