Generating candidate inclusion/exclusion cohorts for a multiply constrained group

• US 9,646,271 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Friedlander, Robert R., Goldszmidt, German S., Kraemer, James R., Lougee, Robin, Osipov, Kirill M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gart, Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Swartz, Stephen S
• Application Number:
  US12/851,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20120035971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,468 Days
• Field of Search: 705 722, 705 723, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task

Abstract

A computer implemented method, program product, and/or system allocate human resources to a cohort. At least one attribute held by each member of a group of human resources is identified. A request is received, from a planned cohort, for multiple human resources that collectively possess a set of predefined attributes, wherein no single human resource possesses all of the predefined attributes. The set of human resources that satisfies the request is identified and assigned to the planned cohort.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of allocating human resources to a cohort, the computer implemented method comprising:

a processor identifying at least one attribute held by each member of a group of human resources;

the processor receiving, from a planned cohort, a request for multiple human resources that collectively possess a set of predefined attributes, wherein no single human resource possesses all of the predefined attributes;

the processor assigning multiple cohorts to a workgroup, wherein each of the multiple cohorts satisfies at least one unique need of a project to which the workgroup is assigned, wherein the project is in a particular field;

the processor data mining on-line content by using a crawling logic to identify every paper written by a candidate cohort member, wherein the crawling logic identifies said every paper written by the candidate cohort member and available from an on-line database, and wherein the crawling logic blocks an identity of the on-line database from being revealed to non-crawling logic;

the processor determining, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member used a term from a specialized lexicon of a particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred;

the processor determining, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member never used the term from the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred;

the processor, in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member used the term from the specialized lexicon of the particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred, and in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member never used the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred, assigning the candidate cohort member to the planned cohort to create an updated planned cohort;

the processor receiving a request for data that describes the updated planned cohort from a requester; and

the processor, in response to receiving the request for the data that describes the updated planned cohort, transmitting the data that describes the updated planned cohort to the requester.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor predicting a run time for the project, wherein the run time comprises a start date and a completion date for the project;

the processor predicting run time availability of members of the set of human resources;

the processor determining if all members of the set of human resources will be available at run time; and

the processor, in response to determining that all members of the set of human resources will not be available at run time, identifying a new set of human resources in which all members will be available at run time to satisfy the request.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor determining that working on the project would be more professionally beneficial to a first human resource candidate than a second human resource candidate; and

the processor matching the first human resource candidate to the cohort based on said at least one unique need of the project and said determining that working on the project would be more professionally beneficial to the first human resource candidate.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

the processor receiving a user-input that identifies the need of the particular human resource.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the project is for an enterprise, and wherein the computer implemented method further comprises:

the processor identifying the need of the particular human resource based on an enterprise rule.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor identifying compatibility requirements of members of the planned cohort, wherein at least one of the compatibility requirements is based on two or more members having no ethical conflicts of interest by working together with one another; and

the processor assigning compatible members to the planned cohort.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the compatibility requirements are further based on complementary attributes of the members of the planned cohort.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the compatibility requirements are further based on different work calendars of the members of the planned cohort.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the predefined attributes is a specific type of license held by a human resource.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the predefined attributes is a predefined level of education of a human resource.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the predefined attributes is a predefined physical device owned by a human resource.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the predefined attributes is a predefined medical condition of a human resource.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor assigning a weight to each prospective member of the group of human resources, wherein the weight describes how valuable each prospective member is to the planned cohort based on the set of predefined attributes; and

the processor assigning members to the planned cohort based on assigned weights.

14. A computer program product for allocating human resources to a cohort, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

identify at least one attribute held by each member of a group of human resources;

receive, from a planned cohort, a request for multiple human resources that collectively possess a set of predefined attributes, wherein no single human resource possesses all of the predefined attributes;

assign multiple cohorts to a workgroup, wherein each of the multiple cohorts satisfies at least one unique need of a project to which the workgroup is assigned, wherein the project is in a particular field;

data mine on-line content by using a crawling logic to identify every paper written by a candidate cohort member, wherein the crawling logic identifies said every paper written by the candidate cohort member and available from an on-line database, and wherein the crawling logic blocks an identity of the on-line database from being revealed to non-crawling logic;

determine, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member used a specialized lexicon of a particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred;

determine, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member never used the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred;

in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member used the term from the specialized lexicon of the particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred, and in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member never used the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred, assign the candidate cohort member to the planned cohort;

receive a request for data that describes the updated planned cohort from a requester; and

in response to receiving the request for the data that describes the updated planned cohort, transmit the data that describes the updated planned cohort to the requester.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the program instructions, when read and executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

assign multiple cohorts to a workgroup, wherein each of the multiple cohorts satisfies at least one unique need of a project to which the workgroup is assigned.

16. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more non-transitory computer readable memories operably coupled to the one or more processors; and

program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage mediums for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer readable memories, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions configured to identify at least one attribute held by each member of a group of human resources;

program instructions configured to receive, from a planned cohort, a request for multiple human resources that collectively possess a set of predefined attributes, wherein no single human resource possesses all of the predefined attributes;

program instructions configured to assign multiple cohorts to a workgroup, wherein each of the multiple cohorts satisfies at least one unique need of a project to which the workgroup is assigned, wherein the project is in a particular field;

program instructions configured to data mine on-line content by using a crawling logic to identify every paper written by a candidate cohort member, wherein the crawling logic identifies said every paper written by the candidate cohort member and available from an on-line database, and wherein the crawling logic blocks an identity of the on-line database from being revealed to non-crawling logic;

program instructions configured to determine, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member used a specialized lexicon of a particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred;

program instructions configured to determine, based on the data mining, that the candidate cohort member never used the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred;

program instructions configured to, in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member used the term from the specialized lexicon of the particular field in every paper written by the candidate cohort member during a current year in which the data mining occurred, and in response to the data mining determining that the candidate cohort member never used the specialized lexicon of the particular field in any paper written by the candidate cohort member before the current year in which the data mining occurred, assign the candidate cohort member to the planned cohort;

program instructions configured to receive a request for data that describes the updated planned cohort from a requester; and

program instructions to, in response to receiving the request for the data that describes the updated planned cohort, transmit the data that describes the updated planned cohort to the requester.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions configured to assign multiple cohorts to a workgroup, wherein each of the multiple cohorts satisfies at least one unique need of a project to which the workgroup is assigned.