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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
David T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jordan K. Buller, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew E. Fano, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Michael E. Bechtel, Naperville, IL (US);
Patrick Lai, Mountain View, CA (US);
David T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jordan K. Buller, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew E. Fano, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Michael E. Bechtel, Naperville, IL (US);
Patrick Lai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Accenture Global Services Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
Each of a plurality of team members may define a task by providing data concerning a task to a centralized controller, wherein each task may be assigned any other team member of the plurality of team members. The controller may receive task event information from a first team member of the plurality of team members regarding a task, which task is associated within the controller with the first team member and a second team member. The controller subsequently sends updated task information, based on the task event information, to both the first team member and the second team member. Relevant to any given task, the task event information may comprise a task delegation indication, which may further comprise a non-delegation indication such that further delegation of the task in not permitted.