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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
N. Frank Swierz, Iii, Saline, MI (US);
Jon Baron, Dexter, MI (US);
Brian Vroom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Powell, Chelsea, MI (US);
Randall Loughridge, Pinckney, MI (US);
Stephen Perreault, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Stephanie Black, Grapevine, TX (US);
Todd Denlinger, Leander, TX (US);
Kenneth Koskay, Southlake, TX (US);
Greg Poirier, Pinckney, MI (US);
N. Frank Swierz, III, Saline, MI (US);
Jon Baron, Dexter, MI (US);
Brian Vroom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Powell, Chelsea, MI (US);
Randall Loughridge, Pinckney, MI (US);
Stephen Perreault, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Stephanie Black, Grapevine, TX (US);
Todd Denlinger, Leander, TX (US);
Kenneth Koskay, Southlake, TX (US);
Greg Poirier, Pinckney, MI (US);
Thomson Reuters Global Resources, Baar, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to software and a method of use for implementing workflows and managing engagements and staff. More particularly, the present invention relates to a software module tracking data of staff, engagements and workflows and a method of using such data in the management of staff and assignment of tasks. Information concerning employees is input into a database by the manager and the employees, and is tracked therein. The information concerning an employee includes an employee's availability, ability and experience. Workflow/Task information is input into the database when either a client makes a request for service of the business, or a workflow/task internal to the business is needed to be performed. Task information includes the nature of the work and deadlines. Task information is compared to the employee information. A list is automatically generated naming the employees best suited to the mandate of the task. The manager then chooses a name from the top of the list and assigns the task to that employee.