Abstract: A method to develop, implement, operate and maintain a market-based management strategy with the application of commercial market practices. An e-management market is developed to meet the business activities defined by an organization, community of interest, or community of practice in need of a results based management technique to replace their ineffective management practices. The present invention achieves an e-management technique in four phases. During the first define and initiate phase, the community is defined and the scope of the business activities that will be completed with the new management structure are identified. The second phase is the plan, design, and develop phase where e-management market functions are designed to meet the needs of the defined community and implemented. The third phase is the operational phase, and contains all of the management transaction activity for the e-management market.