Method of performing clinical trial budget analysis

A computer-implemented method of analyzing budgets for clinical trials, the method comprising:

• (a) inputting a clinical trial budget into a processor, the budget including assumption specifications, activities and associated activity costs;
• (b) calculating in the processor per unit costs of the assumption specifications;
• and
• (c) equalizing the activities and the associated activity costs against reference assumption specifications using at least the per unit costs.

An article of manufacture for analyzing budgets for clinical trials, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:

• (a) inputting a clinical trial budget into a processor, the budget including activities and associated activity costs;
• (b) classifying the activities into a set of standardized service categories;
• and
• (c) the processor allocating the associated activity costs with the respective standardized service category.

An article of manufacture for analyzing budgets for clinical trials, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:

• (a) inputting a clinical trial budget into a processor, the budget including assumption specifications, activities and associated activity costs;
• (b) calculating in the processor per unit costs of the assumption specifications;
• and
• (c) equalizing the activities and the associated activity costs against reference assumption specifications using at least the per unit costs.