| 摘要 |
The technology introduced here enables a customer to readily view, and securely connect with, project managers and freelancers who complete projects on behalf of the customer. The customer initially posts a project specification through a crowdsourcing platform. Project managers compete with one another by submitting proposals for the project through a freelancing platform. When a proposal is selected by the customer, the project manager corresponding to the proposal can construct a team that includes one or more freelancers who complete the technology project under the supervision of the project manager. As milestones are completed, the project manager and/or freelancer(s) can be paid from an escrow account maintained by the administrator. Additionally or alternatively, invoices for work completed by the team could be generated and delivered to the customer. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system for facilitating outsourcing of projects to verified freelance talent, the system comprising:
a first platform configured to receive, from a user device of a customer via a computer network, a project specification for a project to be outsourced by the customer; and a second platform communicatively coupled to the first web-based platform and accessible to a plurality of project managers who compete for selection by the customer to manage the project, the second platform configured to:
receive the project specification from the first platform,post the project specification for review by the plurality of project managers,receive, via the computer network, a plurality of proposals for completing the project from the plurality of project managers, where each proposal is submitted to the second platform by a different project manager, andcommunicate the plurality of proposals to the first platform; the first platform being further configured to, upon receiving the plurality of proposals:
post the plurality of proposals for review by the customer,generate a user interface to enable the customer to select a proposal of the plurality of proposals, andin response to a user input indicative that the customer has selected the proposal,
automatically notify a project manager associated with the proposal of the selection by the customer; and the second platform being further configured to, upon the customer selecting the proposal:
provide an interface by which the project manager can communicate with a freelance worker who is responsible for completing a milestone associated with the project under the supervision of the project manager; where the customer accesses the first web-based platform using a network-accessible user device, and where each of the plurality of project managers accesses the second web-based platform using a different one of a plurality of network-accessible user devices. |
