Patent ID: 7082404

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for managing an employee by a plurality of managers, said method comprising: receiving, over a network, evaluation data pertaining to the employee from each of the managers, wherein the employee has performed work for each of the managers during an evaluation period; identifying an allocation percentage for each of the managers, the allocation percentage indicating an allocation of the employee to the manager; calculating, by a computer system attached to the network, a combined evaluation for the employee from the received evaluation data, wherein calculating the combined evaluation includes weighting the evaluation data received from each manager with the allocation percentage corresponding to each manager, and using the weighted evaluation data to calculate the combined evaluation data; receiving, over the network, planning factors data pertaining to the employee from each of the managers, wherein the planning factors data includes one or more planning factors selected from a group of planning factors to create a customized set of planning factors for the employee; calculating, by the computer system attached to the network, a combined planning factors for the employee from the received planning factors data, wherein calculating the combined planning factors includes weighting the planning factors data received from each manager with the allocation percentage corresponding to each manager, and using the weighted planning factors to calculate the combined planning factors; and storing the combined evaluation and the combined planning factors in an employee profile data area corresponding to the employee, wherein the employee profile data is used for matrix management.