Goal management
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1. A method of managing goals, comprising:
- storing at least one goal related to an entity;
storing an entity structure;
linking at least one stored goal to at least one associated component of the entity structure;
providing a user with access to each associated goal of each component through access to one or more components of the entity structure; and
providing the user with access to each component associated with a goal through access to the goal.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for managing goals. The technique includes storing at least one goal related to an entity, storing an entity structure, linking at least one stored goal to at least one associated component of the entity structure, providing a user with access to each associated goal of each component through access to one or more components of the entity structure, and providing the user with access to each component associated with a goal through access to the goal.
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1. A method of managing goals, comprising:
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storing at least one goal related to an entity;
storing an entity structure;
linking at least one stored goal to at least one associated component of the entity structure;
providing a user with access to each associated goal of each component through access to one or more components of the entity structure; and
providing the user with access to each component associated with a goal through access to the goal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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store at least one goal related to an entity;
store an entity structure;
link at least one stored goal to at least one associated component of the entity structure;
provide a user with access to each associated goal of each component through access to one or more components of the entity structure; and
provide the user with access to each component associated with a goal through access to the goal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for managing goals, comprising:
a database having a plurality of sections including a first storage section storing goal information for a product structure, and a second storage section storing component information of a product structure, the goal information being linked to related component information; and
a goal management tool for presenting a user with related component information for each goal and related goal information for each component of the product structure. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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