Method and apparatus for a value framework and return on investment model
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for developing a client value proposition, wherein the client value proposition provides a proposed solution enabling a client to achieve its business objectives, comprising:
- performing a strategic assessment of the industry drivers to determine a client'"'"'s strategic intent;
identifying business process areas aligned to the client'"'"'s strategic intent;
determining required capabilities of the proposed solution;
estimating business processes improvements by linking proposed solutions to business benefits that the proposed solutions provide;
estimating a financial impact the proposed solution will have on the client; and
displaying the estimated business processes improvements and estimated financial impact on an output device.
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Abstract
A method and system for calculating the return-on-investments (ROI) for an enterprise architecture. The present invention discloses a unique set of metrics which provides improved accuracy for the economic and architecture for the construction of future systems. A preferred embodiment of the present invention focuses on developing process improvement assumptions associated with estimating the impact of the proposed capabilities. It includes the following components: an understanding of the client'"'"'s strategic drivers, an understanding of the key business process areas, an identification of the business capabilities that a solution can offer the client, an estimation of the business processes improvements, and an estimation of the financial impact the proposed solution will have on the client. The value framework and ROI model of the present invention incorporates a client'"'"'s strategic position and key processes before the benefits of a proposed solution or initiative can be estimated.
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27 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for developing a client value proposition, wherein the client value proposition provides a proposed solution enabling a client to achieve its business objectives, comprising:
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performing a strategic assessment of the industry drivers to determine a client'"'"'s strategic intent;
identifying business process areas aligned to the client'"'"'s strategic intent;
determining required capabilities of the proposed solution;
estimating business processes improvements by linking proposed solutions to business benefits that the proposed solutions provide;
estimating a financial impact the proposed solution will have on the client; and
displaying the estimated business processes improvements and estimated financial impact on an output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system for developing a client value proposition, wherein the client value proposition provides a proposed solution enabling a client to achieve its business objectives, comprising:
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performing means for performing a strategic assessment of the industry drivers to determine a client'"'"'s strategic intent;
identifying means for identifying business process areas aligned to the client'"'"'s strategic intent;
determining means for determining required capabilities of the proposed solution;
first estimating means for estimating business processes improvements by linking proposed solutions to business benefits that the proposed solutions provide;
second estimating means for estimating a financial impact the proposed solution will have on the client; and
displaying means for displaying the estimated business processes improvements and estimated financial impact on an output device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for developing a client value proposition, wherein the client value proposition provides a proposed solution enabling a client to achieve its business objectives, comprising:
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first instructions for performing a strategic assessment of the industry drivers to determine a client'"'"'s strategic intent;
second instructions for identifying business process areas aligned to the client'"'"'s strategic intent;
third instructions for determining required capabilities of the proposed solution;
fourth instructions for estimating business processes improvements by linking proposed solutions to business benefits that the proposed solutions provide;
fifth instructions for estimating a financial impact the proposed solution will have on the client; and
sixth instructions for displaying the estimated business processes improvements and estimated financial impact on an output device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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