Patent ID: 8589860

Claim:
A computer implemented representational architecture for project management of an enterprise, comprising: a representation on the computer of a Web Services stack, said representation of the Web Services stack further comprising a transport layer, a messaging layer, a description layer, a quality of experience layer, and a service composition layer; a representation on the computer of a business activity integration layer, added to said representation of the Web Services stack; a representation on the computer of a Web Services Enterprise Project-Portfolio Management (WS-EPM) specification in said business activity integration layer, said representation of a WS-EPM specification further comprising WS-EPM resources, WS-EPM operations and WS-EPM utilities, wherein said WS-EPM resources provides a uniform service representation for resources applied to said WS-EPM operations, and said WS-EPM utilities apply enterprise management criteria to said WS-EPM operations, thereby aligning management of said enterprise with said WS-EPM operations.