Patent Document ID: 8145589
Application ID: 12468269
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer network system for implementing a knowledge transfer process, comprising: one or more local computers, accessible by knowledge creators, the computers including at least local processors and persistent memory, the local processors operable to access a knowledge database stored in the persistent memory of at least one local computer; one or more remote computers, accessible by knowledge receivers, the computers including at least remote processors and persistent memory, the remote processors operable to access the knowledge database stored in the persistent memory of at least one local computer; wherein processors in at least one local and/or remote computer are operable to automatically score individual and/or team performance; wherein the processors in at least one local and/or remote computer are operable to detect triggering events establishing that a predetermined milestone has been met; wherein the processors in at least one local and/or remote computer are further operable to determine that a knowledge transfer process should continue to a next phase based at least on scoring of performances and completion of one or more predetermined milestones; wherein, upon determining that the knowledge transfer process should continue to the next phase, the processors in at least on local and/or remote computer automatically notify one or more process participants that the process should continue to the next phase.