Method and apparatus for formalizing information technology (IT) business decision making
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBonnie K. Ray, Mary E. Helander, Richard C. Henderson
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Abstract
A method, framework, and system for providing formalized Information Technology (IT) business decision making, which includes determining a relationship between at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and at least one Information Technology (IT) performance metric, and determining a business value based on the at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and the at least one Information Technology (IT) performance metric to optimize an Information Technology (IT) business decision based on at least one predetermined business objective. The at least one predetermined business objective is based on a set of system constraints.
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A method of providing formalized Information Technology (IT) business decision making, the method comprising:
- determining, on a processor of a computer, a relationship between at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics;
- determining a business value based on said relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics to optimize an Information Technology (IT) business decision based on at least one predetermined business objective,
- wherein said at least one predetermined business objective is based on a set of system constraints, and
- wherein said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of efficiency, robustness of Information Technology (IT) environment, enhancement of employee productivity, and Information Technology (IT) effectiveness;
- and
- optimizing on the processor of the computer, based on said at least one predetermined business objective, said Information Technology (IT) business decision using said business value, wherein said optimizing incorporates uncertainty concerning the relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics through a random error component,
- wherein said random error component enters the relationship as:
- Yj=G(x1, . . . , xn)+εj
- wherein G represents a relationship between one of said at least two Information Technology IT performance metrics and one of said at least one Information Technology IT environmental element and x represents a decision variable, and
- wherein optimizing said Information Technology (IT) business decision comprises stochastic optimization.
A system for providing formalized Information Technology (IT) business decision making, the system comprising:
- a computer processing unit, comprising:
- a first determining unit configured to determine at least one relationship between at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics;
- and
- a second determining unit configured to:
- determine a business value based on said relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics, and
- optimize an Information Technology (IT) business decision based on at least one predetermined business objective using said business value,
- wherein said at least one predetermined business objective is based on a set of system constraints,
- wherein said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of efficiency, robustness of Information Technology (IT) environment, enhancement of employee productivity, and Information Technology (IT) effectiveness,
- wherein optimizing said Information Technology (IT) business decision incorporates uncertainty concerning the relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics through a random error component,
- wherein said random error component enters the relationship as:
- Yj=G(x1, . . . , xn)+εj
- wherein G represents a relationship between one of said at least two Information Technology IT performance metrics and one of said at least one Information Technology IT environmental element and x represents a decision variable, and
- wherein optimizing said Information Technology (IT) business decision comprises stochastic optimization.
A tangible computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of recordable, machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of providing formalized Information Technology (IT) business decision making, the method comprising:
- determining a relationship between at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics;
- determining a business value based on said relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics to optimize an Information Technology (IT) business decision based on at least one predetermined business objective,
- wherein said at least one predetermined business objective is based on a set of system constraints, and
- wherein said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics are selected from the group consisting of efficiency, robustness of Information Technology (IT) environment, enhancement of employee productivity, and Information Technology (IT) effectiveness;
- and
- optimizing, based on said at least one predetermined business objective, said Information Technology (IT) business decision using said business value, wherein said optimizing incorporates uncertainty concerning the relationship between said at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and said at least two Information Technology (IT) performance metrics through a random error component,
- wherein said random error component enters the relationship as:
- Yj=G(x1, . . . xn)+εj
- wherein G represents a relationship between one of said at least two Information Technology IT performance metrics and one of said at least one Information Technology IT environmental element and x represents a decision variable, and
- wherein optimizing said Information Technology (IT) business decision comprises stochastic optimization.
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