Susan B. Wright
Addiction Counselor in Raleigh, NC

2008001, Jan 17, 2008

May 14, 2007

11/748419

Philip Freedenberg - Canton CT, US
Samir Kumar - Bristow VA, US
Susan Wright - Raleigh NC, US
Mahesh Santhanam - Fairfax VA, US
Vinod Veturi - Bentonville AR, US

BearingPoint, Inc. - McLean VA

G06Q 10/00, G06F 17/30

705001000

A system for managing business acquisitions includes a memory module storing information in one or more business objects associated with managing a business acquisition. The system includes a server system having a composite application providing processes for managing the business acquisition, the composite application providing an integrated solution for managing the business acquisition. The processes include: (1) a capture opportunity process for facilitating establishment and approval of an opportunity; (2) a pursuit planning process for facilitating development and approval of a proposal development schedule; (3) a solicitation planning process for facilitating, in response to receipt of a customer solicitation in one of various forms, updating of the proposal development schedule, establishment of a collaborative environment for preparing a proposal for the opportunity, and approval of a decision to bid on the opportunity; (4) a proposal development process for facilitating preparation of content of the proposal for the opportunity; and (5) a contract negotiation process for facilitating finalization of a statement of work for the project. The composite application is a web-based application receives, from one or more users associated with the business acquisition, input and documents for the one or more processes, and facilitates storage of the input and documents in association with the one or more business objects stored in the memory module.