Back to results
US 2010/0250328 A1Published application
Business assessment method
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAli P. Arsanjani, Graham Paul Bate, Edward H. B. Giesen, Thomas Franklin Guinan, Raman Harishankar, Kerrie Lamont Holley, Jorge L. C. Sanz, Sham Madhukar Vaidya
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An assessment of a business is performed using a computer implemented tool to provide a strategy model, an operating model, and an IT model. The assessment is performed by a services providing company for a client company. The assessment is used to create a SOA solution for the business. The services providing company may also implement the SOA solution for the business.
Claims4
A method of assessing a business, comprising the steps of:
- constructing, using a computer implemented tool, a strategy model having a value proposition revenue model, a business intent, and an enterprise model;
- constructing, using a computer implemented tool, an operating model having business components, interactions, and services;
- processes outcomes, and performance KPIs;
- and organization, skills, capabilities, and assets;
- constructing, using a computer implemented tool, an IT model having enterprise architecture, SOA solution, applications and infrastructure;
- wherein said strategy model depends upon said KPIs in said operating model and provides design objectives to said operating model which depends therefrom;
- and
- wherein said IT model depends upon requirements and business use cases provided by said operating model, and said IT model provides performance metrics to said operating model which depends therefrom.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.