Method of developing services on an infrastructure

• US 20040093247A1
• Filed: 08/29/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke KPN NV
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke KPN NV
• Inventors: Baken, Nicolaius Henricus Gerardus
• Application Number:
  US10/652,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20040093247A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.36
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change

Abstract

This invention discloses a method of developing services on an infrastructure. The method consists of defining a model for the infrastructure with three dimensions. The dimensions represent the following:

a first dimension relates to a topographical architecture of the infrastructure,

a second dimension relates to a number of main functions which have to be performed in the infrastructure, and

a third dimension relates to a role which parties involved in developing said services can play.

The next item in the method is playing of a game to develop said services that are financially validated.

Claims

1. Method of developing services on an infrastructure by:

defining a model with three dimensions, in which

a first dimension relates to a topographical architecture of the infrastructure,

a second dimension relates to a number of main functions which have to be performed in the infrastructure, and

a third dimension relates to a role which parties involved in developing said services can play, and

playing a game to develop said services that are financially validated.

2. Method according to claim 1 characterized by playing said game in accordance with the following actions:

mapping at least one of said parties to at least one of said roles to play,

generating ideas as to new, potential services on said infrastructures,

identifying costs and profits for said new, potential services,

selecting one or more of said new, potential services in accordance with predetermined selection criteria.

3. Method according to claim 1 characterized in that said infrastructure comprises an infrastructure for information and communication technology (ICT) services.

4. Method according to claim 1 characterized by using at least one of ABC methodology and Real Options Theory for design and financial validation of said new, potential service.

5. Method according to claim 1 characterized by playing the game in at least two rounds, wherein

in a first round said parties develop said services by mutual agreement

in a second round each of said parties is awarded only limited resources to realize said services in order to establish by mutual negotiations a hierarchy in said services.

6. Method according to claim 5, wherein said game comprises a third round in which said parties develop a route towards an amended infrastructure allowing said services to be provided in the future.

7. Method according to claim 1 characterized in that said second dimension comprises:

a first actual infrastructure layer,

a second administrative layer, and

a third value added services (VAS) layer.

8. Method according to claim 1 characterized in that said second dimension is the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model.

9. Use of a method of developing services on an infrastructure by:

defining a model with three dimensions, in which

a first dimension relates to a topographical architecture of the infrastructure,

a second dimension relates to a number of main functions which have to be performed in the infrastructure, and

a third dimension relates to a role which parties involved in developing said services can play.