Information technology enterprise manager

The system of claim i;in which the IT resources data group comprises at least one of:

• an IT applications data group;
• an IT assets data group;
• an IT staff data group;
• and
• an IT vendors data group.

A method of managing information technology (IT) for an organization, the method comprising:

• receiving and storing information in a computer-implemented relational database;
• and
• organizing the information in data groups in the database, the data groups comprising:
• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT resources data group;
• and
• an IT consumers data group.

A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for performing a method of managing information technology (IT) for an organization, the method comprising:

• receiving and storing information in a computer-implemented relational database;
• and
• organizing the information in data groups in the database, the data groups comprising:
• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT resources data group;
• and
• an IT consumers data group.

A network accessible computer-implemented information technology (IT) enterprise management system comprising:

• a computer server, the server coupled to the network, the server including:
• a computer-implemented relational database, the database including data entities organized into an organization of data groups, the data groups comprising:
• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT-resources data group;
• and
• an IT consumers data group.

A computer-implemented relational database, the database including data entities organized into data groups, the data groups comprising:

• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT applications data group;
• an IT assets data group;
• an IT staff data group;
• an IT vendors data group;
• an business processes data group;
• and
• an IT clients data group.

A computer-implemented information technology (IT) enterprise management system comprising:

• a computer-implemented relational database, the database including data entities organized into data groups, the data groups comprising:
• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT resources data group;
• and
• an IT consumers-data group;
• and
• a software module for using the database, the software module including a report generation engine.

A computer-implemented information technology (IT) enterprise management system comprising:

• a computer-implemented relational database, the database including data entities organized into data groups, the data groups comprising:
• an information technology (IT) services data group;
• an IT resources data group;
• and
• an IT consumers data group;
• and
• an IT project portfolio management software module operative to use the database to manage a portfolio of IT projects.

A method of creating a computer-implemented database for information technology (IT) management in an organization, the method comprising:

• storing an inventory of at least one of software applications and instances of the software applications in the database;
• storing an inventory of at least one of software application interfaces and instances of the software application interfaces in the database;
• storing an inventory of IT hardware assets in the database;
• storing an inventory of business processes in the database;
• storing an inventory of IT clients in the database;
• storing information about organizational units of the organization in the database;
• storing information about IT staff members of the organization in the database;
• storing information about IT services to the organization in the database;
• and
• storing information about IT vendors to the organization in the database.