System and method for analyzing work activity and valuing human capital

• US 7,233,971 B1
• Filed: 05/26/2000
• Issued: 06/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Levy & Associates, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Levy & Associates, Inc.
• Inventors: Levy, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar; Saleh
• Assistant Examiner(s): WON, MICHAEL YOUNG
• Application Number:
  US09/580,591
• Time in Patent Office: 2,580 Days
• Field of Search: 709/101, 709/201, 709/203, 709/217, 707/7, 707/11, 707/102, 705/10, 705/11, 705/3, 705/32
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1091 Recording time for administrative or management purposes

Abstract

A system and method for obtaining information about the work activities of an employee includes providing a site accessible to the employee over a network, creating a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, and calculating a value for the profile of the work activities of the employee or analyzing the work activities in the profile. Analyses may be performed and a report may be generated based on the work activities of the employee in the profile and the calculated value for the profile. The system may be implemented over the network with a server and a computer.

Claims

1. A system for obtaining information about the work activities of an employee, comprising:

a server for providing a site through which the employee creates a profile of the work activities of the employee selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

a computer capable of accessing the site over a network, the employee using the computer to create the profile of the work activities of the employee and transmit the information about the work activities of the employee to the server;

wherein the server calculates a market value valuation for the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational levels of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the server is capable of performing an analysis of the work activities of the employee based on the profile of the work activities of the employee and the calculated market value valuation.

3. The system according to claim 2 wherein the server is capable of generating a report based on the analysis.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the network is a network known as the Internet.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a first database including work activity values for work activities of the employee in the profile.

6. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a second database including a directory of work activities used to create the profile.

7. The system according to claim 1 wherein the profile contains a plurality of groups of work activities.

8. The system according to claim 7 wherein the employee assigns a percentage of the employee'"'"'s time to each group of work activities in the profile.

9. The system according to claim 8 wherein a work activities group value is calculated for each group of work activities.

10. The system according to claim 9 wherein the work activities group values for the groups of work activities are weighted to calculate the market value valuation for the profile.

11. A system for obtaining information about the work activities of a plurality of employees, comprising:

a server for providing a site through which each of the plurality of employees creates a profile of the work activities of the employee selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

at least one computer capable of accessing the site over a network, each of the plurality of employees using the computer to create the profile of the work activities of the employee and transmit information about the work activities of the employee to the server;

wherein the server calculates market values valuations for the profiles of the work activities of the plurality of employees including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employees, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employees, and salary rates.

12. A method of obtaining information about the work activities of an employee, comprising:

providing a site accessible to the employee over a network;

creating a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, where the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

calculating a market value valuation for the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising

generating a report based on the work activities of the employee in the profile and the calculated market value valuation for the profile.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising

adding work activities of the employee to the profile.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising

deleting work activities of the employee from the profile.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising

providing a template for the employee to create the profile.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising

converting the market value valuation for the profile to a local geographic equivalent value.

18. The method of claim 12 further comprising

assessing a capability of the employee with respect to the work activities in the profile.

19. The method of claim 12 further comprising

assigning a percentage of the employee'"'"'s time to the work activities in the profile.

20. The method of claim 12 further comprising

weighting the working activities of the employee in the profile to calculate the market value valuation for the profile.

21. A method of obtaining information about the work activities of an employee, comprising:

providing a site accessible to the employee over a network;

creating a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, wherein the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

analyzing the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising

generating a repot based on the work activities of the employee in the profile.

23. The method of claim 21 further comprising

adding work activities of the employee to the profile.

24. The method of claim 21 further comprising

deleting work activities of the employee from the profile.

25. The method of claim 21 further comprising

providing a template for the employee to create the profile.

26. The method of claim 21 further comprising

assessing a capability of the employee with respect to the work activities in the profile.

27. The method of claim 21 further comprising

assigning a percentage of the employee'"'"'s time to the work activities in the profile.

28. An apparatus comprising a computer-readable medium that stores instructions for implementing an application to obtain information about the work activities of an employee, the instructions for causing a computer to:

provide a site accessible to the employee over a network;

create a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, wherein the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

calculate a market value valuation for the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising instructions for causing a computer to

generate a report based on the work activities of the employee in the profile and the calculated market value valuation for the profile.

30. A system for implementing an application to obtain information about the work activities of an employee, comprising:

a memory which stores computer instructions; and

a processor that executes the computer instructions to;

provide a site accessible to the employee over a network;

create a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, wherein the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

calculate a market value valuation for the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

31. The system of claim 30, further comprising instructions to generate a report based on the work activities of the employee in the profile and the calculated market value valuation for the profile.

32. An apparatus comprising a computer-readable medium that stores instructions for implementing an application to obtain information about the work activities of an employee, the instructions for causing a computer to:

provide a site accessible to the employee over a network;

create a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, wherein the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

analyze the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising instructions for causing a computer to

generate a report based on the work activities of the employee in the profile.

34. A system for implementing an application to obtain information about the work activities of an employee, comprising:

a memory which stores computer instructions; and

a processor that executes the computer instructions to;

provide a site accessible to the employee over a network;

create a profile of the work activities of the employee at the site, wherein the work activities are selected from a directory of work activities, each work activity in the directory being classified by work activity group and further defined by organizational level within each work activity group; and

analyze the profile of the work activities of the employee including by correlating the work activities of the employee into work activity groups, and correlating the organizational level of the work activities performed within each work activity group, the number of work activities performed at each organizational level within each work activity group, the percentages of time allocated to the aggregate work activities within each work activity group and external market rates of the work activities within each work activity group of the employee, percentages of time allocated to the work activities of the employee, and salary rates.

35. The system of claim 34, further comprising instructions to generate a report based on the work activities of the employee in the profile.