Expert referral and conflict management
Provided herein are methods and systems for expert referral and conflict management.
1 . A method comprising:
accessing a group of individuals based upon an attribute;
determining which individuals in the group would experience a conflict were they to participate in a project; and
performing an action that is associated with at least one of the individuals that would experience a conflict.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action includes preventing the at least one individual from participating in the project or being invited to participate in the project
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action includes communicating a reminder of the conflict to the at least one individual
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action includes receiving a waiver of the conflict.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action includes receiving a dispute of the conflict.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conflict is associated with a current/recent/past employment of the at least one individual, a topic of the project, a subject of the project, a type of interaction between individuals that is associated with the project, a type of client, wherein the client is associated with the project, or some other similar conflict.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining includes receiving a communication from an employer of at least one of the individuals or receiving a communication from at least one of the individuals.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining includes conducted by an automatic process.
9 . Computer executable code embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:
accessing a group of individuals based upon an attribute;
determining which individuals in the group would experience a conflict were they to participate in a project; and
performing an action that is associated with at least one of the individuals that would experience a conflict.
10 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the action includes preventing the at least one individual from participating in the project or being invited to participate in the project
11 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the action includes communicating a reminder of the conflict to the at least one individual
12 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the action includes receiving a waiver of the conflict.
13 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the action includes receiving a dispute of the conflict.
14 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the conflict is associated with a current/recent/past employment of the at least one individual, a topic of the project, a subject of the project, a type of interaction between individuals that is associated with the project, a type of client, wherein the client is associated with the project, or some other similar conflict.
15 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the step of determining includes receiving a communication from an employer of at least one of the individuals or receiving a communication from at least one of the individuals.
16 . The computer executable code of claim 9 , wherein the step of determining is automated.
17 . A system comprising:
accessing means for accessing a group of individuals based upon an attribute;
determining means for determining which individuals in the group would experience a conflict were they to participate in a project; and
performing means for performing an action that is associated with at least one of the individuals that would experience a conflict.
18 . The system of claim 17 wherein the action includes preventing the at least one individual from participating in the project or being invited to participate in the project
19 . The system of claim 17 wherein the action includes communicating a reminder of the conflict to the at least one individual
20 . The system of claim 17 wherein the action includes receiving a waiver of the conflict.