International business machines corporation (20240161027). OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATION BASED ON ACTIVITIES AND TASKS simplified abstract

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OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATION BASED ON ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

Organization Name

international business machines corporation

Inventor(s)

Zachary A. Silverstein of Georgetown TX (US)

Melanie Dauber of Oceanside NY (US)

Jacob Ryan Jepperson of St. Paul MN (US)

Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US)

Spencer Thomas Reynolds of Austin TX (US)

OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATION BASED ON ACTIVITIES AND TASKS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240161027 titled 'OPPORTUNITY CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATION BASED ON ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for allocating awards to team members based on their contribution scores in a project. Here is a simplified explanation of the abstract:

  • Receiving user input defining project parameters
  • Receiving opt-in input from team members
  • Retrieving data on task performance from electronic sources
  • Generating contribution scores for each team member
  • Generating allocation scores based on contribution scores
  • Allocating awards to team members based on allocation scores

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in various industries where team collaboration and performance evaluation are crucial, such as project management, human resources, and performance evaluation systems.

Problems Solved

This technology solves the problem of accurately assessing individual contributions within a team and fairly allocating rewards based on performance metrics.

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include improved team performance, increased motivation among team members, fair distribution of rewards, and enhanced project outcomes.

Potential Commercial Applications

"Optimized Team Award Allocation Technology in Project Management" could be a suitable title for this section. This technology could be commercially applied in project management software, HR software, and performance evaluation tools.

Possible Prior Art

There may be prior art related to performance evaluation systems, team collaboration tools, and reward allocation methods in project management software.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology ensure data privacy and security for team members' performance information?

This technology should have robust data protection measures in place to safeguard sensitive performance data from unauthorized access or misuse.

Can this technology be integrated with existing project management tools and software?

It would be essential to explore the compatibility and integration capabilities of this technology with popular project management platforms to maximize its usability and adoption.


Original Abstract Submitted

a method includes: receiving, by a processor set, user input defining parameters of a project; receiving, by the processor set, opt-in input from team members defined in the parameters of the project; retrieving, by the processor set and from electronic data sources, data that corresponds to performance of tasks of the project by each of the team members; generating, by the processor set and based on the retrieved data, a respective contribution score of each of the team members; generating, by the processor set and based on the respective contribution scores of each of the team members, a respective allocation score of each of the team members; allocating, by the processor set, an award to the team members based on the respective allocation scores of each of the team members.