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Nichol C Viton

Gregory Scott Lindhorst

Raju Iyer

Dean A Slawson

Imran Aziz

Doron Bar-Caspi

Roy Kayahara

In-application customization is provided where users can both use and customize the application. Within a graphical user interface of an application developed by an original author, an interaction from a customizer user of the application can be received to make a modification to the application from a set of available modifications that the original author did not create for the application. The modification can be performed using functionality made available through a developer program service.

In-application customization

Methods and systems are provided for establishing a hierarchical relationship between a parent or master project schedule and sub-project schedules including tasks and phases required for completion of the parent or master project. When changes are made to data contained in a given parent or master project schedule or to a hierarchically related sub-project schedule, an automatic notification is passed to the owners/managers of affected project schedules so that those parties may accept the proposed change, reject the proposed change, or respond to the submitting party with a counter change proposal.

Hierarchical projects in a computer-enabled project management method and system

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Nichol C Viton