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Systems and methods for managing information

  • US 7,895,240 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2005
  • Issued: 02/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing information comprising:

  • generating a first database in a first memory device;

    storing, by an administrator via a server system, a plurality of predefined questions in the first database, wherein the plurality of predefined questions relate to project information and include at least a first predefined question and a second predefined question;

    storing, by the administrator, a plurality of predefined answer options related to the project information, wherein each predefined answer option corresponds to one of the plurality of predefined questions;

    associating, by the administrator, each of the plurality of predefined answer options with a task by pre-defining, within the first database, a task to be performed based on each of the plurality of predefined answer options;

    associating, by the administrator, a plurality of tools used to complete a task with each task, wherein said plurality of tools includes at least one expert on a task;

    providing, via a computer, to a user, the plurality of predefined questions and the plurality of predefined answer options;

    receiving a plurality of answers from the user, wherein the plurality of answers are chosen by the user from the provided plurality of predefined answer options, and wherein at least one answer option associated with the second predefined question is modified based on an answer from the first predefined question from the user, wherein modifying at least one answer option comprises at least one of adding at least one answer option associated with the second predefined question and removing at least one answer option associated with the second predefined question;

    determining, by the computer, a task and tools based on the plurality of answers provided by the user;

    creating at least one additional database in a second memory device based on the plurality of predefined answer options;

    associating the first database with the at least one additional database based on the plurality of answers provided by the user without making a change to at least one source code;

    populating the at least one additional database with the determined task; and

    prompting the user to customize the determined task within the at least one additional database, without changing the at least one source code, after the at least one additional database has been populated.

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