20120191507 | System for unifying and collaborating new product development activities across a disparate set of users - A Portfolio and Project Management and new product development system is disclosed. In particular, the system in one embodiment includes a user, a user computing device, a client application, an operating system, a network interface, a server, a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, applications such as contact lists, documents, mail, etc., project management software which contains various views and sub-views, and sets of rules and criteria that interact with the project management software to manage the project management software output. In particular, the system of the present invention provides additional intelligence for customizing project management solutions for environments that use structured development methodologies, such as a stage and checkpoint process. Additionally, the system allows for real-time status updates and consistent reporting structures thereby increasing efficiency and project oversight at higher levels within an organization Furthermore, the system of the present invention allows for simultaneously editing by multiple users. | 07-26-2012 |