Patents Assigned to Workgroup Technology Corporation
  • Product development system and method using integrated process and data management
    Patent number: 6138104
    Abstract: A system, and related method, for managing the development of a project includes a memory device and at least one category definition stored in the memory device. Each category definition is representative of a discrete work deliverable required to complete the project being managed and has at least one stage. Each stage defines a portion of the definition's life-cycle and is completed only upon the submission of substantive information required by the stage to create the discrete work deliverable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Workgroup Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lori C. Marchak, Martin Dickau, Jeffrey G. MacAllister, Patrice A. Tegan
  • Product development system and method using integrated process and data management
    Patent number: 6006195
    Abstract: A system, and related method, for managing the development of a project includes a memory device and at least one category definition stored in the memory device. Each category definition is representative of a discrete work deliverable required to complete the project being managed and has at least one stage. Each stage defines a portion of the definition's life-cycle and is completed only upon the submission of substantive information required by the stage to create the discrete work deliverable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Workgroup Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Lori C. Marchak, Martin Dickau, Jeffrey G. MacAllister, Patrice A. Tegan