JP7622942B2 - Information processing method, computer program, and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing method, a computer program, and an information processing device for evaluating suitability for product management.

There is a demand for product managers, people who drive the development of products (goods, products, manufactured goods, etc.). Companies are working to fill the shortage by hiring new product managers or training qualified employees to become product managers.

Patent Document 1 proposes a skill improvement support system in which a test is conducted on a user terminal to confirm the level of the user's skills, and based on the test results, a server device searches a database for skill improvement support information corresponding to the user's skills and provides it to the user.

JP 2003-162216 A

Patent document 1 does not state anything about what kind of tests should be conducted to confirm the level of a user's skills. In the past, it was difficult to evaluate a user's suitability for a product manager position.

The present invention has been made in light of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an information processing method, computer program, and information processing device that can be expected to evaluate suitability for product management.

In one embodiment of the information processing method, an information processing device outputs questions related to a measurement scale that measures the skills of a product manager, obtains answers to the output questions from a test-taker, calculates a score related to the measurement scale based on the obtained answers, and evaluates the skills of the test-taker based on the calculated score.

In one embodiment, it is expected that suitability for a product manager position will be evaluated.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device according to the present embodiment; FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a question displayed by a terminal device in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a question displayed by a terminal device in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a process performed by the server device according to the present embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a process performed by a terminal device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of evaluation results.

Specific examples of information processing systems according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is intended to include all modifications within the scope of the claims and meaning equivalent to the claims.

<System Overview>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system according to the present embodiment. The information processing system according to the present embodiment includes a server device 1 that provides a service for evaluating aptitude for product management, and one or more terminal devices 3 used by users (examinees) who use this service. The server device 1 is a device managed and operated by a company providing the service, etc., and transmits questions (questions, tests) for evaluating aptitude for product management to the user's terminal device 3. The terminal device 3 may be a general-purpose information processing device such as a personal computer or a smartphone. The terminal device 3 displays the questions received from the server device 1, accepts answers to the questions from the user, and transmits the accepted answers to the server device 1. The server device 1 may transmit the questions and the terminal device 3 transmit the answers repeatedly.

The server device 1 receives the user's answer to the question from the terminal device 3, evaluates the user's suitability as a product manager based on the answer or answers obtained, and transmits the evaluation result to the terminal device 3. The terminal device 3 receives the evaluation result from the server device 1, and displays the received evaluation result in various forms to present to the user. For example, if the user evaluated is an employee of a company, the server device 1 may transmit the evaluation result for the company's user to the terminal device 3 used by a human resources person in the human resources department of the company. The evaluation result for the user is transmitted to the terminal device 3 used by the user, and evaluation results for multiple users may be transmitted to the terminal device 3 used by the human resources person.

The server device 1 according to this embodiment evaluates the user's suitability for product management by evaluating six skills (competence) useful to a product manager. The six skills are, for example, "strategic planning ability," "customer understanding ability," "creativity," "realization ability," "team building ability," and "hypothesis verification ability." The server device 1 presents the user with a number of questions to evaluate these skills, receives answers to the questions from the user, and evaluates each skill based on the received answers, for example, with a numerical value ranging from 1 to 10.

"Strategic planning ability" is the skill of understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your own company and your competitors, and building business models and strategies.
"Customer understanding" is the skill of understanding the customer's pains and gains and designing a user experience. Pains are elements that the customer wants to reduce or eliminate, and gains are elements that the customer has increased.
"Creativity" is the skill of advancing ideation within a team in order to generate valuable ideas.
"Ability to realize" is the skill of making plans, developing products, and introducing them to the market.
"Team-building skills" is the skill of building a team in which everyone sees the product as their own responsibility and bringing stakeholders together.
"Hypothesis verification ability" is the skill of implementing an MVP (Minimum Viable Product), correctly interpreting the data, and proceeding with improvements.

In addition, in the information processing system according to this embodiment, measurement scales related to 13 pieces of knowledge and measurement scales related to six aptitudes are used as measurement scales for evaluating the above six skills. The server device 1 presents questions corresponding to these measurement scales to the user, obtains answers, calculates a score for each measurement scale, and evaluates skills based on the scores of the measurement scales. In addition, in addition to the above skills and measurement scales, the information processing system according to this embodiment uses two measurement scales for evaluating the leadership required of a product manager. The server device 1 evaluates leadership based on the scores of the two measurement scales.

The knowledge measurement scale is associated with one of the six skills. In other words, one or more knowledge measurement scales are associated with each skill, and the score of the associated knowledge measurement scale is used to evaluate each skill. In this embodiment, for example, the knowledge measurement scales are associated with six skills as follows:
The skill of "Strategic planning ability" is associated with measurement scales for knowledge of "environmental analysis" and "strategy and business models."
The "Customer Understanding" skill has associated measurement scales for knowledge of "Target Pain Gains" and "User Experience Design."
The skill of "creativity" is associated with a measurement scale for knowledge of "ideation."
The "Delivery" skill has associated measurements of knowledge of "Roadmaps and Metrics,""Developing a Product," and "Delivering a Product."
The "team building" skill has associated measurement scales for knowledge of "creating a product-oriented team,""the team around the product manager," and "development methodologies."
The skill of "hypothesis testing" is associated with measurement scales for knowledge of "MVP implementation" and "data analysis."
Note that the above associations are merely examples, and each knowledge measurement scale may be associated with more than one of the six skills.

"Environmental Analysis" is a measure of knowledge regarding one's internal environment or understanding of the basic external environment (Five Forces or PEST (Politics, Economy, Society, Technology) analysis).
"Strategy/Business Model" is a measure of knowledge related to understanding basic life cycles or basic strategy methods, as well as understanding business models such as B2B and B2C.
"Target pain gain" is a measurement of knowledge regarding the method (persona) of imagining the user's pain gain.
"User Experience Design" is a measure of knowledge about UX (User Experience) and UI (User Interface) design.
"Ideation" is a measure of knowledge regarding understanding ideation techniques.
"Roadmaps and Metrics" is a measurement of understanding the product life cycle or roadmap phasing.
"Build a product" is a measure of technical understanding that is sufficient to describe feasible user stories and provide rough development estimates.
"Deliver the Product" is a measurement of understanding pricing or sales building.
"Building product-oriented teams" is a measure of knowledge about leadership or negotiation.
"The team around the product manager" is a measurement of organizational structure or understanding of responsibility.
"Development Methodology" is a measurement of understanding of Agile or project management.
"Implementation of MVP" is a measure of understanding and experience with MVP development.
"Data Analysis" is a measurement of understanding of statistics.

The scales for measuring aptitude are appropriately used to evaluate the six skills. In this embodiment, the scales for measuring the six aptitudes are "visionary," "ownership," "resilience," "studious," "assertiveness," and "flexibility."

Foresight is a measure of the ability to envision the future and have a vision.
"Autonomy" is a measure of one's ability to think deeply about things as if they were one's own affair.
"Toughness" is a measure of one's ability to persevere and get things done.
"Exploratory ability" is a measure of one's ability to actively learn things that one does not know.
"Openness" is a measure of someone's ability to be unafraid of debate and share their opinion to improve the product.
"Flexibility" is a measurement scale of the ability to have a broad perspective and a sense of balance.

