Patent ID: 7694270

Claim:
A method for facilitating and managing a business project, comprising: generating, on a computer, a plurality of primary fact sheets, each primary fact sheet comprising a plurality of tiles wherein each tile is presented in one cell of a matrix comprising a predetermined number of rows and columns of tiles on a respective primary fact sheet, each tile representing a predetermined attribute of a particular metric that is represented by the respective primary fact sheet, wherein the particular metric is associated with generating a software application for the business project; grouping, on the computer, the plurality of primary fact sheets into a fact sheet dictionary, the fact sheet dictionary substantially characterizing fundamental requirements of the business project; linking at least one secondary fact sheet to at least one of the tiles, the at least one secondary fact sheet providing additional details about the attribute of the particular metric; storing the fact sheet dictionary and the at least one secondary fact sheet in memory of the computer so that the fact sheet dictionary and the at least one secondary fact sheet can be retrieved together in respect to the business project; modifying at least portions of the primary fact sheets and the at least one secondary fact sheet in accordance with changes made to the requirements of the business project; displaying on the computer, on demand, at least one of the at least one stored primary fact sheets and at least one secondary fact sheets; and linking the particular metric with another metric that is represented by another primary fact sheet contained in the plurality of fact sheets.