Method and system for managing workforce mobility within a business entity

• US 9,916,553 B1
• Filed: 06/02/2015
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Relocation Management, LLC
• Original Assignee: Relocation Management, LLC
• Inventors: Greenberg, Barbara N., Jetton, Sabrina M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ade, Garcia
• Application Number:
  US14/728,884
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• Field of Search: 705 28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/10 together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed toward incorporating corporate culture, change management, and employee morale concerns into a business facilities management process to ensure continuity of operations and revenues when managing a change event. A preferred methodology focuses on flexible and careful consideration of human factors throughout the change process, with frequent status re-assessment and plan re-alignment. A preferred system may allow the user to incorporate existing preferred software tools to manage logistics associated with an office move, and together with an information-based kit, address human factors and provide a form factor solution to facilitate teamwork and buoy employee morale. In a preferred configuration, the relocation kit may simplify the change process and enable managers of change and mobile employees to experience a sense of control, order, calm, and fun.

Claims

1. A method for managing and displaying information relating to and facilitating a change event pertaining to a business entity, the method comprising:

a first set of handheld cards, wherein each card displays to a user in user readable form a task category and a first group of related tasks, wherein each task in the first group of related tasks comprises;

a first specific task to be commenced and completed;

dynamically displaying a status of the first specific task;

a first time reference indicator in numerical form indicating an approximate time in days remaining before a deadline; and

for each of the tasks in the first group of related tasks, a second time reference indicator in a first graphical form indicating an approximate amount of time commitment in hours and/or minutes needed for execution of the task;

wherein when the first specific task status is updated, one of the first set of handheld cards is updated; and

a second set of handheld cards, wherein each of the cards displays to the user in user readable form;

the task category from the first set of cards;

a second group of related tasks with each of the tasks in the second group of related tasks comprising a second specific task to be assigned and completed;

a first interaction indicator for the task category, wherein the interaction indicator is selected from independent or team interactions;

a first time indicator in graphical form indicating a first graphical time point in the change event by which the second specific task must be completed selected from early or late in the change event;

dynamically displaying a status of the second specific task; and

wherein when the second specific task status is updated, the first set of handheld cards is updated.

2. The project management system of claim 1, wherein the first interaction indicator for the task category is in graphical form.

3. The project management system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first set of handheld overview cards, wherein each overview card displays to the user in user readable form;

an overview of the tasks of a corresponding group comprised of the first set of cards by category;

wherein the overview comprises a number of days prior to a project completion by which the task needs to be completed; and

wherein when a task in the first set of tasks is updated, a status of the first set of overview cards is dynamically updated.

4. The project management system of claim 3, wherein the overview further comprises interaction indicators for each of the tasks.

5. The project management system of claim 1, further comprising:

a second set of handheld overview cards, wherein each overview card of the second set of overview cards displays an overview of the tasks of a corresponding task group comprised of the second set of cards by category;

wherein the overview indicates whether the task is to be completed early or late in the change event;

wherein the overview further includes an interaction indicator for each of the tasks; and

wherein task statuses in the second set of handheld overview cards are dynamically updated as actions regarding the tasks are undertaken.

6. The project management system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first set of handheld total cards comprising a time allocated to each of the tasks and a number of days in advance in which the tasks must be completed for each category.

7. The project management system of claim 1, wherein the first time reference indicator further comprises a graphical indicator of a length of time each of the tasks will take.

8. The project management system of claim 1, further comprising a check box next to each of the tasks in the first group of related tasks.

9. The project management system of claim 1, further comprising a check box next to each of the tasks in the second group of related tasks.