Human resource management system for staffing projects

A method implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• maintaining, in said computer system, a system database storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources, and
• searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• said method further including maintaining said system database storing system personnel data identifying demographic parameters of potential candidate human resources,
• said project requiring a predetermined demographic parameter,
• said searching step including searching said system personnel data for human resources possessing said predetermined demographic parameter so as to identify said candidate human resources.

A method implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• maintaining, in said computer system, a system database storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources, and
• searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• wherein said searching step includes identifying said candidate human resources irrespective of conflicts between said predetermined time availability of said project and said scheduled activities of said candidate human resources, said method further including:
• providing a notification of said conflicts between said predetermined time availability of said project and said scheduled activities of said candidate human resources identified in said searching step.

A method implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• maintaining, in said computer system, a system database storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources,
• searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• generating a resource search display for entering search parameters defining requirements of said project, said search parameters including said predetermined skills, said search parameters defining a search profile,
• storing said search profile with a profile name, and
• selecting said profile name so as to automatically enter said search parameters comprising said profile onto said resource search display.

A method implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills, comprising:

• maintaining, in said computer system, a system database storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources,
• searching said system skills data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills so as to identify said candidate human resources, and
• generating a list of said candidate human resources identified in said searching step,
• said maintaining step further including maintaining said system database storing further system data identifying further information with respect to said potential candidate human resources, said method further including:
• activating a filter by defining an additional search parameter, and
• filtering said list in accordance with said additional search parameter by searching said further system data for human resources on said list satisfying said further search parameter, thereby identifying filtered candidate human resources.

Resource Management System (RMS) apparatus implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• a system database in said computer system storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources,
• means for searching said system skills and said system calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• means for generating assignments to said project of candidate human resources identified by said searching means,
• means for adding data of said assignments to said system calendar data, and
• means for generating a calendar display from said system calendar data for an individual human resource with days of said calendar display highlighted in accordance with project assignments of said individual human resource, including an assignment added to said system calendar data by said adding means,
• thereby automatically determining human resources with appropriate skills and time availability for assignment to projects and automatically generating said calendar display providing an overview of said highlighted days during which said individual human resource is assigned to said projects.

Resource Management System (RMS) apparatus implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• a system database in said computer system storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources, and
• means for searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• said system database further including system personnel data identifying demographic parameters of potential candidate human resources,
• said project requiring a predetermined demographic parameter,
• said searching means being operative for searching said system personnel data for human resources possessing said predetermined demographic parameter so as to identify said candidate human resources.

Resource Management System (RMS) apparatus implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• a system database in said computer system storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources, and
• means for searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• wherein said searching means is operative for identifying said candidate human resources irrespective of conflicts between said predetermined time availability of said project and said scheduled activities of said candidate human resources, said apparatus further including:
• means for providing a notification of said conflicts between said predetermined time availability of said project and said scheduled activities of said candidate human resources identified by said searching means.

Resource Management System (RMS) apparatus implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills and predetermined time availability, comprising:

• a system database in said computer system storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources and system calendar data of scheduled activities of potential candidate human resources,
• means for searching said system skills and calendar data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills and said predetermined time availability, so as to identify said candidate human resources,
• means for generating a resource search display for entering search parameters defining requirements of said project, said search parameters including said predetermined skills, said search parameters defining a search profile,
• said apparatus being operative for storing said search profile with a profile name, and
• means for selecting said profile name and automatically entering said search parameters comprising said profile onto said resource search display.

Resource Management System (RMS) apparatus implemented on a programmed computer system for identifying candidate human resources to be assigned to a project, said project requiring predetermined skills, comprising:

• a system database in said computer system storing system skills data identifying skills possessed by potential candidate human resources,
• means for searching said system skills data for human resources possessing said predetermined skills so as to identify said candidate human resources, and
• means for generating a list of said candidate human resources identified by said searching means,
• said system database further including further system data identifying further information with respect to said potential candidate human resources, said apparatus further including:
• search parameter filter means for defining an additional search parameter and filtering said list in accordance with said additional search parameter by searching said further system data for human resources on said list satisfying said further search parameter,
• thereby identifying filtered candidate human resources.