Trackpoint-based computer-implemented systems and methods for facilitating collaborative project development and communication

A computer-implemented method for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project, said computer-implemented method being implemented on a computer network, comprising:

• providing a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants, each of said plurality of trackpoints including metadata descriptive of said each of said plurality of trackpoints, said each of said plurality of trackpoints being configured to store data within its content, wherein said content includes at least one attribute field;
• providing indices of trackpoints based on searchable keys;
• and
• providing a plurality of tools, said plurality of tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints, wherein said briefing book is further configured to receive briefing book data from other briefing books.

A computer-implemented method for facilitating collaboration and communication among project participants working collaboratively on a project, said computer-implemented method being implemented on a computer network, comprising:

• providing a plurality of trackpoints, said plurality of trackpoints being created by at least two of said project participants, each of said plurality of trackpoints including metadata descriptive of said each of said plurality of trackpoints, said each of said plurality of trackpoints being configured to store data within its content;
• providing indices of trackpoints based on searchable keys;
• and
• providing a plurality of tools, said plurality of tools including at least one of a search tool, a notification tool, and a briefing book page, said search tool being configured to search said indices for at least one trackpoint of said plurality of trackpoints that satisfies search criteria, said notification tool being configured to notify a project participant that is authorized to use said notification tool when notification criteria are satisfied, and said briefing book page represents a data presentation mechanism that is configured to receive briefing book data from at least two of said plurality of trackpoints, wherein the briefing book page is a tool that further provides a mechanism that plots data from a plurality of trackpoints.