Apparatus and method for prioritizing opportunities
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorSarah Laskoski
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Abstract
A tool or system is disclosed for evaluating opportunities that rely upon more consistent, direct factors relating to the business of the user and its effect on the business, and which prioritizes opportunities based on a non-monetary value. The tool or system uses a relative analysis between a non-monetary value and documented financial history, such as a balance sheet to prioritize the opportunities entered into the system.
Claims42
A tool to prioritize opportunities by assigning a relative calculated value to every opportunity, the tool comprising:
- at least one module having a plurality of value drivers;
- a plurality of user-specified variables in response to the value drivers;
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- a processor operative to calculate an opportunity value for each entered opportunity by a pre-determined function using said user-specified variables, to store the calculated opportunity values for each entered opportunity, and to prioritize the calculated opportunity values.
A system to prioritize licensing opportunities by assigning a relative calculated value to every opportunity, said tool comprising:
- a plurality of modules each having a plurality of value drivers, said plurality of modules comprising:
- a market module having a plurality of value drivers relating to the marketability of the entered opportunity;
- a cost module having a plurality of value drivers relating to financial needs, implications, and cost feasibility of the entered opportunity;
- an efficiency module having a plurality of value drivers relating to efficiency of the entered opportunity;
- and
- an impact module having a plurality of value drivers relating to overall impact of the entered opportunity on the licensee product and licensee customers;
- a plurality of user-specified variables, linked to pre-determined weighting factors, in response to the value drivers;
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- a processor operative to calculate an opportunity value for each entered opportunity by a pre-determined function using the user-specified variables, to store the calculated opportunity values for each entered opportunity, and to prioritize the calculated opportunity values.
A method for prioritizing opportunities by assigning a relative calculated value to every opportunity, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one module having a plurality of value drivers;
- providing user-specified variables in response to each of a plurality of value drivers;
- calculating an opportunity value for each entered opportunity using a pre-determined function utilizing the user-specified variables;
- storing the calculated opportunity values for each entered opportunity;
- and
- prioritizing the calculated opportunity values.
A method to prioritize licensing opportunities by assigning a relative calculated value to every opportunity, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of modules each having a plurality of value drivers, the plurality of modules comprising:
- a market module having a plurality of value drivers relating to the marketability of the entered opportunity;
- a cost module having a plurality of value drivers relating to financial needs, implications, and cost feasibility of the entered opportunity;
- an efficiency module having a plurality of value drivers relating to efficiency of the entered opportunity;
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- an impact module having a plurality of value drivers relating to overall impact of the entered opportunity on the licensee product and licensee customers;
- applying pre-determined weighting factors to each of the plurality of value drivers;
- a published form on an accessible information network that displays at least one of the plurality of value drivers;
- providing a plurality of user-specified variables, linked to pre-determined weighting factors, in response to the value drivers;
- calculating a total score and module scores for each entered opportunity by a pre-determined function using the user-specified variables;
- storing the calculated opportunity values for each entered opportunity;
- notifying a recipient about the entered opportunity and corresponding total and module scores;
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- prioritizing the calculated opportunity values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.