Patent ID: 8265985

Claim:
A guidance process of maintaining goals in a system with at least first and second goal types so as to promote goal alignment, the guidance process method comprising: performing using a computer system: requesting verification of alignment between a goal of a first type and a goal of a second type; indicating alignment of the goal of the first type and the goal of the second type at least upon receiving a response to the requested verification of alignment; determining, with the computer system, that the goal of the first type has been modified; and when a goal of the first type is modified, executing goal alignment code to: (i) check for alignment between the goal of the first type and the goal of the second type in accordance with at least a rule for relationships between goals of the first goal type and goals of the second goal type; and (ii) generate an alignment warning with the computer system to alert a viewer of the display of the alignment warning and provide notice regarding alignment between the modified primary goal and the secondary goal.