In this embodiment, two measurement scales for leadership are used: "leadership" and "cooperation."
"Leading" is a measurement of leadership related to taking the initiative, making decisions, and leading members.
"Collaboration" is a measure of leadership related to listening to and summarizing the opinions of members.

The server device 1 transmits questions prepared in advance for the above-mentioned 13 knowledge-related measurement scales, six aptitude-related measurement scales, and two leadership-related measurement scales to the user's terminal device 3, and receives the user's answers to the questions from the terminal device 3. In this embodiment, the questions for the knowledge-related measurement scales are presented to the user in a question format that allows the user to select an answer from a plurality of options, for example, including a mixture of correct and incorrect answers. The questions for the aptitude-related measurement scales are presented to the user in a question format that does not have a correct or incorrect answer and asks the user's thoughts or feelings, for example, a question format that allows the user to answer the degree of empathy for a displayed sentence in a plurality of stages (for example, seven stages). The server device 1 calculates a score for each measurement scale based on the user's answers to the questions, and calculates an evaluation value for each skill based on the calculated scores for the plurality of measurement scales. The questions for the leadership-related measurement scales may be in the same format as the knowledge-related measurement scales, may be in the same format as the aptitude-related measurement scales, or may be in a different format.

The server device 1 transmits the calculated evaluation values for each skill and the scores for each measurement scale to the user's terminal device 3 as evaluation results of suitability for a product manager, and presents the evaluation results to the user by displaying the evaluation results on the terminal device 3. In the information processing system according to this embodiment, the evaluation results can be presented to the user in a visual display using various graphs. The process of generating images such as graphs that display the evaluation results may be performed by the server device 1 or the terminal device 3. Note that in the information processing system according to this embodiment, the evaluation results are displayed on the terminal device 3, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the server device 1 may print the evaluation results on paper media or the like and present the evaluation results to the user by mailing the printed matter, or the like.

<Device Configuration>
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server device 1 according to the present embodiment. The server device 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to include a processing unit 11, a memory unit (storage) 12, and a communication unit (transceiver) 13. Note that in the present embodiment, the processing is described as being performed by one server device, but the processing may be performed in a distributed manner by a plurality of server devices.

The processing unit 11 is configured using an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The processing unit 11 reads and executes a server program 12a stored in the storage unit 12 to perform various processes such as sending questions to the user's terminal device 3, acquiring the user's answers accepted by the terminal device 3, calculating a measurement scale score based on the acquired answers, evaluating skills based on the calculated score, and sending the evaluation results to the terminal device 3 for display.

The storage unit 12 is configured using a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 12 stores various programs executed by the processing unit 11 and various data required for the processing of the processing unit 11. In this embodiment, the storage unit 12 stores the server program 12a executed by the processing unit 11, and is also provided with a question DB (database) 12b that stores questions to be posed to users, an evaluation result DB 12c that stores the evaluation results of users, etc.

In this embodiment, the server program 12a is provided in a form recorded on a recording medium 99 such as a memory card or an optical disk, and the server device 1 reads the server program 12a from the recording medium 99 and stores it in the storage unit 12. However, the server program 12a may be written to the storage unit 12, for example, during the manufacturing stage of the server device 1. Also, for example, the server program 12a may be distributed by another remote server device or the like and acquired by the server device 1 through communication. For example, the server program 12a may be read from the recording medium 99 by a writing device and written to the storage unit 12 of the server device 1. The server program 12a may be provided in a form distributed via a network, or may be provided in a form recorded on the recording medium 99.

The question DB 12b is a database that stores a plurality of questions to be sent to the terminal device 3 and presented (asked) to the user. In this embodiment, the questions are stored as text data, but may also include images or audio. The question DB 12b may store various information associated with the question, such as information indicating which measurement scale the question corresponds to, and information indicating which option is the correct answer if there are correct and incorrect answers. The information on the questions stored in the question DB 12b is created in advance, for example, by a designer, administrator, or service provider of the information processing system according to this embodiment. For example, when 50 questions are presented to the user, at least 50 questions are stored in the question DB 12b. However, when some or all of the questions are different and are presented to multiple users, more than 50 questions may be stored in the question DB 12b.

The evaluation result DB12c is a database that stores and accumulates the evaluation results for users who have been evaluated for suitability as a product manager using the services provided by the information processing system according to this embodiment. The evaluation result DB12c stores information such as the user's name or ID, the date on which the user responded, the scores for each measurement scale calculated based on the user's response, and the evaluation of each skill, in association with each other. The evaluation result DB12c may also store information such as the questions presented to the user and the responses given by the user.

The communication unit 13 communicates with various devices via a network N that includes a mobile phone communication network, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, etc. In this embodiment, the communication unit 13 communicates with one or more terminal devices 3 via the network N. The communication unit 13 transmits data provided by the processing unit 11 to other devices, and provides data received from other devices to the processing unit 11.

The storage unit 12 may be an external storage device connected to the server device 1. The server device 1 may be a multi-computer including multiple computers, or may be a virtual machine virtually constructed by software. The server device 1 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include, for example, a reading unit that reads information stored in a portable storage medium, an input unit that accepts operation input, or a display unit that displays images.

In addition, in the server device 1 according to this embodiment, the processing unit 11 reads out and executes the server program 12a stored in the memory unit 12, whereby the question output unit 11a, the answer acquisition unit 11b, the score calculation unit 11c, the skill evaluation unit 11d, the display processing unit 11e, and the like are realized in the processing unit 11 as software functional units. Note that in this diagram, functional units that perform processing related to the aptitude evaluation of product managers are illustrated as functional units of the processing unit 11, and functional units related to other processing are not illustrated.

The question output unit 11a performs a process of presenting questions to the user to be evaluated by reading out the questions stored in the question DB 12b of the memory unit 12 and transmitting (outputting) them to the terminal device 3. The question output unit 11a may, for example, obtain questions from the question DB 12b in a predetermined order and transmit them to the terminal device 3, or may obtain questions randomly and transmit them to the terminal device 3 in order. For example, the question output unit 11a may transmit one question from the question DB 12b to obtain the user's answer, and determine the next question according to the obtained answer and obtain it from the question DB 12b. In this case, conditions for determining the next question in association with the previous question and the answer to this question are created in advance and stored in the memory unit 12. The question output unit 11a appropriately obtains questions from the question DB 12b according to these pre-stored conditions and transmits them to the terminal device 3. The question output unit 11a may, for example, send multiple questions to the user all at once to the terminal device 3, or may send questions to the terminal device 3 one by one as an answer is obtained.

The answer acquisition unit 11b performs a process of acquiring the user's answer to the question sent by the question output unit 11a from the terminal device 3. Note that the answer acquisition unit 11b may, for example, receive multiple user answers to multiple questions all at once from the terminal device 3, or may receive answers one question at a time. The answer acquisition unit 11b provides the user's answer acquired from the terminal device 3 to the score calculation unit 11c.

