1. A method for managing resource allocations within an intellectual property portfolio, said method comprising: (i) determining available resource capacity for an intellectual property activity in a tracking system; (ii) assigning technical attributes to the activity in the tracking system; (iii) apportioning resource capacity for the activity by technical attribute based on a value assigned to each of the technical attributes and based on available resource capacity; (iv) obtaining actual resource usage by technical attribute from the tracking system; and (v) managing resource allocation for the intellectual property activity by determining the difference between the actual resource usage and the resource allocation by technical attribute.