Patent ID: 7181413
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: G06Q,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising steps performed by a computer including defining a role having a measurable performance and a separately measurable skill, in which an improvement of the skill at least plausibly improves the performance; associating an individual with the role; before the occurrence of an event that may increase a skill level of the individual, measuring the individual's skill to determine a skill level and measuring the individual's performance as a first actual performance metric; after the occurrence of an event, assessing the individual's performance as a second actual performance metric; analyzing a relationship between the first and second actual performance metrics and the skill of the individual before and after the event occurrence on a computer; and determining whether the event occurrence increased the performance of the individual based at least partially on the relationship between the first and second actual performance metrics and the skill of the individual.