The score calculation unit 11c calculates scores for each of the 13 knowledge measurement scales, the six aptitude measurement scales, and the two leadership measurement scales based on the user's answers acquired by the answer acquisition unit 11b. In the information processing system according to this embodiment, several to a dozen questions are presented to the user for each measurement scale to acquire answers, and a score for each measurement scale is calculated based on the answers to the multiple questions. The score calculation unit 11c provides the calculated scores for each measurement scale to the skill evaluation unit 11d.

The skill evaluation unit 11d performs a process of evaluating the user's aptitude for the six skills required of a product manager based on the scores for the 13 knowledge-related measurement scales and the six aptitude-related measurement scales calculated by the score calculation unit 11c. The skill evaluation unit 11d acquires the scores for the measurement scales associated with each skill, and calculates an evaluation value that evaluates each skill with a numerical value from 1 to 10, for example, based on the acquired score or scores. The skill evaluation unit 11d provides the evaluation results for each skill, i.e., the calculated evaluation value for each skill, to the display processing unit 11e.

The skill evaluation unit 11d may also perform a process of evaluating the user's suitability for the leadership required of a product manager based on the scores for the two leadership measurement scales calculated by the score calculation unit 11c. The skill evaluation unit 11d may calculate an evaluation value that evaluates leadership, for example, with a numerical value from 1 to 10, based on the scores for the two leadership measurement scales. However, in this embodiment, the evaluation value of leadership is not calculated, and the evaluation result of leadership is presented to the user by directly presenting the scores for the two leadership measurement scales. However, the evaluation value may also be calculated based on the scores for the leadership measurement scales, and the calculated evaluation value may be presented to the user.

The display processing unit 11e performs processing to display the evaluation results on the terminal device 3 by transmitting the evaluation results of the skill evaluation unit 11d to the terminal device 3. In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, in addition to the evaluation values of the six skills calculated by the skill evaluation unit 11d, the scores on the 13 knowledge measurement scales, the six aptitude measurement scales, and the two leadership measurement scales calculated by the score calculation unit 11c are also transmitted from the server device 1 to the terminal device 3 as information on the evaluation results of the user's suitability as a product manager. The display processing unit 11e may transmit information for displaying these evaluation results in various graphs, and text information such as comments or explanations to be displayed in association with the evaluation results, together with the evaluation results, to the terminal device 3.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 3 according to this embodiment. The terminal device 3 according to this embodiment is configured to include a processing unit 31, a memory unit (storage) 32, a communication unit (transceiver) 33, a display unit (display) 34, and an operation unit 35. The terminal device 3 is a device used by a user who wishes to be evaluated for suitability as a product manager, or a human resources officer of the company to which this user belongs, and may be configured using an information processing device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal device, or a personal computer.

The processing unit 31 is configured using a calculation processing device such as a CPU or MPU, a ROM, and the like. The processing unit 31 reads out and executes the program 32a stored in the storage unit 32 to perform various processes such as displaying questions acquired from the server device 1, accepting answers to the questions from the user and sending them to the server device 1, and displaying the evaluation results of suitability for product managers acquired from the server device 1.

The storage unit 32 is configured using a non-volatile memory element such as a flash memory or a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 32 stores various programs executed by the processing unit 31 and various data necessary for the processing of the processing unit 31. In this embodiment, the storage unit 32 stores the program 32a executed by the processing unit 31. In this embodiment, the program 32a is distributed by a remote server device or the like, and the terminal device 3 acquires it through communication and stores it in the storage unit 32. However, the program 32a may be written to the storage unit 32, for example, during the manufacturing stage of the terminal device 3. For example, the program 32a may be read by the terminal device 3 from the program 32a recorded on a recording medium 98 such as a memory card or an optical disk and stored in the storage unit 32. For example, the program 32a may be read by a writing device from the program 32a recorded on the recording medium 98 and written to the storage unit 32 of the terminal device 3. The program 32a may be provided in the form of distribution via a network, or in the form of being recorded on the recording medium 98.

The communication unit 33 communicates with various devices via a network N including a mobile phone communication network, a wireless LAN, the Internet, etc. In this embodiment, the communication unit 33 communicates with the server device 1 via the network N. The communication unit 33 transmits data provided by the processing unit 31 to other devices, and provides data received from other devices to the processing unit 31.

The display unit 34 is configured using a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various images, characters, etc. based on the processing of the processing unit 31. The operation unit 35 accepts user operations and notifies the processing unit 31 of the accepted operations. For example, the operation unit 35 accepts user operations through an input device such as a mechanical button or a touch panel provided on the surface of the display unit 34. Furthermore, for example, the operation unit 35 may be an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and these input devices may be configured to be removable from the terminal device 3.

In addition, in the terminal device 3 according to this embodiment, the processing unit 31 reads out and executes the program 32a stored in the memory unit 32, whereby the question display processing unit 31a, the answer receiving unit 31b, the evaluation display processing unit 31c, and the like are realized in the processing unit 31 as software functional units. Note that the program 32a may be a program dedicated to the information processing system according to this embodiment, or may be a general-purpose program such as an internet browser or web browser.

The question display processing unit 31a receives question data sent by the server device 1 and performs processing to display the question on the display unit 34. In this embodiment, the question display processing unit 31a displays multiple questions in sequence, for example, by displaying one question and then displaying the next question after the user's answer has been obtained. However, the question display processing unit 31a may also display multiple questions simultaneously.

The answer receiving unit 31b receives a user's operation on the operation unit 35, thereby receiving the user's answer to the question displayed by the question display processing unit 31a. The answer receiving unit 31b transmits the received answer to the server device 1.

The evaluation display processing unit 31c receives the evaluation results of the user's suitability as a product manager from the server device 1 and performs processing to display the evaluation results on the display unit 34. The evaluation display processing unit 31c acquires information such as the evaluation values of six skills, scores on 13 knowledge measurement scales, scores on six aptitude measurement scales, and scores on two leadership measurement scales as the evaluation results of the user's suitability as a product manager from the server device 1. The evaluation display processing unit 31c according to this embodiment can visually display these acquired evaluation values or scores in the form of graphs.

<Evaluation process>
The product manager aptitude evaluation service provided by the information processing system according to this embodiment is implemented in the form of, for example, an aptitude test or an aptitude examination, and the user who is the examinee takes the test using a terminal device 3 at home, at the workplace, at a test site, or the like. A number of questions are displayed in sequence on the terminal device 3, and the user operates the terminal device 3 to input answers to the questions. After the user has answered all the questions, the server device 1 performs an evaluation based on the user's answers, and displays the evaluation result on the terminal device 3. The server device 1 may also transmit the evaluation result to the terminal device 3 of a human resources officer or the like of the company where the user works.

