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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Richard Arthur Wolters, Jr, San Jose, CA (US);
Susan Mae Schwee, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James Russell Isaacs, Zurich, CH;
Michael Adrian Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Hening Cooley, Jr, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Craig Ernest Leighty, Pleasanton, CA (US);
George Borst, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Paul Lawrence Mayo, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Douglas Lownes, Exton, PA (US);
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for managing multiple projects of a similar type has a global project management database for storing data for all participating projects which is dynamically updated with best current data representing best current practices across all participating projects in the system. Localized computer terminals are operated at each local site with a common project management program and data imported from the global project management database. Periodically, the local terminals export data to the global project management database which are evaluated to determine any new best current practices across all participating projects and to update the global project management database with the new best current practices. Upon periodically importing data from the global project management database, each localized computer terminal is updated with the new best current practices across all participating projects.