METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE-SHARING TOOLS

• US 20080301142A1
• Filed: 06/02/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Im-Prove LLC
• Original Assignee: Im-Prove LLC
• Inventors: Marolf, Christian A.
• Application Number:
  US12/131,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20080301142A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and system for organizing a knowledge management platform to gather and share knowledge learned by construction project teams. The method involves authorizing access to the platform, wherein the platform comprises an integrated organizational scheme for organizing a project into one or more project elements, facilitating input of project data into the platform and storing project data based on the integrated organizational scheme, wherein project data comprises the knowledge learned by construction project teams, linking project data to one or more project elements in the integrated organizational scheme to obtain content, and presenting the content to user computers responsive to a request submitted to the platform. The integrated organizational scheme may include a top and a secondary level, wherein the top level includes a project management topic and a technical topic, and the secondary level includes a knowledge-sharing tool, content, and a topic-specific question.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for organizing a knowledge management platform to gather and share knowledge learned by a plurality of construction project teams, said method comprising:

authorizing access to the knowledge management platform, wherein the knowledge management platform comprises an integrated organizational scheme for organizing a construction project into one or more project elements;

facilitating input of project data into the knowledge management platform and storing project data based on the integrated organizational scheme, wherein project data comprises the knowledge learned by a plurality of construction project teams;

linking project data to one or more project elements in the integrated organizational scheme to obtain content; and

presenting the content to a plurality of user computers responsive to a request submitted to the knowledge management platform.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the knowledge management platform in an interactive online environment using a web service.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying the content based on input from at least one of the plurality of user computers.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

notifying at least one of the plurality of user computers that the content in a particular project element is modified.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more project elements comprise project management topics and technical content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more project elements are input by at least one member of the plurality of construction project teams.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the organizational scheme is based on a Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) format.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein content comprises a technical article and a knowledge-sharing tool.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein project data is obtained from at least one member of the plurality of construction project teams using topic-specific questions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein project data is approved by an administrator prior to presenting the project data as content.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated organizational scheme comprises a top level and a secondary level, wherein the top level comprises a project management topic and a technical topic, and wherein the secondary level comprises a knowledge-sharing tool, content, and a topic-specific question.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the content comprises displaying the content on at least one of a plurality of user computing devices.

13. A system for organizing a knowledge management platform to gather and share knowledge learned by a plurality of construction project teams, said system comprising:

a server, communicatively connected to a plurality of user computers, configured to receive project data;

an authorization module, operatively connected to the server, comprising functionality to authorize access to the knowledge management platform, wherein the knowledge management platform comprises an integrated organizational scheme for organizing a construction project into one or more project elements;

a content management module, operatively connected to the server, configured to;

facilitate input of project data into the knowledge management platform, wherein project data comprises the knowledge learned by the plurality of construction project teams, and

link project data to one or more project elements in the integrated organizational scheme to obtain content;

a user interface, operatively connected to the plurality of user computers, configured to present the content to at least one of the plurality of user computers responsive to a request submitted to the knowledge management platform; and

a project data repository, operatively connected to the server, configured to store project data based on the integrated organizational scheme.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the user interface is further configured to display the knowledge management platform in an interactive online environment using a web service.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the content management module is further configured to facilitate modification of the content based on input from at least one of the plurality of user computers.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the content editor module is further configured to notify at least one of the plurality of user computers that the content in a particular project element is modified.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the knowledge management platform is configured to communicated with the user interface via an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based protocol.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein one or more project elements comprise project management topics and technical content.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein project data is obtained from at least one member of the plurality of construction project teams.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein project data is approved by an administrator prior to presenting the project data as content.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the content editor module is further configured to allow the plurality of user computers to export content using one or more file formats.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the knowledge management platform comprises modular information architecture that may be implemented on a piecemeal basis.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the integrated organizational scheme comprises a top level and a secondary level, wherein the top level comprises a project management topic and a technical topic, and wherein the secondary level comprises a knowledge-sharing tool, content, and a topic-specific question.

25. The system of claim 13, wherein the organizational scheme is based on a Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) format.

18. The system of 17, wherein the plurality of user computers are further configured to interact with at least one component of the knowledge management platform across a network via the user interface.

26. A computer readable medium storing instructions for organizing a knowledge management platform to gather and share knowledge learned by construction project teams, the instructions comprising functionality for:

authorizing access to the knowledge management platform, wherein the knowledge management platform comprises an integrated organizational scheme for organizing a construction project into one or more project elements;

facilitating input of project data into the knowledge management platform and storing project data based on the integrated organizational scheme, wherein project data comprises the knowledge learned by a plurality of construction project teams;

linking project data to one or more project elements in the integrated organizational scheme to obtain content; and

presenting the content to a plurality of user computers responsive to a request submitted to the knowledge management platform.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 26, the instructions comprising further functionality to display the knowledge management platform in an interactive online environment using a web service.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 26, the instructions comprising further functionality to modify the content based on input from at least one of the plurality of user computers.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 26, the instructions comprising further functionality to notify at least one of the plurality of user computers that the content in a particular project element is modified.