Patent ID: 8560358

Claim:
An article comprising-a non-transitory machine-readable media embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising: initiating an engineering change case by associating an identified problem for a product with an engineering change case template, the engineering change case comprising a plurality of structured folders that can be populated with content characterizing the identified problem as well as proposed solutions to the identified problem, the folders each being assignable to one or more users and having associated deliverables for such users, the folders each having attributes indicating whether the corresponding deliverables have been completed as determined by one or more of the users, the engineering change case providing a single source of information relating to the identified problem and the proposed solutions; receiving input from at least a subset of the users populating the folders with content associated with the deliverables, at least a portion of the deliverables being delegable and requiring completion in a sequential order; and finalizing generation of the engineering change case when an indication is received that all deliverables requiring approval have been completed; wherein: the engineering change case comprises a plurality of phases and each phase is associated with a subset of the structured folders; the engineering change case comprises a structure item which defines a structure of the plurality of structured folders; and the engineering change case allows users to drag and drop content within the folders.