Method, system, and software for enterprise action management
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of planning and managing an initiative, the method comprising the steps of:
- planning the initiative by determining the initiative tasks;
generating an action plan including action items to accomplish the initiative tasks; and
generating a dynamic organizational model to support the execution of the action plan, the organizational model comprising initiative participants, relationships between the initiative participants, other business entities, and attributes of the initiative participants and the other business entities.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, system, and software of planning and managing an initiative, includes planning the initiative by determining the initiative tasks; generating an action plan including action items to accomplish the initiative tasks; and generating a dynamic organizational model to support the execution of the action plan, the organizational model comprising initiative participants, relationships between the initiative participants, and attributes of the initiative participants. Initiative participants are identified for assigning action items with reference to the organizational model and the identified initiative participants are notified.
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46 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of planning and managing an initiative, the method comprising the steps of:
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planning the initiative by determining the initiative tasks;
generating an action plan including action items to accomplish the initiative tasks; and
generating a dynamic organizational model to support the execution of the action plan, the organizational model comprising initiative participants, relationships between the initiative participants, other business entities, and attributes of the initiative participants and the other business entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable medium having program code recorded thereon for planning and managing an initiative, the program code configured to cause a computing system to perform the following steps:
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planning the initiative by determining the initiative tasks;
generating an action plan including action items to accomplish the initiative tasks; and
generating a dynamic organizational model to support the execution of the action plan, the organizational model comprising initiative participants, relationships between the initiative participants, other business entities, and attributes of the initiative participants and the other business entities. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. The action item management system for planning and managing an initiative comprising:
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an action planning unit for generating an action plan comprising action items to complete the initiative tasks;
an action management database for storing a dynamically generated organizational model and information relating to the action items;
an action item scheduler for assigning and scheduling action items;
an action item notifier for notifying initiative participants of assigned action items; and
an action item response unit for receiving action item responses from initiative participants and updating the action management database, wherein the action planning unit iteratively and dynamically generates the organizational model based on organizational information and responses received from initiative participants.
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