Project resource comparison view

• US 8,924,434 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Leslie, Victoria, Colvard, Jeffrey Thomas, Cohen, Brian, Watson, Darryl
• Primary Examiner(s): ROBINSON, GRETA LEE
• Application Number:
  US13/538,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1, 705/320, 705/321, 705/323, 705/328, 707/748, 707/749, 707/752, 707/754, 707/758, 707/784, 707/794, 707/804, 707/805, 707/821, 707/944, 707/947, 707/951, 707/48, 707/999.102, 715/1.1, 715/320, 715/321, 715/323, 715/328
• US Class Current: 707/805
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A system and method for facilitating comparing or juxtaposing characteristics or attributes of human resources of an enterprise. The example method includes displaying one or more representations of one or more human resources and providing various user options. A first user option enables a user to add a representation of a human resource to a shortlist. A second user option enables a user to initiate a comparison operation based one or more user selected human resources chosen from the shortlist. In a more specific embodiment, the comparison operation results in display of a comparison view that juxtaposes various attributes of human resources being compared. Example attributes include numbers of keyword matches appearing in human resource profiles, availability scores, locations, billing rates, qualification scores, and so on.

Claims

1. A method, performed by one or more processors, for comparing qualifications of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, the method comprising:

displaying, using the one or more processors, a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested competency proficiency control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying information pertaining to a human resource in a card format;

displaying one or more shortlist selection controls in proximity to the card; and

adding, in response to input to a shortlist selection control, a selected human resource to the shortlist.

2. A method, performed by one or more processors, for comparing qualifications of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, the method comprising:

displaying, using the one or more processors, a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested competency proficiency control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources and displaying a column, having at least two rows, for each human resource in the plurality of human resources, with one of said rows displaying an overall match of the human resource to the qualification criteria and another of said rows displaying an availability capacity of the human resource;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources; and

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources.

3. A method, performed by one or more processors, for comparing qualifications of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, the method comprising:

displaying, using the one or more processors, a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested competency proficiency control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources and displaying a column, having at least two rows, for each human resource in the plurality of human resources, with a first row displaying a proficiency level of a first competency of the human resource and a second row displaying a proficiency level of a second competency of the human resource;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources; and

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources.

4. A method, performed by one or more processors, for comparing qualifications of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, the method comprising:

displaying, using the one or more processors, a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested competency proficiency control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources, displaying a row for each keyword being compared and column for a human resource in the plurality of human resources and displaying, in the column, the number of keyword occurrences, pertaining to the keyword, for each human resource;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources.

5. A method, performed by one or more processors, for comparing qualifications of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, the method comprising:

displaying, using the one or more processors, a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested competency proficiency control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources; and

displaying, using the one or more processors and in response to input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources, displaying a row for each proficiency being compared, with each row representing one of the human resources in the plurality of human resources and with each row divided into time periods and indicating the time periods of availability of each human resource displaying a row for each proficiency being compared, with each row representing one of the human resources in the plurality of human resources and with each row divided into time periods and indicating the time periods of availability of each human resource.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a digital processor coupled to a display and to a processor-readable storage device, wherein the processor-readable storage device includes one or more instructions executable by the digital processor for comparing qualifications parameter human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, with the one or more instructions executable to perform the following acts;

displaying a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested qualifications control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources and displaying a column, having at least two rows, for each human resource in the plurality of human resources, with a first row displaying a proficiency level of a first competency of the human resource and a second row displaying a proficiency level of a second competency of the human resource;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources; and

displaying, in response to user input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions executable by a digital processor for comparing qualification parameters of human resources in a plurality of human resources that meet a particular set of qualification criteria for a given project, task or role of an enterprise, with the one or more instructions executable, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including one or more instructions for:

displaying a first user interface having one or more of a resource information control, a requested qualifications control, a requested keywords control and a resource schedule control;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the resource information control, a grid display comparing resource information of each human resource in the plurality of human resources;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the requested competency proficiency control, a grid display comparing proficiency levels pertaining to competencies, included in the particular set of qualification criteria, of each human resource in the plurality of human resources and displaying a column, having at least two rows, for each human resource in the plurality of human resources, with a first row displaying a proficiency level of a first competency of the human resource and a second row displaying a proficiency level of a second competency of the human resource;

displaying, in response to user input selecting the requested keywords control, a grid display comparing numbers of keyword occurrences pertaining to requested keywords for each human resource in the plurality of human resources; and

displaying, in response to user input selecting the resource schedule control, a grid display comparing availabilities of each human resource in the plurality of human resources.