Patent ID: 7853489

Claim:
A method of matching skill possessors with projects, the method comprising: receiving, at one or more computers comprising a bid management agent, project specifications; broadcasting, by the one or more computers comprising the bid management agent, at least some of the project specifications over a network; receiving, at one or more computers comprising a utilization management agent, the at least some of the project specifications; sending, by the one or more computers comprising the utilization management agent, a quote to the one or more computers comprising the bid management agent if the at least some of the project specifications match criteria specified by a developer on whose behalf the utilization management agent performs; determining, by the one or more computers comprising the bid management agent, whether the quote is acceptable; sending, by the one or more computers comprising the bid management agent, a contract to the utilization management agent if the quote is acceptable; and updating, by the one or more computers comprising the utilization management agent, a time frame corresponding to the project to indicate that the time frame is unavailable for scheduling other projects for the developer.