Business method for information technology services for legacy applications of a client
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1. A method of transforming legacy business services for a client, comprising the steps of:
- predefining components having service elements and corresponding questions, based on market research;
receiving from a client parameters for said service elements as responses to said questions;
selecting and pricing service elements for said client by determining business value of said service elements from said parameters; and
delivering the selected service elements to said client.
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An information technology services company provides legacy software maintenance to a client company. Components for transformation of legacy software applications are predefined based on market research. Service elements and questions corresponding thereto are also defined. Service elements may have value drivers defined. Responses to the questions are received from the client as parameters for the service elements. Certain service elements are selected and priced by determining business value from the parameters. The selected service elements are then delivered to the client.
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1. A method of transforming legacy business services for a client, comprising the steps of:
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predefining components having service elements and corresponding questions, based on market research;
receiving from a client parameters for said service elements as responses to said questions;
selecting and pricing service elements for said client by determining business value of said service elements from said parameters; and
delivering the selected service elements to said client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for transforming legacy business services for a client, comprising:
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predefining components having service elements and corresponding questions, based on market research;
receiving from a client parameters for said service elements as responses to said questions;
selecting and pricing service elements for said client by determining business value of said service elements from said parameters; and
thereafter, delivering the selected service elements to said client. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A business method of providing information technology service to a client for transforming legacy applications, comprising the steps of:
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predefining components having service elements for legacy applications of a client, each said service element having one or more value drivers with corresponding parameters;
determining values for said corresponding parameters through collaboration with said client;
selecting service elements for said legacy applications of said client based on evaluating said value drivers using said values for said corresponding parameters; and
delivering the selected service elements to said client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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