US 2011/0258020 A1Published application

Evaluating initiatives

AssigneeAccenture Global Services Limited

InventorsShreekant W. Shiralkar, Phani Kumar Bokka, Vibha Gupta

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Abstract

Technology development initiatives are objectively evaluated using a framework that includes a set of evaluation parameters and scoring rules. Predefined evaluation parameter values are associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also associated with scoring rules that can be used to generate score component associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also grouped and the score components associated with the evaluation parameters are modified based on a scoring rule for the evaluation parameter group. The modified score components are used to generate final scores for the technology development initiatives, and the final scores are used to evaluate the technology development initiatives relative to other initiatives or relative to thresholds.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, for an associated investment proposal for an organization, a selected value for each evaluation parameter of a predetermined set of evaluation parameters, the evaluation parameters being selected for evaluating one or more characteristics of investment proposals;
generating, by at least one computer processor, a score for the associated investment proposal based on the received values and a rule set, the rule set providing instructions for generating a score for an investment proposal using selected values for each evaluation parameter;
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outputting the score for the associated investment proposal for use in evaluating the associated investment proposal,
wherein generating a score for the associated investment proposal includes processing each selected value according to a scoring rule associated with the corresponding evaluation parameter to generate score components,
wherein the evaluation parameters are associated with parameter categories, and
wherein generating the score for the associated investment proposal includes processing the score components for each evaluation parameter in a category according to a scoring rule associated with the category.

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Application: 12/839,501Filed 20 Jul 2010
Priority: IN 1122/CHE/201020 Apr 2010
Published: 20 Oct 2011
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Classification3 codes

G06Q 10/04
Administration; Management: forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or…
G06Q 10/06375
Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of…:…
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial