Method and system for providing a telecommuting program

• US 20030135599A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 07/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John F. Sanger
• Original Assignee: John F. Sanger
• Inventors: Sanger, John F.
• Application Number:
  US10/256,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20030135599A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A regional telecommuting assessment project, designed to assess telework potential within a metropolitan service area, consists of a telework assessment, a community audit, a community visioning process, and implementation strategies. A telework deployment program, designed to assess telework potential within a business, consists of a telework assessment and profiling process, a mitigation assessment, scenario assessment modeling, policy review and development, a telework implementation plan, and a monitoring and refinement process. Both the regional and the business telework assessments are carried out by means of client interactivity with a system provider'"'"'s website.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a telework deployment program, which comprises:

(A) Assessing and profiling the feasibility of adopting a telework strategy;

(B) Implementing mitigation of the results of said assessing and profiling;

(C) Developing a scenario based upon the mitigated assessing and profiling;

(D) Subjecting said scenario to policy review and development;

(E) Implementing a telework deployment program based upon the policy reviewed and developed scenario; and

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(F) Monitoring and refining said telework deployment program.

2. A method for the strategic implementation of a telework deployment program, which comprises:

(A) Instituting a telework feasibility assessment process including the steps of;

1.) Conducting a job class audit;

2.) Identifying barriers to the effective utilization of a telework program; and

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3.) Conducting a managerial audit.

(B) Utilizing the results of the telework feasibility assessment process to perform an investment analysis; and

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(C) Formulating a report recommending a master scenario for implementing a telework deployment program based upon said feasibility assessment process and said investment analysis.

3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of conducting a policy review of said master scenario.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising implementing a telework deployment program based on said policy review.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising monitoring said telework deployment program.

6. A method according to claim 3, wherein said policy review is conducted by means of an c-Consensus Forum®

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7. A system for establishing a telework deployment program, which comprises:

(A) Means for assessing and profiling the feasibility of adopting a telework strategy;

(B) Means for implementing mitigation of the results of said assessing and profiling;

(C) Means for developing a scenario based upon the mitigated assessing and profiling;

(D) Means for subjecting said scenario to policy review and development;

(E) Means for implementing a telework deployment program based upon the policy reviewed and developed scenario; and

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(F) Means for monitoring and refining said telework deployment program.

13. A system according to claim 7, wherein at least some of said means are provided by a website.

8. A system for the strategic implementation of a telework deployment program, which comprises:

(A) Means for conducting a job-class audit;

(B) Means for identifying barriers to the effective utilization of a telework program;

(C) Means for conducting a managerial audit;

(D) Means for performing an investment analysis based upon said job-class audit, the identified barriers, and said managerial audit; and

(E) Means for producing a report recommending a master scenario for implementing a telework deployment program based upon said investment analysis, said managerial audit, said identified barriers, and said job-class audit.

9. A system according to claim 8, further comprising means for conducting a policy review of said master scenario.

10. A system according to claim 9, further comprising means for implementing a telework deployment program based on said policy review.

11. A system according to claim 10, further comprising means for monitoring said telework deployment program.

12. A system according to claim 9, wherein said means for conducting a policy review comprises e-Consensus Forum®

means.

14. A system according to claim 8, wherein at least some of said means are provided by a website.

15. A method for establishing a regional telecommuting assessment project which comprises:

(A) Determining the potential for telework of each occupation existent within a metropolitan service area;

(B) Assessing the technology requirements, delivery strategy, and time line for implementation of a telework program within said metropolitan service area;

(C) Recommending implementation of said telework program; and

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(D) Evaluating specific activities required for said implementation.

16. A system for establishing a regional telecommuting assessment project which comprises:

(A) Means for determining the potential for telework of each occupation existent within a metropolitan service area;

(B) Means for assessing the technology requirements, delivery strategy, and time-line for implementation of a telework program within said metropolitan service area;

(C) Means for recommending implementation of said telework program; and

(D) Means for evaluating specific activities required for said implementation.

17. A system according to claim 16, wherein at least some of said means are provided by a website.

18. A method for the strategic implementation of a telecommuting assessment project, in a metropolitan service area, which comprises the steps of:

(A) A telework assessment;

(B) A community telecommuting audit;

(C) A community visioning process; and

(D) Telecommuting implementation strategies.

19. A system for the strategic implementation of a telecommuting assessment project in a metropolitan service area which comprises:

(A) Means for conducting a telework assessment;

(B) Means for performing a community telecommuting audit;

(C) Means for utilizing a community visioning process; and

(D) Means for implementing telecommuting strategies.

20. A system according to claim 19, wherein at least some of said means are provided by a website.