Method, system, and storage medium for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information in a collaborative network environment
First Claim
1. A method for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information throughout an offering development cycle via a collaborative network environment, the method comprising:
- gathering offering information during initial stages of said offering development cycle;
collaboratively reviewing said offering information among individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles; and
disseminating final offering information to individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles as a result of said collaboratively reviewing said offering information;
wherein said collaboratively reviewing said offering information is performed at a desired time period during said offering development cycle.
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information in a collaborative network environment. The method comprises gathering offering information during initial stages of the offering development cycle; collaboratively reviewing the offering information among individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles; and disseminating final offering information to individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles as a result of the collaborative review. The collaborative review is performed at a desired time period during the offering development cycle. Other embodiments include a system and a storage medium.
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1. A method for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information throughout an offering development cycle via a collaborative network environment, the method comprising:
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gathering offering information during initial stages of said offering development cycle;
collaboratively reviewing said offering information among individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles; and
disseminating final offering information to individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles as a result of said collaboratively reviewing said offering information;
wherein said collaboratively reviewing said offering information is performed at a desired time period during said offering development cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A storage medium comprising computer program code for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information throughout an offering development cycle via a collaborative network environment, said storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, comprising:
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gathering offering information during initial stages of said offering development cycle;
providing said offering information to client systems operable for enabling individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles at said client systems to collaboratively review said offering information; and
disseminating final offering information to individuals assigned to a pre-defined set of business roles as a result of said collaborative review of said offering information;
wherein said collaborative review of said offering information is performed at a desired time period during said offering development cycle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for gathering, developing, and disseminating announcement and offering information throughout an offering development cycle via a collaborative network environment, the system comprising:
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a server;
a network in communication with said server;
a data repository in communication with said server;
announcement forms stored in said data repository;
a plurality of web-enabled client systems in communication with said server via said network;
an announcement system executed on said server, said announcement system comprising;
a user interface;
a workflow manager application;
a flow configurator application;
wherein said offering information is collected, developed, and disseminated throughout said development cycle via said announcement system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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