Patent ID: 7801755
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of organizing, storing and representing human resource (HR) information and organizational responsibilities of an enterprise having a plurality of organizations, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises at least one processor and at least one storage device, information defining a top node of a management hierarchy and storing in a memory associated with the computer system the information defining the top node, the top node representing a named operational manager for the enterprise as a whole; receiving, at the computer system, information defining a responsibility for the enterprise as a whole and storing in the memory associated with the computer system information associating the responsibility for the enterprise as a whole with the named operational manager of the top node of the management hierarchy; receiving, at the computer system, information defining a plurality of other nodes of the management hierarchy and storing in the memory associated with the computer system the information defining the plurality of nodes, each node in the plurality of nodes representing a named operational manager associated with at least one of the plurality of organizations within the enterprise, wherein each named operational manager reports to at least one other named operational manager such that at least one named operational manager is assigned to more than one responsibility or delegated responsibility or reports to a different named operational manager for each assigned responsibility or delegated responsibility; receiving, at the computer system, information defining at least one responsibility for each of the plurality of organizations within the enterprise and storing in the memory associated with the computer system the information defining the at least one responsibility for each of the plurality of organizations for defined responsibilities; receiving, at the computer system, information defining at least one delegated responsibility for each defined responsibility and storing in the memory associated with the computer system the information defining the at least one delegated responsibility for each defined responsibility for the define delegated responsibilities; generating, with a processor associated with the computer system, information establishing a hierarchical position for each defined responsibility and delegated responsibility within the management hierarchy, such that each defined responsibility and each delegated responsibility except the responsibility for the enterprise as a whole reports to another defined responsibility or delegated responsibility of higher rank within the management hierarchy and storing in the memory associated with the computer system the information establishing the hierarchical position for each defined responsibility and delegated responsibility; and generating, with the processor associated with the computer system, information configured for displaying a graphical user interface for a report on a display device, the graphical user interface having a first menu configured to display a list of individuals obtained from the named operational managers in the management hierarchy, the graphical user interface further having a second menu configured to display a list of views over which to view data related to a selected individual from a perspective of a defined responsibility associated with a user of the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface further having a display area for data related to the selected individual including one or more selectable links to data corresponding to at least one individual having a defined responsibility that reports to the defined responsibility to which the selected individual is assigned in the management hierarchy.