Integration of groupware with activity based management via facilitated work sessions
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1. A method for establishing and documenting a cost of a business process based on activities undertaken to complete the process, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of input means for simultaneous input of language information by a plurality of participants into a network computer system, and means for simultaneously presenting the information input by the plurality of participants to a multitude of the participants, and means for prompting the participants to vote to reach a consensus regarding the correctness of the input information;
simultaneously soliciting from a plurality of the participants information including information identifying significant business processes;
inputting into the computer system the information solicited from the participants, by a plurality of the participants;
presenting the input information to the participants;
reaching consensus on the correctness and completeness of the input information to verify the information;
storing the verified information;
converting the verified information into a preselected format suitable for a decomposition tool including accessing the verified information by a bridge program;
executing the decomposition tool to construct a decomposition diagram based on the verified information; and
providing access to the decomposition diagram for use by each of the participants.
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Abstract
A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as product planning manuals organizational personnel in determining product cost based on activities performed to produce the product. Output documents can also be dispersed among organizational personnel to provide common information for integrated strategic planning. Facilitated collaborative work sessions among work groups inputting and sharing comments and ideas provide starting data to the network application.
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1. A method for establishing and documenting a cost of a business process based on activities undertaken to complete the process, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of input means for simultaneous input of language information by a plurality of participants into a network computer system, and means for simultaneously presenting the information input by the plurality of participants to a multitude of the participants, and means for prompting the participants to vote to reach a consensus regarding the correctness of the input information; simultaneously soliciting from a plurality of the participants information including information identifying significant business processes; inputting into the computer system the information solicited from the participants, by a plurality of the participants; presenting the input information to the participants; reaching consensus on the correctness and completeness of the input information to verify the information; storing the verified information; converting the verified information into a preselected format suitable for a decomposition tool including accessing the verified information by a bridge program; executing the decomposition tool to construct a decomposition diagram based on the verified information; and providing access to the decomposition diagram for use by each of the participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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