Processor-Implemented Method For Establishing an Event Sequence For Deliverables

Abstract

A processor-driven method provides a step-by-step process to assess an organization's ability to meet project and contract standards resulting from a negotiated contract. This assessment also highlights the most efficient path for performance and identifies strengths and weaknesses in the organizations abilities. The method can aid an organization's front line sale force in identifying resources that are optimal for use in a particular contract and can generate a back end work flow for implementation and tracking of program deliverables by administrators, program or contract managers and others based on the requirements of a negotiated project. The identification of key project phases and solutions and the ability to build process flows based on a library of the organization's operational information, e.g., resources, tools, artifacts, within intersections of the phases and solutions, allows an organization to determine best path to contract completion. The best path may optimize cost, time, and personnel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A processor-implemented method for using a programmed framework machine to map negotiated contract requirements to the resources of a provider comprising:
 selecting via a processor of the programmed framework machine a first event sequence link (ESL) from a matrix of event sequence links that approximately maps to a first overlapping phase and solution requirement of a contract, wherein the matrix includes X phases and Y solution tracks and further wherein at an intersection of each X phase with each Y solution track is an event sequence link (ESL);   selecting via the processor of the programmed framework machine one or more building blocks within the selected first event sequence link (ESL) that more particularly map to meeting the first overlapping phase and solution requirements of the contract;   repeating selections via the processor of the programmed framework machine of additional ESLs and corresponding building blocks for additional overlapping phase and solution requirements of the contract until each negotiated contract requirement has been mapped to at least one ESL;   generating via the processor of the programmed framework machine an event sequence chain (ESC) linking the first ESL and all additional ESLs for each phase;   generating via the processor of the programmed framework machine at least one report relating to at least one of the ESC, the first or additional ESLs, and the selected building blocks.   
     
     
         2 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein the building blocks are selected from the group consisting of events, outcomes, artifacts and contributors. 
     
     
         3 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one report is selected from the group consisting of: a statement of work for the contract, a time line for performing the contract requirements, resource estimates for performing the contract requirements; cost for performing the negotiated contract requirements and predicted revenue for performing the contract requirements. 
     
     
         4 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accepting via the processor of the programmed framework machine the addition and deletion of one or more ESLs and building blocks in response to an amendment to contract requirements.   
     
     
         5 . A processor-implemented method for using a programmed framework machine to negotiate contract requirements comprising:
 searching via a processor of the programmed framework machine a for at least a first building block for satisfying a first proposed contract requirement;   if the processor identifies the at least a first building block, then
 selecting via a processor of the programmed framework machine the at least a first building block; and 
 selecting via a processor of the programmed framework machine an event sequence link (ESL) from a matrix of event sequence links that includes the at least a first building block, wherein the matrix includes X phases and Y solution tracks and further wherein at an intersection of each X phase with each Y solution track is an event sequence link (ESL); 
   repeating searching for and selections via the processor of the programmed framework machine of additional building blocks and corresponding ESLs for all proposed contract requirements;   generating via the processor of the programmed framework machine an event sequence chain (ESC) linking selected ESLs; and   generating via the processor of the programmed framework machine at least one report relating to at least one of the ESC, the selected ESLs, and the selected building blocks.   
     
     
         6 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 5  further comprising:
 selecting via the processor of the programmed framework machine additional building blocks within a selected ESL in accordance with additional proposed contract requirements. 
 
     
     
         7 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 5 , wherein the building blocks are selected from the group consisting of events, outcomes, artifacts and contributors. 
     
     
         8 . The processor-implemented method according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one report is selected from the group consisting of: a statement of work for the contract, a time line for performing the contract requirements, resource estimates for performing the contract requirements; cost for performing the contract requirements and predicted revenue for performing the contract requirements.