Patent ID: 8583465
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for developing a resource plan, the method comprising: receiving, via a processing device, a user input checking out one or more groups from a datastore, wherein each of the one or more groups is a combination of resources that share a common characteristic and wherein checking out prevents other users from allocating the resources in the group to a project in a resource plan until the group is checked back in, wherein the resources in the group may be checked out but not allocated to the project; receiving, via the processing device, a user input selecting a resource from a plurality of resources; determining when the resource is a time and materials resource, wherein a time and materials resource is a form of cost plus pricing in which cost is determined based on the cost of labor and material inputs to a product or service associated with the resource; receiving, via the processing device, a user input selecting a project from a plurality of projects; receiving, via the processing device, a user input associating the resource with the project; displaying, via a display device, an available capacity of the selected resource and a demand of the selected project; receiving, via the processing device, a user input allocating a portion of the capacity of the resource to the associated project; determining a total cost of the project based on the cost of the time and materials resource and the allocation of the portion of the time and materials resource; displaying, via the display device, a remaining demand for the project, wherein the remaining demand is the demand reduced by the portion of the capacity of the resource allocated to the project; and displaying, via the display device, a remaining capacity for the resource, wherein the remaining capacity is the capacity reduced by the portion of the capacity of the resource allocated to the project.