Inventors:
Deborah A. DeLosa - Brewster NY, US
Paul T. Baffes - Austin TX, US
James D. Jamison - Aurora CO, US
Mary M. Keough - White Plains NY, US
Kathleen Purdy - Richmond VT, US
Kathleen M. Walsh - Laytonsville MD, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00
Abstract:
computer-readable project information is stored in a computing system, such information being obtained from a user at a user computer in response to prompting the user to submit information addressing: (i) a need for a project; (ii) a goal of the project; (iii) a manner in which success of the project will be measured; and (iv) a need for collaboration on the project among participants drawn from outside customary organizational boundaries. To proceed with a project, computer-readable funding information is stored in the computing system which signifies approval of funding for the project. Then, a project definition is generated from at least the computer-readable project information inputted by the user and stored in a first database. Thereafter, information obtained from the stored project definition is displayed to users at user computers for recruiting participants to work on the project.