Rapid knowledge transfer among workers
First Claim
1. A method to initiate an engagement to transfer knowledge from first workers to second workers, the method comprising:
- at a server having a processor in data communication with a database, serving web pages including one or more on-line forms to a client computer of a user involved in the engagement;
at the server, receiving from the user information about the knowledge transfer provided in the on-line forms;
storing the user-provided information in the database;
at the server, based on the user-provided information, creating a set of web pages accessible by respective first workers and respective second workers for conducting the transfer of the knowledge from the respective first workers to the respective second workers; and
communicating web pages of the set of web pages to the respective first workers and respective second workers in response to user requests during the transfer of knowledge.
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Abstract
A system and method enable rapid knowledge transfer, for example between a plurality of experts and a plurality of apprentices located remotely from the experts. The system makes use of unique tools to facilitate transfer of knowledge and collaboration between individuals, even among remotely located individuals. An input to the system is a Knowledge Transfer Plan which has been designed to orchestrate the knowledge transfer. The knowledge transfer system integrates a shared repository and collaboration tools for use by the expert and apprentice. The collaboration tools may be accessed through role-specific portals which are automatically created from the Knowledge Transfer Plan. In one embodiment, the system is configured with a World Wide Web-based interface and an integrated suite of tools to support knowledge transfer activities on a global basis to facilitate knowledge transfer among workers engaged in an outsourcing business process.
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19 Claims
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1. A method to initiate an engagement to transfer knowledge from first workers to second workers, the method comprising:
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at a server having a processor in data communication with a database, serving web pages including one or more on-line forms to a client computer of a user involved in the engagement; at the server, receiving from the user information about the knowledge transfer provided in the on-line forms; storing the user-provided information in the database; at the server, based on the user-provided information, creating a set of web pages accessible by respective first workers and respective second workers for conducting the transfer of the knowledge from the respective first workers to the respective second workers; and communicating web pages of the set of web pages to the respective first workers and respective second workers in response to user requests during the transfer of knowledge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A knowledge transfer method comprising:
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at a server, receiving information related to a role-specific function to be transferred from a first worker to a second worker; storing in a database accessible by the server the information related to the role-specific function; at the server, based on the received information, evaluating knowledge transfer from the first worker to the second worker along a continuum from no knowledge transfer to a substantially complete knowledge transfer; at the server, generating an application home page accessible by at least the first worker and the second worker, the application home page providing a substantially real-time humanly readable output of the evaluation; and communicating the application home page to a user in response to a request from the user for the application home page. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for simplifying a knowledge transfer engagement in which work-related knowledge is to be transferred from first workers to second workers, the apparatus comprising:
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a database to store data; a server system in data communication with the database; and code stored in memory and operable in conjunction with the server system to cause the server system to receive from a transition specialist information about the knowledge transfer engagement; based on the received information, create respective database records in the database for respective users including the first workers and the second workers; and based on the received information about the engagement, create database records about applications to be transferred. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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