Method and process for employing a retired workforce

A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for assembling a project team, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for notifying potential team members with appropriate qualifications of a project for which team members are needed wherein the potential team members are identified based on information contained in a database of potential team members;
• second instructions for requesting bids from the notified potential team members;
• third instructions for receiving bids from the potential team members;
• fourth instructions for comparing the bids to bid acceptance criteria;
• fifth instructions for sending a bid acceptance to the potential team member if the bid of the potential team member meets bid acceptance criteria;
• and
• sixth instructions for communicably connecting remote team members to allow for project collaboration between team members.

A system for assembling a project team, the system comprising:

• first means for notifying potential team members with appropriate qualifications of a project for which team members are needed wherein the potential team members are identified based on information contained in a database of potential team members;
• second means for requesting bids from the notified potential team members;
• third means for receiving bids from the potential team members;
• fourth means for comparing the bids to bid acceptance criteria;
• fifth means for sending a bid acceptance to the potential team member if the bid of the potential team member meets bid acceptance criteria;
• and
• sixth means for notifying a team member corresponding to an accepted bid of the identities of other team members on the project.