SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECT PROCESS AND WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION
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1. A system for complying with at least one standard, said system comprising:
- a computing device having a central processing unit and at least one input suitably configured to be responsive to data via a graphical user interface and to communicate with said processing unit; and
data that may be suitably organized into a plurality of levels of organization comprising at least global data and project data, wherein global data comprises at least one global parameter and project data comprises at least one project parameter, and wherein said project data optionally comprises at least one stage;
wherein said system is configured to;
permit at least partial system access based on a role, wherein said role comprises at least one of;
an administrator and a user;
provide a protocol for at least one of identifying, characterizing and meeting a standard using at least one control and testing of said control through performance of at least one task;
verify that the standard is met;
prescribe a remediation protocol suitably adapted to meet the standard if the standard has not been met;
at least one of characterize and analyze at least one risk associated with the standard; and
provide a method for certifying that the standard has been met.
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Abstract
A system and method for process control and management is disclosed. Various features and applications of the present invention may be suitably adapted to manage, control or otherwise improve compliance and/or project workflow processing. In representative applications, the present invention provides a system and method for control, management, verification, certification and communication of compliance standards.
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131 Claims
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1. A system for complying with at least one standard, said system comprising:
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a computing device having a central processing unit and at least one input suitably configured to be responsive to data via a graphical user interface and to communicate with said processing unit; and
data that may be suitably organized into a plurality of levels of organization comprising at least global data and project data, wherein global data comprises at least one global parameter and project data comprises at least one project parameter, and wherein said project data optionally comprises at least one stage;
wherein said system is configured to;
permit at least partial system access based on a role, wherein said role comprises at least one of;
an administrator and a user;
provide a protocol for at least one of identifying, characterizing and meeting a standard using at least one control and testing of said control through performance of at least one task;
verify that the standard is met;
prescribe a remediation protocol suitably adapted to meet the standard if the standard has not been met;
at least one of characterize and analyze at least one risk associated with the standard; and
provide a method for certifying that the standard has been met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64, 65)
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- 62. The system of claim 62, wherein a global level comprises a root node and at least one child node, and wherein said child node comprises a root node for a project level.
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66. A method for complying with at least one standard with a data management system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computing device having a central processing unit and at least one input suitably configured to be responsive to data via a graphical user interface and to communicate with said processing unit;
assigning a role, wherein said role corresponds to at least one of an administrator and a user, where said role at least partially determines a level of access granted to said system;
organizing data into a plurality of levels of organization corresponding to at least one of global and project data, where global data comprises at least one global parameter and where project data comprises at least one project parameter, and wherein said project optionally comprises at least one stage;
providing a protocol for at least one of identifying, characterizing and meeting the standard using at least one control and testing said control through performance of at least one task; and
optionally prescribing a remediation protocol substantially configured to meet the standard. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)
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131. A computing device suitably configured to provide a system for complying with at least one standard relating to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, said computing device comprising:
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a central processing unit;
at least one input substantially configured to be responsive to data via a graphical user interface and to communicate with said processing unit;
wherein said graphical user interface comprises at least one security feature; and
wherein said computing device is substantially configured to;
organize data into a plurality of levels of organization comprising at least one of global, project and optionally stage, wherein global data comprises at least one global parameter and project data comprises at least one project parameter, and further comprising at least one domain suitably configured to at least one of;
group, add, edit, delete, and reorder at least one of said global parameter and said project parameter, andwherein said computing device is substantially configured to at least one of;
permit access to the system at least partially based on a role, wherein said role comprises at least one of;
an administrator and a user, and wherein a user comprises at least one of a user,a read-only user, a guest, and a project coordinator;
provide a protocol for at least one of identifying, characterizing and meeting the standard using at least one control and testing said control through performance of at least one task;
organize at least one document verifying at least one of completion and approval of at least one task;
provide a query search of substantially all of at least one of global data and project data;
verify that the standard is met;
prescribe a remediation protocol suitably configured to meet the standard;
at least one of characterize and analyze at least one risk associated with the standard; and
provide a method for certifying that the standard has been met.
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