Patent ID: 7082423

Claim:
A method of analyzing potential problems for the purpose of improving allocation of human resources in an organization, the method adapted to run on a computer, the steps of the method comprising: identifying a plurality of potential problems facing the organization in a given time frame; for each identified potential problem, assigning a numerical value for the probability of the occurrence of the problem during said time frame; for each identified potential problem, assigning a numerical value for the seriousness of the problem; for each identified potential problem, using the computer to calculate a first product of the value assigned for the probability of the problem's occurrence and the value assigned for the problem's seriousness; for each identified potential problem, assigning a numerical value for the coefficient of seriousness of the problem; for each identified potential problem, using the computer to calculate a second product of the value assigned for the coefficient of seriousness of the problem and the value assigned for the problem's seriousness; for each identified potential problem, using the computer to calculate a relative priority value from the sum of the first product and the second product and to use this sum to generate a plan that accordingly allocates human resources; the transformation of the plan into a data format that can be displayed on a projector; the provision of such formatted data to the projector; and the display of the plan by the projector.