4 and 5 are schematic diagrams showing an example of a question displayed by the terminal device 3 in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. Questions presented to the user in the information processing system according to the present embodiment are roughly classified into two types. One is a question that has a right and an wrong answer, and the other is a question that has no right or wrong answer. As described above, the server device 1 asks questions about 13 knowledge-related measurement scales, six aptitude-related measurement scales, and two leadership-related measurement scales, and calculates the score of each measurement scale according to the obtained answers. In the present embodiment, questions about knowledge-related measurement scales are presented to the user as questions that have a right and an wrong answer (see FIG. 4). In the present embodiment, questions about aptitude-related measurement scales are presented to the user as questions that have no right or wrong answer (see FIG. 5), but this is not limited thereto. Note that questions about leadership-related measurement scales may be questions that have a right and an wrong answer, or may be questions that have no right or wrong answer.

Figure 4 shows an example of a question that has both correct and incorrect answers. In the example shown in Figure 4, the question "Which of the following is an appropriate description of product management? (Choose two)" is displayed along with multiple options that the user can select as an answer to this question. The multiple options are, for example, "The subject of management is a project," "The period of management is as long as the product or service exists in the market...", "...", etc. The user answers the question by selecting one or more options (two in this example) from the multiple options displayed.

In FIG. 5, an example of a question that does not have a right or wrong answer is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the question text "Try to deeply pursue things" is displayed. In addition, below this text, multiple options are displayed for the user to select the degree to which they agree (YES) or do not agree (NO) with the question in multiple stages (7 stages in this example). In this example, the seven options are displayed in the form of seven circular icons arranged horizontally, and the icon corresponding to the selected 5th stage is enlarged and a number indicating the 5th stage is displayed within the icon. The user answers the question by judging the degree to which they agree with the displayed content of the question in 7 stages and selecting one of the 7 icons. Note that in this example, the configuration is such that answers are accepted in 7 stages, but this is not limited to this, and answers may be accepted in 8 stages or more or 6 stages or less. In addition, for example, it may be a binary choice of agree (YES) or do not agree (NO).

The terminal device 3 repeatedly displays questions and accepts answers as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, and transmits the user's answers to the server device 1. The server device 1 asks several to several dozen questions for each measurement scale to obtain answers, and performs a process of calculating a score for each measurement scale based on the obtained multiple answers. Questions about knowledge measurement scales are questions that have correct and incorrect answers, and the server device 1 determines whether the user's answer to each question is correct or incorrect, and calculates the number of correct answers or the accuracy rate for the multiple answers to calculate the score. In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates a score for each knowledge measurement scale as a number from 1 to 10. Note that the scores calculated by the server device 1 may include not only integer values from 1 to 10 but also decimal values within this range.

In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates the score of the knowledge measurement scale using item response theory. Item response theory (IRT) is a theory that uses the examinee's response (answer situation) to an item (individual test question) when the characteristics (difficulty level, discrimination ability) of the item (individual test question) are known to infer the ability that can be measured from the result of the test. By using item response theory, the server device 1 can ask more difficult questions to examinees with high abilities. The server device 1 asks the examinee questions related to the knowledge measurement scale and obtains the answers, measures the examinee's ability based on the correctness of the answers, and asks the examinee further questions according to the measured ability. For this reason, even if multiple examinees take the product manager aptitude test at the same time, the number and contents of questions asked to each examinee may differ.

However, the server device 1 may ask predetermined questions about the measurement scale of each piece of knowledge, obtain answers, and calculate the score of the measurement scale without using item response theory. Also, since item response theory is an existing technology, a detailed description is omitted.

As described above, the questions on the measurement scales for aptitudes are questions that have no right or wrong answers, and the user answers the question on a 7-point scale, for example, to indicate the degree of agreement with the question. The server device 1 asks multiple questions on the measurement scales for each aptitude and obtains answers, calculates a weighted average of the multiple answers (values from 1 to 7) for each measurement scale, and expands this weighted average to a range of 1 to 10 to calculate a numerical score from 1 to 10 for each measurement scale. The server device 1 also calculates the average of the six scores calculated for the six knowledge measurement scales, and uses this average as the overall score for the measurement scales for aptitudes. Note that the scores calculated by the server device 1 may include not only integer values from 1 to 10 but also decimal values within this range.

The server device 1 calculates scores for each of the 13 knowledge-related measurement scales and the six aptitude-related measurement scales based on the user's answers, and then evaluates the user's skills. As described above, each skill is associated with one or more knowledge-related measurement scales; for example, the skill of "strategic planning ability" is associated with the knowledge-related measurement scales of "environmental analysis" and "strategy and business models." The server device 1 calculates an evaluation value for each skill by performing a predetermined calculation on these scores based on the scores of the one or more knowledge-related measurement scales associated with each skill and the overall score of the aptitude-related measurement scales.

For example, the server device 1 calculates the average or weighted average of the score of the measurement scale for "environmental analysis" associated with the skill of "strategy planning ability," the score of the measurement scale for "strategy/business model," and the overall score of the measurement scale for the qualities, and sets the calculated value as the evaluation value of the skill of "strategy planning ability." Note that this method of calculating the evaluation value is only an example and is not limited thereto, and any calculation based on multiple scores may be used to calculate the evaluation value of a skill. In addition, in this embodiment, the server device 1 uses the overall score of the measurement scale for the qualities when calculating the evaluation value of each skill, but this is not limited thereto. For example, one or more measurement scales for the qualities may be associated with each skill in advance, and the evaluation value may be calculated using the scores of the measurement scales for the associated qualities.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process performed by the server device 1 according to the present embodiment. The question output unit 11a of the processing unit 11 of the server device 1 according to the present embodiment acquires one question from among a plurality of questions stored in the question DB 12b of the storage unit 12 (step S1). The question output unit 11a transmits the question acquired in step S1 to the user's terminal device 3 (step S2). The answer acquisition unit 11b of the processing unit 11 determines whether or not the user's answer to the question transmitted in step S2 has been received from the terminal device 3 (step S3). If the answer has not been received (S3: NO), the answer acquisition unit 11b waits until the answer is received. If the answer is received (S3: YES), the answer acquisition unit 11b temporarily stores the user's answer received from the terminal device 3, for example, in the storage unit 12 (step S4). The answer acquisition unit 11b determines whether or not the transmission of all questions necessary for the evaluation of suitability for a product manager and the reception of answers have been completed (step S5). If sending of at least one question or receiving of an answer has not been completed (S5: NO), the answer acquisition unit 11b returns the process to step S1.

When the sending of all questions and the receiving of all answers are completed (S5: YES), the score calculation unit 11c of the processing unit 11 reads out the user's answers temporarily stored in the storage unit 12, and calculates the scores for each of the 13 knowledge measurement scales, the six aptitude measurement scales, and the two leadership measurement scales based on the read out user's answers (step S6). The skill evaluation unit 11d of the processing unit 11 evaluates each skill by calculating the evaluation value of each of the six skills based on the score of each measurement scale calculated in step S6 (step S7). The processing unit 11 stores the evaluation results including the scores of each measurement scale calculated in step S6 and the evaluation value of each skill calculated in step S7 in the evaluation result DB 12c of the storage unit 12 together with information such as the user name of the evaluation target and the date and time of the evaluation (step S8). Furthermore, the display processing unit 11e of the processing unit 11 transmits the evaluation results, including the scores of each measurement scale calculated in step S6 and the evaluation values of each skill calculated in step S7, to the user's terminal device 3 (step S9), and causes the terminal device 3 to perform processing to display the evaluation results, thereby terminating the processing.

Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the terminal device 3 according to this embodiment. The question display processing unit 31a of the processing unit 31 of the terminal device 3 according to this embodiment determines whether or not a question regarding the aptitude evaluation of the product manager has been received from the server device 1 (step S21). If a question has not been received (S21: NO), the question display processing unit 31a waits until a question is received. If a question has been received (S21: YES), the question display processing unit 31a displays the received question on the display unit 34, for example, in the format shown in Figures 4 and 5 (step S22).

The answer receiving unit 31b of the processing unit 31 determines whether or not the question displayed in step S22 has been answered based on the user's operation on the operation unit 35 (step S23). If the user has not answered the question (S23: NO), the answer receiving unit 31b waits until an answer is provided. If the user has answered (S23: YES), the answer receiving unit 31b accepts the answer and transmits the accepted answer to the server device 1 (step S23). The answer receiving unit 31b determines whether or not the reception of all questions and the transmission of answers necessary for the evaluation of suitability for a product manager have been completed (step S25). If the reception of at least one question or the transmission of answers has not been completed (S25: NO), the answer receiving unit 31b returns the process to step S21.

When the reception of all questions and the transmission of answers have been completed (S25: YES), the evaluation display processing unit 31c of the processing unit 31 determines whether or not the evaluation result from the server device 1 has been received (step S26). If the evaluation result has not been received (S26: NO), the evaluation display processing unit 31c waits until the evaluation result sent by the server device 1 is received. If the evaluation result has been received (S26: YES), the evaluation display processing unit 31c displays the received evaluation result on the display unit 34 (step S27) and ends the process.

<Evaluation result display process>
The information processing system according to this embodiment can display the evaluation results of suitability for a product manager made by the server device 1 on the display unit 34 of the terminal device 3 in various forms. Below, several display forms of the evaluation results made by the information processing system will be described. However, the display of the evaluation results is not limited to these, and various display forms may be adopted. Figures 8 to 15 are schematic diagrams showing examples of displaying the evaluation results.

The display example shown in FIG. 8 displays the evaluation results (evaluation values) of six skills useful to product managers in the form of a radar chart (or spider web graph). For example, the terminal device 3 displays a title string such as "Product management skills" and a simple explanatory string such as "There are six skills to realize the vision that the product aims for" at the top of the display screen of the skill evaluation results. Below these strings, the terminal device 3 displays a radar chart in which six skills, "Strategic planning ability," "Idea," "Ability to realize," "Team building ability," "Hypothesis verification ability," and "Customer understanding ability," are arranged in this order in a counterclockwise direction. A radar chart is a graph in which six skills are associated with six axes extending in six directions from the center, the evaluation values of the skills corresponding to each axis are plotted, and a hexagon is drawn by connecting the plotted points for skills on adjacent axes with lines.

The terminal device 3 also displays, on the axis corresponding to each skill, the evaluation value of each skill calculated with 10 points as the maximum value, and the level (Lv) of the skill determined based on the evaluation value. In the illustrated example, the evaluation value of "strategy planning ability" is 10 and the level is 4, the evaluation value of "creativity" is 8.4 and the level is 4, the evaluation value of "realization ability" is 7.6 and the level is 3, the evaluation value of "team building ability" is 7.5 and the level is 3, the evaluation value of "hypothesis verification ability" is 2.6 and the level is 1, and the evaluation value of "customer understanding ability" is 5.1 and the level is 2. In this example, the evaluation value is determined based on the evaluation value as follows: level 1 is 0 or more and less than 4, level 2 is 4 or more and less than 6, level 3 is 6 or more and less than 8, and level 4 is 8 or more. For example, level 1 is a level where there is a lot of room for further learning, level 2 is a level where some areas need to be learned, level 3 is a level sufficient for a full-fledged PM, and level 4 is a level where a difficult product development can be successfully completed.

The display example shown in FIG. 9 displays an explanation of the user's level for six skills that are useful to a product manager. For example, the terminal device 3 displays the text "The results for each of your skills are as follows" at the top of the screen, and below this text, six long rectangular areas are displayed vertically, with the name of each skill, the skill level, and explanatory text displayed within each rectangular area. These explanatory texts are stored, for example, by the server device 1 in association with the skill and level, and are transmitted from the server device 1 to the terminal device 3 together with the skill evaluation results. The terminal device 3 obtains information required for display, such as these texts, from the server device 1, and configures a specified screen to display on the display unit 34. However, this information may be stored by the terminal device 3 rather than the server device 1.

In this example, the top rectangular area indicates that "strategic planning ability" is "Level 4" and that "This is the level at which products that require advanced business strategies can be successfully developed." The second rectangular area from the top indicates that "customer understanding ability" is "Level 2" and that "In terms of user experience design, this is the level at which some learning is required." The third rectangular area indicates that "creativity ability" is "Level 4" and that "This is the level at which ideation can be advanced even in diverse teams." The fourth rectangular area indicates that "hypothesis verification ability" is "Level 1" and that "This is the level at which there is a lot of room for learning in order to advance MVP implementation and data-based improvements." The fifth rectangular area indicates that "realization ability" is "Level 3" and that "This is the level at which planning, development, and market introduction can be adequately advanced." The sixth rectangular area indicates that "team building ability" is "Level 3" and states, "This is a sufficient level to create a product-oriented team and bring together stakeholders."

In this example, the terminal device 3 also displays explanatory text for the six skills below the six rectangular areas. In this example, text such as "All skills require Level 3 or above to be successful as a product manager," "It is not necessary to reach Level 4 for all skills, but it would be a good idea to consider improving your skills according to the style you are aiming for," and "For specific information on which skills to develop, please refer to the information in the Details tab" are displayed.

The display example shown in FIG. 10 displays the evaluation results (scores) of the measurement scales related to knowledge associated with each skill. In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates scores for the measurement scales related to 13 pieces of knowledge and transmits the calculated scores to the terminal device 3 together with the evaluation results. The terminal device 3 displays the screen shown in the figure based on the scores acquired from the server device 1 together with the evaluation results. In this example, the terminal device 3 displays the scores of one or more measurement scales used to evaluate each skill in a matrix arrangement in which six skills are arranged in two rows horizontally and three rows vertically. In this example, the scores of each measurement scale are displayed on a 10-point scale from 1 to 10. However, the 10-point scale display of each measurement scale shown in this example does not have to be the actual score calculated for each measurement scale. For example, the score of a measurement scale may be adjusted based on the score of another measurement scale related to it, and it may be determined which of the 10 points from 1 to 10 the original score corresponds to based on the adjusted value. In this example, the score is displayed on a 10-point scale, but this is not limited to this and may be displayed on a 5-point scale from 1 to 5, or on a 100-point scale from 1 to 100, or as a decimal value from 0 to 1, or in some other way.

