1. A method for defining an enterprise organisation and protecting a document, the method implemented by an interactive computer system, the document being stored in a computer-controlled repository, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining two or more management groups, wherein each of the management groups are assigned at least one group type; (b) assigning a relationship link between pairs of the management groups, whereby assigning the relationships linking the management groups defines a hierarchy of the enterprise organisation; (c) assigning a relationship link type to each relationship link, wherein the relationship link type is selected from a predefined set including at least two relationship link types; (d) storing data indicative of the management groups and corresponding relationship link between pairs of the management groups in a computer-controlled database; (e) defining document properties associated with the document, the document properties being indicative of a first management group having ownership of the document; the document properties being further indicative of an access restriction to the document for another management group on the basis of the hierarchy of the enterprise organisation being dependant on a relationship link type associating such management group to the first management group, wherein the document properties comprise a respective access restriction associated with each of the at least two relationship link types included in the predefined set; (f) reviewing the document properties and associating access rights including a level of access to the document, the access rights further granting access to a second management group in accordance with the hierarchy of the enterprise organisation and relationship link type associating the second management group through to the first management group; (g) granting an employee belonging to the second management group access to the document, when at least the second management group satisfies the access rights associated with the document.
1. A method for defining an enterprise organisation and protecting a document, the method implemented by an interactive computer system, the document being stored in a computer-controlled repository, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining two or more management groups, wherein each of the management groups are assigned at least one group type; (b) assigning a relationship link between pairs of the management groups, whereby assigning the relationships linking the management groups defines a hierarchy of the enterprise organisation; (c) assigning a relationship link type to each relationship link, wherein the relationship link type is selected from a predefined set including at least two relationship link types; (d) storing data indicative of the management groups and corresponding relationship link between pairs of the management groups in a computer-controlled database; (e) defining document properties associated with the document, the document properties being indicative of a first management group having ownership of the document; the document properties being further indicative of an access restriction to the document for another management group on the basis of the hierarchy of the enterprise organisation being dependant on a relationship link type associating such management group to the first management group, wherein the document properties comprise a respective access restriction associated with each of the at least two relationship link types included in the predefined set; (f) reviewing the document properties and associating access rights including a level of access to the document, the access rights further granting access to a second management group in accordance with the hierarchy of the enterprise organisation and relationship link type associating the second management group through to the first management group; (g) granting an employee belonging to the second management group access to the document, when at least the second management group satisfies the access rights associated with the document. 5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: defining one or more sub-group within the management groups; wherein subgroup type is selected from the set of “group head”, “administrative assistant”, “direct report”, “project leader”, “project sponsor”, “project manager”, and “project team member”.