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US 8,428,992 B2Granted
Estimating training development hours
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsDouglas W. Cox, Philip J. Millis
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method to estimate training development hours includes receiving data on factors selected by a user using a user interface and using a computer processor to estimate training development hours based on the data on the factors. The method may further include determining the training development hours based on the data on the factors an assigned base development hours, estimated contact hours and an analysis percentage.
Claims9
A method to estimate training development hours, comprising:
- storing a first table comprising base development hours by interactivity level for different categories;
- receiving, from a user using a user interface, a category selected by the user for each interactivity level;
- assigning base development hours for each interactivity level using the first table based on the category selected by the user to form assigned base development hours (ABDH);
- receiving estimated contact hours (ECH) associated with the category selected, provided by the user using the user interface, for each interactivity level;
- receiving a percentage of an analysis area (APER) indicating an amount of time analyzing training;
- storing a modifying factors table comprising twelve factors and a numeric value for each of a plurality of levels of a factor;
- receiving, from the user using the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of levels for each factor of the twelve factors;
- assigning a numeric value for each of the twelve factors based on the level selected by the user based on the modifying factors table;
- multiplying the assigned numeric values for each of the twelve factors together to form a modifying factors value (MFV);
- using a computer processor to estimate training development hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the ABDH, ECH, APER and the MFV comprising determining total hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the following relationship:
- Total Hours=[(ABDH)·(MFV)+(ABDH)·(MFV)(APER)/(1−APER)][ECH].
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An article, comprising:
- a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to estimate training development hours, the instructions causing a machine to:
- store a first table comprising base development hours by interactivity level for different categories;
- receive, from a user using a user interface, a category selected by the user for each interactivity level;
- assign base development hours for each interactivity level using the first table based on a category selected by the user to form assigned base development hours (ABDH);
- receive estimated contact hours (ECH) associated with the category selected, provided by the user using the user interface, for each of the interactivity levels;
- receive a percentage of an analysis area (APER) indicating an amount of time analyzing training;
- store a modifying factors table comprising factors and a numeric value for each of a plurality of levels of a factor;
- receive, from the user using the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of levels for each factor of the factors;
- assign a numeric value for each of the factors based on the level selected by the user based on the modifying factors table;
- multiply the assigned numeric values for each of the factors together to form a modifying factors value (MFV);
- determine training development hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the ECH, the APER, the ABDH and the MFV comprising instructions causing the machine to determine total hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the following relationship:
- Total Hours=[(ABDH)·(MFV)+(ABDH)·(MFV)(APER)/(1−APER)][ECH].
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An apparatus to estimate training development hours, comprising:
- circuitry to:
- store a first table comprising base development hours by interactivity level for different categories;
- receive, from a user using a user interface, a category selected by the user for each interactivity level;
- assign base development hours for each interactivity level using the first table based on a category selected by the user to form assigned base development hours (ABDH);
- receive estimated contact hours (ECH) associated with the category selected, provided by the user using the user interface, for each of the interactivity levels;
- receive a percentage of an analysis area (APER) indicating an amount of time analyzing training and percentages of design, development, implementation and evaluation (DDIE) areas;
- store a modifying factors table comprising factors and a numeric value for each of a plurality of levels of a factor;
- receive, from the user using the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of levels for each factor of the factors;
- assign a numeric value for each of the factors based on the level selected by the user based on the modifying factors table;
- multiply the assigned numeric values for each of the factors together to form a modifying factors value (MFV);
- determine training development hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the ECH, the APER, the ABDH and the MFV comprising circuitry to determine total hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the following relationship:
- Total Hours=[(ABDH)·(MFV)+(ABDH)·(MFV)(APER)/(1−APER)][ECH],
- wherein the percentages of the analysis area and the DDIE areas total 100%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.