In this example, for "strategic planning ability," a sentence explaining skills such as "skills to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the company/competitors and to construct business models and strategies" and the scores of the measurement scales for knowledge of "environmental analysis" and "strategy/business models" used to evaluate this skill are displayed. For "customer understanding ability," a sentence explaining skills such as "skills to understand the pain/gains of customers and design user experiences" and the scores of the measurement scales for knowledge of "target pain/gains" and "user experience design" used to evaluate this skill are displayed. For "creativity," a sentence explaining skills such as "skills to advance ideation in a team to generate valuable ideas" and the scores of the measurement scales for knowledge of "ideation" used to evaluate this skill are displayed. For "hypothesis verification ability," a sentence explaining skills such as "skills to implement MVP, correctly interpret the data, and promote improvements" and the scores of the measurement scales for knowledge of "implementing MVP" and "data analysis" used to evaluate this skill are displayed. For "ability to realize," the survey displays a passage that explains skills such as "the skills to make a plan, develop a product, and introduce it to the market," as well as the scores on the measurement scales related to knowledge of "roadmaps and indicators," "developing a product," and "delivering a product," which were used to evaluate this skill. For "ability to build a team," the survey displays a passage that explains skills such as "the skills to build a team in which everyone sees the product as their own, and to bring stakeholders together," as well as the scores on the measurement scales related to knowledge of "creating a product-oriented team," "the team surrounding the product manager," and "development methods," which were used to evaluate this skill.

The display example shown in FIG. 11 displays information related to product management knowledge. In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates evaluation values for evaluation items related to product management knowledge based on the evaluation results of six skills, as well as the scores of the measurement scales related to 13 knowledge items and the measurement scales related to six aptitudes. In this example, the server device 1 calculates evaluation values for four evaluation items, "Business," "Tech (Technology)," "UX," and "Team," and transmits the calculated evaluation values to the terminal device 3. Note that the terminal device 3 may calculate these evaluation values.

In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates evaluation values for four evaluation items, "Business", "Tech (Technology)", "UX", and "Team", based on the scores of the measurement scales related to the 13 pieces of knowledge. For example, the measurement scales related to the 13 pieces of knowledge are pre-associated with one of the five attributes, "Business", "Tech (Technology)", "UX", "Team", and "None". The server device 1 acquires the scores of the measurement scales related to one or more pieces of knowledge associated with the four evaluation items, and calculates the average or weighted average of the acquired scores as the evaluation value of the evaluation item. Note that the calculation method of the evaluation items is not limited to this, and any calculation method may be adopted.

For example, attributes of "Business" can be associated with the measurement scales of "Environmental Analysis", "Strategy/Business Model", "Roadmap and Indicators", and "Data Analysis". The server device 1 can calculate an evaluation value for "Business" based on the scores of the measurement scales of "Environmental Analysis", "Strategy/Business Model", "Roadmap and Indicators", and "Data Analysis". At this time, the server device 1 can calculate, for example, the average value of the scores of "Environmental Analysis", "Strategy/Business Model", "Roadmap and Indicators", and "Data Analysis", and use this average value as the evaluation value for "Business".

For example, the attribute "Tech" can be associated with the measurement scale of "Develop a product." For example, the attribute "UX" can be associated with the measurement scales of "Target pain/gain," "User experience design," and "Delivering the product." For example, the attribute "Team" can be associated with the measurement scales of "Creating a product-oriented team" and "Development methods."

The terminal device 3 displays the screen shown in the figure based on the evaluation values calculated for the four evaluation items. For example, the terminal device 3 displays a title string of "Knowledge of Product Management" at the top of the screen, and displays an explanatory string below this string, such as "Knowledge is necessary as a preliminary step to being able to use it as a skill. Product managers are required to have knowledge in four areas." The terminal device 3 also displays a triangular shape below these strings, and indicates the evaluation values of the evaluation items "Business," "Tech," and "UX" in association with each vertex of the triangle, and indicates the evaluation value of the evaluation item "Team" in the center of the triangle. The terminal device 3 displays the evaluation value calculated for each evaluation item as a number from 1 to 10 and the level information obtained by further evaluating this evaluation value on a four-level scale from 1 to 4, as well as a concentric circle shape whose radius increases or decreases according to the evaluation value.

The display example shown in FIG. 12 displays an explanation of the user's level of product management knowledge. For example, the terminal device 3 displays the text "Your knowledge results are as follows" at the top of the screen, and below this text, four long rectangular areas are displayed vertically, with each rectangular area displaying the name of each evaluation item, the level of the evaluation item, and explanatory text. These explanatory texts are stored, for example, by the server device 1 in association with the evaluation item and level, and are transmitted from the server device 1 to the terminal device 3 together with the evaluation results of the evaluation items. The terminal device 3 obtains information necessary for display, such as these texts, from the server device 1, and configures a specified screen to display on the display unit 34. However, this information may be stored by the terminal device 3 rather than the server device 1.

In this example, the top rectangular area indicates that the evaluation item for "Business" is "Level 4" and that the sentence "This is a level where you have advanced knowledge in the business area." The second rectangular area from the top indicates that the evaluation item for "Technology" is "Level 2" and that the sentence "This is a level where some learning is required in terms of user experience design." The third rectangular area indicates that the evaluation item for "UX" is "Level 3" and that the sentence "This is a level where you have sufficient knowledge in the UX area as a PM." The fourth rectangular area indicates that the evaluation item for "Team" is "Level 4" and that the sentence "This is a level where you have advanced knowledge in the area of team building."

In this example, the terminal device 3 also displays explanatory text for the four evaluation items below the four rectangular areas. In this example, text such as "Level 3 or above of all knowledge is required to be successful as a product manager" and "If it is difficult to immediately reach Level 3 in all areas, you can ask your team members to help you. At Level 4, it is a good idea to consider improving your skills in line with the style you are aiming for." are displayed.

The display example shown in FIG. 13 displays information related to the phases of a product life cycle. In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates an evaluation value that evaluates the user's suitability as a product manager for multiple predetermined phases of the product life cycle based on the evaluation results of the six skills and the scores on the measurement scales for the 13 knowledge items and the measurement scales for the six aptitude items. In this example, the server device 1 calculates evaluation values for three phases, early, middle, and late, and transmits the calculated evaluation values to the terminal device 3. Note that the terminal device 3 may calculate these evaluation values.

For example, the multiple questions presented to the test taker to calculate the scores on the measurement scale for the 13 pieces of knowledge are given an attribute of either "early", "middle", or "late". In this case, it is desirable to include at least one question for each piece of knowledge that is given an attribute of "early", "middle", and "late". The server device 1 can calculate evaluation values for the "early", "middle", and "late" by calculating a score for each piece of knowledge for each attribute of "early", "middle", and "late" and calculating the average of the 13 scores calculated for each attribute. Note that the method of calculating the evaluation values for the "early", "middle", and "late" is not limited to this, and any method may be adopted.

