Patent ID: 8428992
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method to estimate training development hours, comprising: storing a first table comprising base development hours by interactivity level for different categories; receiving, from a user using a user interface, a category selected by the user for each interactivity level; assigning base development hours for each interactivity level using the first table based on the category selected by the user to form assigned base development hours (ABDH); receiving estimated contact hours (ECH) associated with the category selected, provided by the user using the user interface, for each interactivity level; receiving a percentage of an analysis area (APER) indicating an amount of time analyzing training; storing a modifying factors table comprising twelve factors and a numeric value for each of a plurality of levels of a factor; receiving, from the user using the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of levels for each factor of the twelve factors; assigning a numeric value for each of the twelve factors based on the level selected by the user based on the modifying factors table; multiplying the assigned numeric values for each of the twelve factors together to form a modifying factors value (MFV); using a computer processor to estimate training development hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the ABDH, ECH, APER and the MFV comprising determining total hours for each of the interactivity levels based on the following relationship: