Patents by Inventor Stevin Smith

Stevin Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of and system for managing projects, programs and portfolios throughout the project lifecycle
    Patent number: 8407078
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a project-management method includes implementing, on a server computer having a processor and memory, a universal framework for engaging projects within an enterprise. The project-management method further includes optimizing, via the server computer, at least one project via an integration of a standardized set of process-related project-management assets, a standardized set of project-management assets related to at least one of selecting, assigning, developing, certifying, and managing human resources involved in project management, and a standardized set of project-management assets comprising a plurality of technological tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Perot Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michele Caputo, Stevin Smith, Sean Wilson, Chuck Martin, Edward A. Putonti, Lisa Pidun, Wendell John Jeske, Mary E. Lee