System and method for identifying and monitoring best practices of an enterprise
First Claim
1. A process for identifying and monitoring one or more best practices of an enterprise, comprising:
- defining a set of criteria for determining whether each of a plurality of practices of the enterprise qualify as a best practice of the enterprise;
receiving a practice profile of a particular practice of the enterprise, the practice profile comprising information associated with the particular practice and relating to one or more of the criteria; and
performing a maturity assessment process to determine, based on a comparison between the practice profile for the particular practice and the set of criteria, whether the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise and, if the particular practice so qualifies, assigning a best practice maturity level to the particular practice, the best practice maturity level defining to what degree the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a process for identifying and monitoring one or more best practices of an enterprise includes defining a set of criteria for determining whether each of a plurality of practices of the enterprise qualify as a best practice of the enterprise. The process also includes receiving a practice profile of a particular practice of the enterprise, the practice profile comprising information associated with the particular practice and relating to one or more of the criteria. The process also includes performing a maturity assessment process to determine, based on a comparison between the practice profile for the particular practice and the set of criteria, whether the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise and, if the particular practice so qualifies, assigning a best practice maturity level to the particular practice, the best practice maturity level defining to what degree the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise.
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1. A process for identifying and monitoring one or more best practices of an enterprise, comprising:
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defining a set of criteria for determining whether each of a plurality of practices of the enterprise qualify as a best practice of the enterprise;
receiving a practice profile of a particular practice of the enterprise, the practice profile comprising information associated with the particular practice and relating to one or more of the criteria; and
performing a maturity assessment process to determine, based on a comparison between the practice profile for the particular practice and the set of criteria, whether the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise and, if the particular practice so qualifies, assigning a best practice maturity level to the particular practice, the best practice maturity level defining to what degree the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for identifying and monitoring one or more best practices of an enterprise, comprising:
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a database operable to store a set of predefined criteria for determining whether each of a plurality of practices of the enterprise qualify as a best practice of the enterprise;
a best practices tool operable to;
receive a practice profile of a particular practice of the enterprise, the practice profile comprising information associated with the particular practice and relating to one or more of the criteria; and
perform a maturity assessment process to determine, based on a comparison between the practice profile for the particular practice and the set of criteria, whether the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise and, if the particular practice so qualifies, assign a best practice maturity level to the particular practice, the best practice maturity level defining to what degree the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Software for identifying and monitoring one or more best practices of an enterprise, the software being embodied in computer-readable media and when executed operable to:
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define a set of criteria for determining whether each of a plurality of practices of the enterprise qualify as a best practice of the enterprise;
receive a practice profile of a particular practice of the enterprise, the practice profile comprising information associated with the particular practice and relating to one or more of the criteria; and
perform a maturity assessment process to determine, based on a comparison between the practice profile for the particular practice and the set of criteria, whether the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise and, if the particular practice so qualifies, assign a best practice maturity level to the particular practice, the best practice maturity level defining to what degree the particular practice qualifies as a best practice of the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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