Patent ID: 8005647

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for implementing a method of monitoring corrective measures within a process plant comprising: receiving equipment data pertaining to the status of equipment within the process plant; receiving corrective measure data pertaining to the status of a corrective measure associated with the equipment, wherein a corrective measure comprises a plurality of stages of execution and the status of the corrective measure pertains to the stage of execution of the corrective measure; receiving criticality data pertaining to the importance of the equipment within the process plant, wherein the criticality data comprises a quantification of a failure defense planning evaluation of the importance of the entity as the entity affects other entities and/or operations within the process plant; and using the criticality data with the equipment data and the corrective measure data to perform a further function pertaining to the corrective measure associated with the equipment.