Patent Document ID: 7596416
Application ID: 10928874
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of managing a project that includes multiple tasks and a plurality of workers, the method comprising: providing a computer-based database that comprises a human model component of the project, a team model component of the project and a product model component of the project, where: the human model component comprises information, for at least one worker having responsibility for at least one specified task under the project, concerning location of at least one worker, place of the at least one worker within an organization chart, personality of the at least one worker as assessed by at least one personality test, an assessment of whether the at least one worker is an introvert or an extrovert, estimated morale of the at least one worker, estimated flexibility of the at least one worker, relevant skills of the at least one worker, relevant experience of the at least one worker, tasks presently assigned to the at least one worker, and present workload of the at least one worker; the team model component comprises information on a ratio of project managers to operational workers, a ratio of introverts to extroverts among workers on the project, at least one specific skill set required for the at least one worker, types of operational workers required, experience as a team working together, estimated morale of the workers as a team, estimated level of autonomy, estimated team attitude toward risk, and assessment of centralization versus decentralization of team structure; the product model component comprises information on relationship of at least one product to other products previously developed; technologies involved in the at least one product; components involved in the at least one product; an interface, if any, between the at least one product and another product; estimated life cycle of the at least one product; estimated maturity of the at least one product; characteristics of present or contemplated customers for the at least one product; estimated customization that may be required for the at least one product; and a Technology Readiness Level (“TRL”) for the at least one product; the TRL for the at least one product is estimated as a value that increases monotonically as said at least one product moves closer to use in a real environment of the at least one product's contemplated function, where a set of levels of the TRL comprises the following levels of use: (1) basic principles of a product are observed and reported; (2) concept and/or application of the product is formulated; (3) analytical and experimental critical function(s) and/or characteristics of the product are determined to be feasible; (4) component or subsystem or system of the product is validated by a breadboard, if appropriate, in a laboratory environment; (5) component or subsystem or system of the product is validated by a breadboard in a relevant environment; (6) prototype of component or subsystem or system of the product is prepared; (7) system prototype for the product is demonstrated in a relevant environment; (8) actual system including the product is qualified through tests and demonstrations; and (9) actual system including the product is successfully tested many times in a real environment; and providing a search system comprising a computer that is programmed to (i) receive a query, in at least one of a context format and a content format, involving information that may be available in at least one of the human model component, the team model component and the product model component, and (ii) identify and present the available information that responds to the query.