Method for evaluating the readiness of an organization

• US 20040148208A1
• Filed: 01/29/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: George B. Weathersby
• Original Assignee: George B. Weathersby
• Inventors: Weathersby, George B.
• Application Number:
  US10/352,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20040148208A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063118 Staff planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method collects data from individuals about the organization itself, and provides a measurement of an organization'"'"'s relationship to its members who are relevant to execution. The method incorporates a set of interrelated, heuristic, leading indicators of success, including the following: Awareness; Own Role; Agreement; Preparation; and Recognition.

Claims

1. A computer method for providing data about an organization, including the steps of:

a) surveying members of the organization with respect characteristics of the organization;

b) said surveying step posing statements to said members as a series of factors that have a heuristic logical relation one to another;

c) members responding in said surveying step on a quantitative scale;

d) storing results of said surveying step;

e) calculating from said results a score or scores that provide an index of organizational readiness;

f) generating a report or reports based on said score or scores.

2. A computer method as in claim 1, wherein said factors include one or more of the following:

a) the organization has presented the essential nature and/or properties of characteristic such that the member understands the characteristic;

b) the organization has presented the role of members such that a member understands his or her role in the success of a characteristic;

c) the organization has generated significant support for a characteristic from a member;

d) the organization has provided a member with access to the tools and knowledge needed for success in his or her role with respect to the characteristic;

e) the organization systematically provides recognition and/or reward to a member for his or her successful accomplishment of his or her role with respect to the characteristic.

3. A computer method as in claim 1, wherein said scores includes the following score:

a readiness index (RI) calculated by dividing the member'"'"'s result for each factor by a target achievement level for that factor to yield a factor percentage score (FPS) and then multiplying together the FPSs for a plurality of factors.

4. A computer method as in claim 1, wherein said scores includes the following score:

a readiness index (RI) calculated by converting result for a group of members to a mean or average for each factor and dividing the mean or average result by a target achievement level for that factor to yield a factor percentage score (FPS), and then multiplying together the FPS for a plurality of factors.

5. A computer method as in claim 1, wherein said scores include the following score:

an execution index calculated by determining the number of groups whose RI equals or exceeds the target achievement level for each of a plurality of factors, converting the number to a percentage by dividing the number by a number of groups, weighting each percentage by a factor equal to the target achievement level for a factor by the sum of the target achievement levels for the plurality of factors, and summing the weighted percentages.