The terminal device 3 displays the screen shown in the figure based on the evaluation values calculated for the three phases. For example, the terminal device 3 displays a title string of "Phase" at the top of the screen, and displays an explanatory string below this string, such as "The capabilities required for the product life cycle are different. Here, it is divided into three phases, and each represents a capability." The terminal device 3 also displays a line graph below these strings, with the horizontal axis representing the life cycle (time) and the vertical axis representing the evaluation value, to show the change in the user's evaluation value for the three phases. The terminal device 3 labels the three phases with "0 → 1" for the early period, "1 → 10" for the middle period, and "10 → 100" for the late period, and plots and displays points corresponding to the evaluation value of each phase on the graph. The terminal device 3 displays the evaluation value calculated as a number from 1 to 10 for each phase, and the level information obtained by further evaluating this evaluation value on a four-level scale from 1 to 4.

The terminal device 3 also displays a string of explanatory text for each phase below the line graph. In this example, the terminal device 3 displays the explanatory text for the early phase, "0 → 1: Early stage of the product. Stage in which a direction is being explored for market acceptance." The terminal device 3 displays the explanatory text for the mid-stage phase, "1 → 10: Stage in which profitability is recognized and full-scale investment in product growth is made." The terminal device 3 displays the explanatory text for the later stage phase, "10 → 100: Stage in which a product is mature and is fulfilling its responsibilities in the market."

The display example shown in FIG. 14 displays information related to leadership style. In this embodiment, the server device 1 calculates scores for two measurement scales related to leadership, and further calculates evaluation values for evaluation items related to leadership style based on the calculated scores. In this example, the server device 1 calculates evaluation values for two evaluation items, "leadership-delegation" and "cooperation-assertion", and transmits the calculated evaluation values to the terminal device 3. Note that the terminal device 3 may also calculate these evaluation values.

The server device 1 calculates an evaluation value for "Leadership-Delegation" based on the score on the measurement scale for "Leadership". The server device 1 can convert the score on the measurement scale for "Leadership" calculated as a numerical value in the range of 1 to 10 into a numerical value in the range of -5 to +5, for example, to use it as an evaluation value for "Leadership-Delegation".

Similarly, the server device 1 calculates an evaluation value for "collaboration-assertiveness" based on the score on the measurement scale for "collaboration" related to leadership. The server device 1 can convert the score on the measurement scale for "collaboration" calculated as a number in the range of 1 to 10 into a number in the range of -5 to +5, for example, to use as the evaluation value for "collaboration-assertiveness".

The method of calculating the evaluation values for "towing-delegating" and "cooperating-asserting" is not limited to this, and any method may be used. In this example, the evaluation values are set to values between -5 and +5, but this is not limited to this, and the evaluation values may be calculated as values in any range. The evaluation values may be calculated as either integers or decimals, or may be non-numeric (for example, ranks A, B, C, etc.).

The terminal device 3 displays the illustrated screen based on the evaluation values calculated for the two evaluation items. For example, the terminal device 3 displays the title string "Leadership Style" at the top of the screen, and below this string displays an explanatory string such as "This represents your leadership style." The terminal device 3 also displays a two-dimensional graph below these strings, with the horizontal axis representing the evaluation value of "Lead-Delegate" and the vertical axis representing the evaluation value of "Cooperate-Assertive," and plots points corresponding to the evaluation values of "Lead-Delegate" and "Cooperate-Assertive" on this graph to show the evaluation values related to leadership style. The terminal device 3 determines the x and y coordinates of the two-dimensional graph based on the evaluation values calculated for each evaluation value in the range of -5 to +5, and plots points corresponding to the determined coordinates on the graph.

The terminal device 3 also displays, below the two-dimensional graph, the result of the user's leadership style assessment and a character string of explanatory text about the evaluation items used to assess the leadership style. In this example, the terminal device 3 displays the result of the assessment of the user's leadership style, "You are a cooperating leader." This assessment is made by the server device 1, for example, based on the x and y coordinates of the points plotted on the graph, and the server device 1 transmits the result of the assessment to the terminal device 3. The server device 1, for example, divides the two-dimensional graph into a number of regions, stores information in advance that associates a leadership style with each region, and assesses the leadership style by determining which region the points plotted on the graph are included in. The terminal device 3 also displays explanatory text about the evaluation items, such as "Leading: Take the initiative in making decisions and leading the members," "Delegating: Leave the decisions to each member," "Cooperation: Listen to the opinions of the members and summarize them," and "Assertive: Place importance on one's own thoughts."

The display example shown in FIG. 15 displays the evaluation results (scores) of the measurement scales related to aptitudes. The terminal device 3 displays the screen shown in the figure based on the scores of the measurement scales acquired from the server device 1 along with the evaluation results. For example, the terminal device 3 displays a title string of "Aptitudes" at the top of the screen, and below this string displays an explanatory string such as "Aptitudes are the foundation for becoming a good product manager." The terminal device 3 also displays the scores of six measurement scales related to aptitudes and a combined score below these strings. The server device 1 calculates the average of the scores of the six measurement scales to obtain an overall score, and transmits the calculated overall score to the terminal device 3 together with the evaluation results and other scores.

For example, the terminal device 3 displays each score using a graph that resembles the shape of a slider bar based on the scores acquired from the server device 1. That is, the terminal device 3 shows the high and low of each score by displaying a short bar-shaped area (slider) at a position according to the score within a long bar-shaped area (slider bar) in the horizontal direction. In this example, the left side of the slider bar represents a low score, the right side represents a high score, and the center is the standard score. The terminal device 3 displays seven slider bars lined up vertically, showing the scores in the following order from top to bottom: "Overall," "Foresight," "Initiative," "Toughness," "Exploratory," "Directive," and "Flexibility." In this example, the scores for each measurement scale are shown as numbers from 1 to 10.

Although not shown in the figure, the terminal device 3 may display explanatory text for each quality along with the scores on the quality measurement scale. Examples of explanatory text include "Overall: overall value of the six qualities," "Foresight: picturing the future and having a vision," "Proactiveness: thinking things through as if they were your own problem," "Toughness: the ability to forge ahead with determination without giving up," "Curiousity: proactively learning about things you don't know," "Openness: not being afraid of debate and expressing your opinions to improve the product," and "Flexibility: a sense of balance with a broad perspective."

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The above-mentioned display example is an example of a screen display assuming that an examinee who has taken a test for evaluating the aptitude of a product manager checks the evaluation results on the terminal device 3. In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, for example, the results of the test taken by multiple employees of a company can be checked by a human resources person of the company on the terminal device 3. In this case, the terminal device 3 obtains the evaluation results of the product manager aptitude of multiple employees that the human resources person is permitted to view from the server device 1, and simultaneously displays the multiple evaluation results.

For example, in the example display of skill evaluation results shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device 3 displays the skill evaluation results of multiple people superimposed on one radar chart. At this time, the terminal device 3 may display, for example, hexagonal figures corresponding to the evaluation results of each examinee in different colors. Furthermore, the terminal device 3 may calculate the average, minimum, or maximum value, etc., of the multiple people for the evaluation values of each skill based on the evaluation results of multiple people, and display the calculated average value, etc., superimposed on the evaluation results of one or more examinees.

