Commitment tracking system
OwnerRobert J. Solheiminventor
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Abstract
There is provided a commitment tracking system that allows for interactive input and output from multiple users including vendors and customers. The commitment tracking system allows the parties to a project to view with transparency the development of the project, its negotiation, finalization, and implementation. The commitment tracking system allows a party to identify individual commitments from multiple commitment sources. Another party can likewise populate a work breakdown structure that includes projects, deliverables, and artifacts. The parties can link individual artifacts with commitments so as to define the agreement and monitor progress and/or changes to the agreement.
Claims25
A commitment tracking system for allowing interactive cooperation between a vendor and a contracted party regarding artifacts and commitments, the system comprising:
- a commitment tracking system home page that includes;
- a commitment sources symbol with an active link to a commitment sources list window wherein the commitment sources list window displays information regarding commitment sources;
- a commitments symbol with an active link to a commitments list window wherein the commitments list window displays information regarding individual commitments;
- a project symbol providing an active link to a project list window wherein the project list window displays information regarding projects;
- a deliverables symbol providing an active link to a deliverables list window wherein the deliverables list window displays information regarding deliverables;
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- an artifacts symbol providing an active link to an artifact list window wherein the artifact list window displays information regarding artifacts;
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- wherein the artifacts can be documented so as to comprise each deliverable;
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- wherein the artifacts can be assigned to a commitment.
A method for tracking the satisfaction of commitments between a first party and at least one second party, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first location for the first party to introduce data to establish commitment sources and a list of commitments;
- providing a second location for the second party to introduce data to establish a list of projects, a list of deliverables, and a list of artifacts;
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- providing further locations for:
- (i) the second party to link artifacts to deliverables;
- (ii) the first party linking a commitment to one or more artifacts;
- (iii) the first party to indicate acceptance or rejection criteria for artifacts;
- (iv) the second party to assign artifacts to commitments;
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- (v) the first party to accept or reject artifacts.
A method for tracking the satisfaction of commitments between at least a first party and a second party, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a commitment source list window where one or more agents of the first party may provide data to establish commitment sources by inputting data;
- providing a commitments list window where one or more agents of the first party may provide data to establish a list of commitments by inputting data;
- providing a project list window where one or more agents of the second party may provide data to establish a list of projects by inputting data;
- providing a deliverable list window where one or more agents of the second party may provide data to establish a list of deliverables by inputting data;
- providing an artifacts list window where one or more agents of the second party may provide data to establish a list of artifacts by inputting data;
- providing an artifacts list window where one or more agents of the second party may assign an artifact to a deliverable;
- providing a commitment-artifacts window where one or more agents of the first party may link commitments to artifacts;
- providing an artifact details window where one or more agents of the first party may document acceptance criteria for artifacts;
- providing an artifact-commitments window where one or more agents of the second party may assign artifacts to commitments;
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- providing an artifact acceptance window where one or more agents of the first party may accept artifacts.
Computer programming including machine readable and executable code on a discrete medium or media including routines for effecting the methods according to any one of claims 12-25.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.