US 8,554,593 B2Granted

System and method for quantitative assessment of organizational adaptability

AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

InventorsKas Kasravi, William T. Rhodes, Reinier J. Aerdts, Thomas L. Hill, Edward W. Kettler, III, Jean B. Lehmann, William J. Markham, Randall F. Mears, William H. Phifer, Donna M. Stemmer, Jeffrey L. Wacker

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Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for measuring and assessing an organization's business adaptability is provided. In one embodiment, a taxonomy comprising a hierarchical list of taxonomy indicators that captures organizational elements that can be used to measure an organization's responsiveness to change is created. The taxonomy indicators are industry specific. A set of weights associated with the elements of the taxonomy, indicating a relevant contribution of each element to an overall adaptability of an organization, is assigned. The set of weights are industry specific. An enterprise profile is created assigning a level of adaptability to each taxonomy indicator indicating where, in a range of scores from low to high, an enterprise rates relative to the relevant taxonomy indicator. An adaptability result of the organization from the weights, taxonomy, and enterprise profile is then calculated. The adaptability result provides a quantitative assessment of the organization's adaptability.

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A method in computer system having a processor and a memory, for measuring and assessing an organization's business adaptability, the method comprising:

creating a taxonomy in the memory, the taxonomy comprising a hierarchical list of taxonomy indicators that captures organizational elements that can be used to measure an organization's responsiveness to change wherein the taxonomy indicators are industry specific;
assigning a set of weights associated with the elements of the taxonomy, indicating a relevant contribution of each element to an overall adaptability of an organization, wherein the weights are industry specific, wherein the weights are stored in the memory, and wherein the weights are determined from a data comparison of the organizational elements for a predetermined set of agile organizations to the organizational elements for a predetermined set of non-agile organizations;
determining an enterprise profile for the organization from a series of organization specific inputs into the computer system;
and
calculating an adaptability result of the organization from the weights, taxonomy, and enterprise profile with the processor, wherein the adaptability result provides a quantitative assessment of the organization's adaptability, and wherein the adaptability result includes a profile index providing an indication of an enterprise agility, and one assessment index providing an indication of specific factors used in determining the indication of enterprise agility, and a confidence factor providing an indication of completeness of the enterprise profile.

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A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for measuring and assessing an organization's business adaptability, the computer program product comprising:

first instructions for creating a taxonomy comprising a hierarchical list of taxonomy indicators that captures organizational elements that can be used to measure an organization's responsiveness to change wherein the taxonomy indicators are industry specific;
second instructions for assigning a set of weights associated with the elements of the taxonomy, indicating a relevant contribution of each element to an overall adaptability of an organization, wherein the weights are industry specific and wherein the weights are determined from a data comparison of the organizational elements for a predetermined set of agile organizations to the organizational elements for a predetermined set of non-agile organizations;
third instructions for determining an enterprise profile for the organization;
and
fourth instructions for calculating an adaptability result of the organization from the weights, taxonomy, and enterprise profile, wherein the adaptability result provides a quantitative assessment of the organization's adaptability, and wherein the adaptability result includes a profile index providing an indication of an enterprise agility, an one assessment index providing an indication of specific factors used in determining the indication of enterprise agility, and a confidence factor providing an indication of completeness of the enterprise profile.

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A system for measuring and assessing an organization's business adaptability, the system comprising:

first means for creating a taxonomy comprising a hierarchical list of taxonomy indicators that captures organizational elements that can be used to measure an organization's responsiveness to change wherein the taxonomy indicators are industry specific;
second means for assigning a set of weights associated with the elements of the taxonomy, indicating a relevant contribution of each element to an overall adaptability of an organization, wherein the weights are industry specific and wherein the weights are determined from a data comparison of the organizational elements for a predetermined set of agile organizations to the organizational elements for a predetermined set of non-agile organizations;
third means for determining an enterprise profile for the organization;
and
fourth means for calculating an adaptability result of the organization from the weights, taxonomy, and enterprise profile, wherein the adaptability result provides a quantitative assessment of the organization's adaptability, and wherein the adaptability result includes a profile index providing an indication of an enterprise agility, an one assessment index providing an indication of specific factors used in determining the indication of enterprise agility, and a confidence factor providing an indication of completeness of the enterprise profile.

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