Custom and collaborative risk assessment templates and associated methods of use
First Claim
1. A computerized method for assessing and evaluating the issues and risks associated with a project in a custom manner, comprising:
- presenting a plurality of questions related to the issues and risks associated with the project to a user;
receiving a plurality of answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project from the user;
in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are not already created, creating one or more custom decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user;
in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are already created, selecting and modifying the functionality and appearance of one or more existing decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user; and
displaying the one or more created and/or selected and modified decision analysis tools to the user for subsequent issue and risk assessment and evaluation by the user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides generally computerized custom and collaborative risk assessment templates for use in litigation risk assessment and the like. More specifically, the present invention provides computerized custom and collaborative risk assessment templates that present one or more users with a plurality of questions that are used to create and/or select and modify the functionality and appearance of subsequently-displayed decision analysis tools. These computerized custom and collaborative risk assessment templates may be accessed locally via a personal computer (PC), laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile processing device, or the like; via an intranet or the like; and/or via the Internet or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method for assessing and evaluating the issues and risks associated with a project in a custom manner, comprising:
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presenting a plurality of questions related to the issues and risks associated with the project to a user;
receiving a plurality of answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project from the user;
in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are not already created, creating one or more custom decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user;
in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are already created, selecting and modifying the functionality and appearance of one or more existing decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user; and
displaying the one or more created and/or selected and modified decision analysis tools to the user for subsequent issue and risk assessment and evaluation by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computerized system for assessing and evaluating the issues and risks associated with a project in a custom manner, comprising:
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output means for presenting a plurality of questions related to the issues and risks associated with the project to a user;
input means for receiving a plurality of answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project from the user;
processing means for, in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are not already created, creating one or more custom decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user;
processing means for, in the event that one or more custom decision analysis tools are already created, selecting and modifying the functionality and appearance of one or more existing decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user; and
display means for displaying the one or more created and/or selected and modified decision analysis tools to the user for subsequent issue and risk assessment and evaluation by the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized method for assessing and evaluating the issues and risks associated with a project in a collaborative manner, comprising:
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presenting a plurality of questions related to the issues and risks associated with the project to a plurality of users;
receiving a plurality of answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project from the plurality of users;
in the event that one or more collaborative decision analysis tools are not already created, creating one or more collaborative decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the plurality of users;
in the event that one or more collaborative decision analysis tools are already created, selecting and modifying the functionality and appearance of one or more existing decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user; and
displaying the one or more created and/or selected and modified decision analysis tools to the plurality of users for subsequent issue and risk assessment and evaluation by the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computerized system for assessing and evaluating the issues and risks associated with a project in a collaborative manner, comprising:
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output means for presenting a plurality of questions related to the issues and risks associated with the project to a plurality of users;
input means for receiving a plurality of answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project from the plurality of users;
processing means for, in the event that one or more collaborative decision analysis tools are not already created, creating one or more collaborative decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the plurality of users;
processing means for, in the event that one or more collaborative decision analysis tools are already created, selecting and modifying the functionality and appearance of one or more existing decision analysis tools based upon the answers related to the issues and risks associated with the project received from the user; and
display means for displaying the one or more created and/or selected and modified decision analysis tools to the plurality of users for subsequent issue and risk assessment and evaluation by the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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