Connor G Mcgogney

US Patent:

20080040173, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Mar 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/692029

Inventors:

Richard Aleong - Philadelphia PA, US
P. Bosco - Overland Park KS, US
Arthur Bert - South Natick MA, US
Dorree Ebner - Haddon Heights NJ, US
Kristin Ficery - Atlanta GA, US
Bruce Kiene - Mesa AZ, US
Connor McGogney - New York NY, US
Jill Dailey - Chatham NJ, US
Ali Lila - Toronto, CA

Assignee:

Accenture Global Services,GmbH - Schaffhausen

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

705007000

Abstract:

The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses. In one aspect, the invention provides program-level hierarchy and security with a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration, such that the collaboration environment is an electronic tool configured to provide administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals performing the integration. A management and security layer is established for the collaboration environment computer program. The management and security layer is configurable to control access to content in the collaboration environment computer program independently for each of the individuals, and access to the content is controlled with a plurality of hierarchy levels that are defined and applied to designate the portions of the content to which each individual has access. An individual interfaces with the management and security layer such that the individual's access or visibility of the content is controlled based on the plurality of hierarchy levels. In other aspects of the invention, the method and computer system for an integration of businesses provides a user portal and customizable workflow.

US Patent:

20080040180, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Mar 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/691987

Inventors:

Richard Aleong - Philadelphia PA, US
P. Bosco - Overland Park KS, US
Arthur Bert - South Natick MA, US
Dorree Ebner - Haddon Heights NJ, US
Kristin Ficery - Atlanta GA, US
Bruce Kiene - Mesa AZ, US
Connor McGogney - New York NY, US
Jill Dailey - Chatham NJ, US
Ali Lila - Toronto, CA

Assignee:

Accenture Global Services, GmbH - Schaffhausen

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705008000

Abstract:

The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for providing functionality for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses, using software and other computer-implemented tools. In one aspect of the invention, the method and system provide merger-specific implementation functionality for an integration of businesses, where the businesses are subject to a merger or acquisition. The invention provides a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration of businesses. The collaboration environment computer program provides administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals performing the integration. Merger-specific implementation functionality, which is executable in conjunction with the collaboration environment computer program, is provided and arranged to manage detailed tasks and incidents of transition events associated with the merger or acquisition. The merger-specific implementation functionality includes detailed schedule tracking, incident tracking, KPI monitoring, and communications tracking.

US Patent:

20080040140, Feb 14, 2008

Filed:

Mar 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/692003

Inventors:

Richard Aleong - Philadelphia PA, US
P. Bosco - Overland Park KS, US
Arthur Bert - South Natick MA, US
Dorree Ebner - Haddon Heights NJ, US
Kristin Ficery - Atlanta GA, US
Bruce Kiene - Mesa AZ, US
Connor McGogney - New York NY, US
Jill Dailey - Chatham NJ, US
Ali Lila - Toronto, CA

Assignee:

Accenture Global Services, GmbH - Schaffhausen

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

The present invention provides for a method and a computer system for providing functionality for electronically managing and supporting a merger integration of businesses, using software and other computer-implemented tools. In one aspect of the invention, the method and system provide program milestone tracking for an integration of businesses, where the businesses are subject to a merger or acquisition. The system provides a collaboration environment computer program for assisting a group of individuals performing the integration of businesses. The collaboration environment computer program provides administrative controls and communication among the group of individuals. A project management computer program assists the group of individuals and is configured to manage project schedules, budgets, and timeframes. A program milestone component is established and configured to facilitate creating and tracking program milestones for the collaboration environment computer program. The program milestone component also configured to interface the collaboration environment computer program and the project management computer program such that the collaboration environment computer program directly links to the project management computer program and receive program milestone updates.