Presenting skills distribution data for a business enterprise
First Claim
1. A method of presenting data relating to skills distribution in an enterprise, the method comprising:
- displaying skill availability information in a two-dimensional chart as a first geometric object on three or more category axes lying in a two-dimensional plane of the two-dimensional chart and sharing a common origin; and
displaying skill needs information in the two-dimensional chart as a second geometric object on the three or more category axes such that overlap of the first and second geometric objects indicates one or more relationships between the skill availability information and the skill needs information.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques to present graphical representations of skill needs versus skill availability in a business organization. Skill needs and skill availability across multiple categories can be represented as geometric objects that overlap on a two-dimensional chart. Overlapping of the geometric objects indicates one or more relationships between skill needs and skill availability across an arbitrary number of dimensions that correspond to defined categories. The categories, and thus the number and meaning of axes in the chart, can be dynamically selected, thereby providing a tool to quickly identify staffing shortfalls and overcapacity.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of presenting data relating to skills distribution in an enterprise, the method comprising:
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displaying skill availability information in a two-dimensional chart as a first geometric object on three or more category axes lying in a two-dimensional plane of the two-dimensional chart and sharing a common origin; and
displaying skill needs information in the two-dimensional chart as a second geometric object on the three or more category axes such that overlap of the first and second geometric objects indicates one or more relationships between the skill availability information and the skill needs information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information describing available skill resources in a business enterprise across three or more categories;
receiving information describing skill resource needs in the business enterprise across the three or more categories;
receiving an input selecting a view;
according to the selected view, displaying the skill availability information in a two-dimensional chart as a first geometric object on three or more category axes lying in a two-dimensional plane of the two-dimensional chart and sharing a common origin; and
according to the selected view, displaying the skill needs information in the two-dimensional chart as a second geometric object on the three or more category axes such that overlap of the first and second geometric objects indicates one or more relationships between the skill availability information and the skill needs information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving information describing available skill resources in a business enterprise across three or more categories, and for receiving information describing skill resource needs in the business enterprise across the three or more categories;
means for receiving an input selecting a view;
means for displaying, according to the selected view, the skill availability information in a two-dimensional chart as a first geometric object on three or more category axes lying in a two-dimensional plane of the two-dimensional chart and sharing a common origin, and the skill needs information in the two-dimensional chart as a second geometric object on the three or more category axes such that overlap of the first and second geometric objects indicates one or more relationships between the skill availability information and the skill needs information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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