Business method for continuous process improvement
First Claim
1. A method for business process management, comprising the steps of:
- defining a functional implementation of a business process;
defining an execution implementation of the business process;
defining a tracking structure based upon the functional implementation;
defining a plurality of tracking points associated with the tracking structure, wherein each tracking point corresponds to one or more of a plurality of tracked fields associated with metrics of the business process; and
mapping the tracking points to the execution implementation, such that a change in the technical implementation does not necessitate a change in the tracking structure.
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Abstract
Provided is a business method for continuous process improvement that separates the business implementation of a business from the technical implementation of the business. The functional process is defined in terms of tracking points, each tracking point associated with a tracking structure. Tracking points are comprised of tracking fields, each of which correspond to a specific business metric. Tracking points are mapped to points in the execution process such that a change in the execution process does not necessitate a change in the tracking structure. One metric provided is a timing interval, defined using two or more tracking points. Also provided are novel methods of database access in order to both simplify the creation of data reports and to speed up the execution of data reports. Also provided are definitions of and changes to functional processes, execution processes and timing intervals are accomplished in a “zero-code” environment.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for business process management, comprising the steps of:
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defining a functional implementation of a business process;
defining an execution implementation of the business process;
defining a tracking structure based upon the functional implementation;
defining a plurality of tracking points associated with the tracking structure, wherein each tracking point corresponds to one or more of a plurality of tracked fields associated with metrics of the business process; and
mapping the tracking points to the execution implementation, such that a change in the technical implementation does not necessitate a change in the tracking structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A system of business process management, comprising:
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logic for defining a functional implementation of a business process;
logic for defining an execution implementation of the business process;
logic for defining a tracking structure based upon the functional implementation;
logic for defining a plurality of tracking points associated with the tracking structure, wherein each tracking point corresponds to one or more of a plurality of tracked fields associated with metrics of the business process; and
logic for mapping the tracking points to the execution implementation, such that a change in the technical implementation does not necessitate a change in the tracking structure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A computer program product, comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, stored on the recording medium, for defining a functional implementation of a business process;
means, stored on the recording medium, for defining an execution implementation of the business process;
means, stored on the recording medium, for defining a tracking structure based upon the functional implementation;
means, stored on the recording medium, for defining a plurality of tracking points associated with the tracking structure, wherein each tracking point corresponds to one or more of a plurality of tracked fields associated with metrics of the business process; and
means, stored on the recording medium, for mapping the tracking points to the execution implementation, such that a change in the technical implementation does not necessitate a change in the tracking structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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