The above-mentioned display example is an example of a screen display that assumes the display of a single evaluation result of a user taking a test or the like to evaluate the suitability of a product manager. In the information processing system according to this embodiment, for example, if the user has taken this test or the like multiple times, the latest evaluation result may be displayed in comparison with one or more previous evaluation results, thereby presenting the user with a time-series change in the evaluation results. In this case, the terminal device 3 obtains from the server device 1 the evaluation results of tests or the like taken by the user in the past, and simultaneously displays the latest evaluation result and one or more previous evaluation results.

For example, in the example of displaying the skill evaluation results shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device 3 displays multiple skill evaluation results superimposed on one radar chart. At this time, the terminal device 3 may, for example, display the most recent evaluation results in a dark color and the past evaluation results in a light color, and may display the hexagonal figures corresponding to the evaluation results in different shadings. Also, for example, a line graph or bar graph with time on the horizontal axis and evaluation value on the vertical axis may be displayed for each individual skill.

<Summary>
In the information processing system according to the present embodiment configured as above, the server device 1 transmits questions on measurement scales for measuring the skills of a product manager to the terminal device 3, acquires answers of the examinee to the questions received by the terminal device 3, calculates a score on the measurement scale based on the acquired answers, and evaluates the skills based on the calculated score. By using measurement scales suitable for evaluating product managers, the server device 1 is expected to accurately evaluate the suitability of the examinee for product management.

In addition, in the information processing system according to this embodiment, the measurement scales for measuring the skills of a product manager include a measurement scale for knowledge and a measurement scale for aptitude. By evaluating skills based on such measurement scales, the server device 1 is expected to accurately evaluate the suitability of the examinee for a product manager position.

In addition, in the information processing system according to this embodiment, questions regarding the measurement scale for knowledge that have both right and wrong answers are output, and questions regarding the measurement scale for aptitude that have both right and wrong answers are output. This allows the server device 1 to output questions appropriate for the measurement scale for knowledge and calculate a score, and it is expected that the server device 1 will output questions appropriate for the measurement scale for aptitude and calculate a score.

In addition, in the information processing system according to this embodiment, the skills of a product manager are associated with one or more measurement scales related to knowledge, and the server device 1 calculates an evaluation value for each skill based on the scores of the associated measurement scales related to knowledge and the scores of the measurement scales related to aptitude. This allows the server device 1 to be expected to accurately calculate the evaluation value related to the skills of a product manager.

In addition, in the information processing system according to this embodiment, the terminal device 3 compares and displays multiple evaluation results regarding the user's skills based on the information acquired from the server device 1. This is expected to present the evaluation results of the aptitude for a product manager, expressed by multiple skills, in a manner that is easy for the user to understand.

The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and should not be considered limiting. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims, not by the above meaning, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Server device 3 Terminal device 11 Processing unit 11a Question output unit 11b Answer acquisition unit 11c Score calculation unit 11d Skill evaluation unit 11e Display processing unit 12 Storage unit 12a Server program 12b Question DB
12c Evaluation result DB
13 Communication unit 31 Processing unit 31a Question display processing unit 31b Answer receiving unit 31c Evaluation display processing unit 32 Storage unit 32a Program 33 Communication unit 34 Display unit 35 Operation unit 98, 99 Recording medium

Claims (13)

Output questions on the measurement scale to measure the skills of product managers,
The measurement scale includes a measurement scale for knowledge and a measurement scale for ability,
The skills are associated with one or more knowledge metrics;
Obtaining answers to the output questions from the test-taker;
Calculating a score for the measurement scale based on the responses obtained;
calculating an evaluation value of a plurality of skills of the test taker based on the scores of the corresponding one or more measurement scales related to knowledge and the scores of the measurement scales related to aptitude;
An information processing method in which the processing is performed by an information processing device. outputting questions regarding the measurement scale for said knowledge, the questions having correct and incorrect answers;
calculating a score for the knowledge metric based on the number of correct answers to the questions;
The information processing method according to claim 1 . outputting a question that has no right or wrong answer as a question on a measurement scale for the aptitude;
3. The information processing method according to claim 1 . Accepting answers to questions on a measurement scale regarding the aptitudes as multi-level numerical values indicating the degree of the aptitudes;
calculating a score for the measurement scale relating to the aptitudes based on a weighted average of the numerical answers received for the plurality of questions;
The information processing method according to claim 3 . and comparing and displaying the evaluation values of the plurality of skills of the examinee.
5. An information processing method according to claim 1 . Evaluating a plurality of knowledge-related evaluation items based on the scores calculated for the knowledge measurement scale;
Contrast and display the evaluation results of a plurality of evaluation items related to the examinee's knowledge.
6. An information processing method according to claim 1 . Evaluating suitability for a plurality of stages in a product's life cycle based on the evaluation value of the skills;
Contrast and display the assessment results of the examinee's aptitude for a plurality of periods in the product's life cycle;
7. An information processing method according to claim 1 . Output questions on leadership measurement scales,
calculating a score for the leadership measurement scale based on the answers to questions regarding the leadership measurement scale;
Evaluating a plurality of evaluation items related to leadership based on the calculated scores on the leadership measurement scale ;
determining a leadership style based on the evaluation results for the plurality of leadership evaluation items ;
displaying the test-taker's leadership style;
8. An information processing method according to claim 1 . Evaluating a plurality of evaluation items related to the aptitudes based on the scores calculated for the measurement scales related to the aptitudes;
and comparing and displaying the evaluation results of a plurality of evaluation items related to the examinee's aptitude.
9. An information processing method according to claim 1 . storing an evaluation value regarding the skill of the test taker;
Displaying a time series change in the evaluation value regarding the skill of the test taker;
10. An information processing method according to claim 1 . Displaying the skill evaluation scores of multiple test takers in comparison;
An information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 . On the computer,
Output questions on the measurement scale to measure the skills of product managers,
The measurement scale includes a measurement scale for knowledge and a measurement scale for ability,
The skills are associated with one or more knowledge metrics;
Obtaining answers to the output questions from the test-taker;
Calculating a score for the measurement scale based on the responses obtained;
Calculating evaluation values of the plurality of skills of the examinee based on the scores of the measurement scales related to one or more associated knowledge and the scores of the measurement scales related to aptitude.
A computer program that performs processing. a question output unit that outputs questions regarding a measurement scale for measuring the skills of a product manager;
The measurement scale includes a measurement scale for knowledge and a measurement scale for ability,
The skills are associated with one or more knowledge metrics;
Furthermore,
an answer acquisition unit that acquires answers to the output questions from the test taker;
A score calculation unit that calculates a score for the measurement scale based on the acquired answers;
and a skill evaluation unit that calculates evaluation values of a plurality of skills of the examinee based on the scores of the measurement scales related to one or more associated knowledge and the scores of the measurement scales related to aptitude .
Information processing device.

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