an integrated system organizes a company &# 39 ; s experiences , operating procedures , best practices , information sources , competitive information and analytical tools . the goal is increasing profitability within a due diligence process while facilitating ongoing operations . the system incorporates a method for collaborating on due diligence issues to affect knowledge building within due diligence teams . the method includes accessing stored , accumulated knowledge in a repository from prior due diligence exercises , applying to due diligence decisions criteria based on consolidated analytical building blocks of past due diligence exercises and storing newly accumulated knowledge from the current due diligence exercise into the repository of accumulated knowledge .