System and methods for creating representational networks
First Claim
1. A method of generating a plurality of representations of a structure for at least a portion of an organization, comprising:
- assigning a plurality of positions in the organization to nodes, each position being assigned to a separate node, defining a plurality of characteristics, each characteristic being associated with at least some positions in the organization, and having a defined value at each such associated position, assigning each of a plurality of modes to a characteristic associated with at least some positions in the organization, establishing a plurality of links, each link being connected to two of the nodes based on a relationship between the positions assigned to the two nodes in at least one mode, and generating the plurality of representations, each generated representation being associated with a selected mode, wherein each generated representation comprises a display of a network constituting a plurality of the nodes, and a plurality of the links, each displayed node being displayed according to a value of the characteristic to which the selected mode is assigned, the value being the value of the characteristic for the position assigned to the displayed node, and each displayed link being displayed connected to two of the displayed nodes based on the relationship between the positions assigned to the displayed nodes in the selected mode.
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Abstract
Methods and systems described herein may represent organizations as a network, where the network nodes and links may be displayed, analyzed, and structured. The network nodes may represent positions within an organization, with network links established based on reporting relationships between such positions in the organization. A position may be filled by a person/entity, may stand for an organizational unit, may represent a leadership team, and/or may be associated with a location. In addition to position, other node types may include organizational unit, person, group, and/or place. Organization networks structured by these node types may thus have associated node modes, as in the position example. Other node types may also be used in the representation of organization. The network representation may provide network metrics for the organization, including level (the path length, or number of links, to the root node), size (the number of nodes), and span (the number of reporting relationships to each node).
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1. A method of generating a plurality of representations of a structure for at least a portion of an organization, comprising:
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assigning a plurality of positions in the organization to nodes, each position being assigned to a separate node, defining a plurality of characteristics, each characteristic being associated with at least some positions in the organization, and having a defined value at each such associated position, assigning each of a plurality of modes to a characteristic associated with at least some positions in the organization, establishing a plurality of links, each link being connected to two of the nodes based on a relationship between the positions assigned to the two nodes in at least one mode, and generating the plurality of representations, each generated representation being associated with a selected mode, wherein each generated representation comprises a display of a network constituting a plurality of the nodes, and a plurality of the links, each displayed node being displayed according to a value of the characteristic to which the selected mode is assigned, the value being the value of the characteristic for the position assigned to the displayed node, and each displayed link being displayed connected to two of the displayed nodes based on the relationship between the positions assigned to the displayed nodes in the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to generate a plurality of representations of a structure for at least a portion of an organization, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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assigning a plurality of positions in the organization to nodes, each position being assigned to a separate node, defining a plurality of characteristics, each characteristic being associated with at least some positions in the organization, and having a defined value at each such associated position, assigning each of a plurality of modes to a characteristic associated with at least some positions in the organization, establishing a plurality of links, each link being connected to two of the nodes based on a relationship between the positions assigned to the two nodes in at least one mode, and generating the plurality of representations, each generated representation being associated with a selected mode, wherein each generated representation comprises a display of a network constituting a plurality of the nodes, and a plurality of the links, each displayed node being displayed according to a value of the characteristic to which the selected mode is assigned, the value being the value of the characteristic for the position assigned to the displayed node, and each displayed link being displayed connected to two of the displayed nodes based on the relationship between the positions assigned to the displayed nodes in the selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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