Patent ID: 8165967
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A modification method comprising: presenting, by a computing system to a requester, a request details template associated with a candidate request, said computing system comprising a memory device, said memory device comprising said request details template, a skills details template associated with said candidate request, a first list of candidate skills, and a first list of suppliers, said request details template consisting of a plurality of request details questions and request details headers consisting of: a project name header, a requesting company header, a requesting organization header, a status header, a tracking number header, a project coordinator header, a reviewer header, and an accounting header, said skills details template comprising a plurality of skills details questions, said first list of candidate skills comprising skill levels for primary skills and secondary skills; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, first data comprising: a status of said candidate request, a tracking number of said candidate request, and an accounting number of said candidate request; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, first request details data associated with said request details template; presenting, by said computing system, said first list of candidate skills to said requester; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, a first selection of a first candidate skill from said first list of candidate skills; presenting, by said computing system, said skills details template to said requester; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, first skills details data associated with said skills details template, said first skills details data consisting of skill requirements including educational requirements for performing specified skills; presenting, by said computing system, said first list of suppliers to said requester; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, a first selection of at least a first supplier from said first list of suppliers; generating, by a computer processor of said computing system, a request document consisting of said first data, said first selection of said first candidate skill, said first selection of said at least said first supplier, said first skills details data, said first request details data, a response due date, and a request status; presenting, by said computing system to said requestor, said request document; transmitting, by said computing system, said request document to said at least said first supplier; receiving from said at least said first supplier, by said computing system, a first list of candidates, each candidate of said first list of candidates associated with said request document; presenting, by said computing system, a first computer screen interface comprising said first list of candidates to said requester; receiving from said requester, by said computing system based on said first computer screen interface, a request for modifying said request document; presenting, by said computing system in response to said request for modifying said request document, a modify request screen interface, wherein said modify request screen interface consists of a primary job rate header, a work location header, a position details header, an estimate of time header, a core and secondary skills selection portion, and an add or remove suppliers portion; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, first selections within said modify request screen interface, wherein said first selections comprise: a primary job category selection, a secondary job category selection, a skill level selection, a years of experience selection, an educational requirement selection, a selection for a first, second, third, or fourth work shift, a weekend coverage selection, an on-call coverage selection, a travel requirement selection, a client asset loan selection, a planned start date selection, a planned end date selection, a time related unit of measure selection, a selection for straight time, a selection for overtime, and a response due date selection; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, second selections within said core and secondary skills portion, wherein said second selections comprise: an advise on a language for a supply chain selection, a programming languages selection, a language for financials selection, and an application for testing activities selection; receiving from said requester, by said computing system, third selections within said add or remove suppliers portion, wherein said third selections comprise vendor selections, test supplier selections, and flowdown term selections; generating, by said computing system in response to said request for modifying said request document, a modified request document comprising a modified version of said request document, wherein said modified request document comprises said first selections, said second selections, and said third selections; presenting, by said computing system to said requester, said modified request document; and receiving from said requester, by said computing system, approval data approving a transmission of said modified request document.