Method and apparatus for facilitating management of information technology investment
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1. A method comprising:
- storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics; and
facilitating user navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards.
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Abstract
A method, product and system are disclosed for facilitating user navigation between one or more investment maps and corresponding scorecards generated using stored data associated with performance metrics of a several information technology (IT) projects.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics; and
facilitating user navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein first programming instructions to access stored data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects, second programming instructions to generate a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects, third programming instructions to generate one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics, fourth programming instructions to facilitate user navigation between a selected one of said investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, wherein said generating of scorecards comprises generating a plurality of rows and columns for each of said scorecards, and populating measures of the performance metrics of each IT project in columns of a row, and wherein said generating of scorecards further comprises generating, for one or more of the scorecards, a cross-project composite measure for at least one of the performance metrics, and populating the generated cross-project composite measure in the corresponding column of a cross-project summary row, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics; and
facilitating user navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method comprising:
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storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, wherein said generating of one or more investment maps comprises generating a plurality of graphical representations for the IT portfolios of each investment map, and placing the graphical representations in the investment map at least in accordance with their IT portfolios'"'"' risk, said investment maps showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics; and
facilitating navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards.
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16. A method comprising:
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storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, wherein said generating of one or more investment maps comprises generating a plurality of graphical representations for the IT portfolios of each investment map with at least a selected one of the size of each of the graphical representations representing the investment size of the IT portfolio, and the color of each of the graphical representations representing the soundness of the IT portfolio, each investment map showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics; and
facilitating navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards.
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17. A method comprising:
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storing data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects;
generating a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects;
generating one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics;
facilitating navigation between a selected one of said one or more investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards;
generating a plurality of dashboards for said IT projects, using also said stored data, with each dashboard graphically illustrating one or more aspects of at least one IT project; and
facilitating navigation between a scorecard and a corresponding one of said dashboards. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein first programming instructions to access stored data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects, second programming instructions to generate a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, and generate a plurality of rows and columns for each of said scorecards, and populate measures of the performance metrics of each IT project in columns of a row, and generate, for one or more of the scorecards, a cross-project composite measure for at least one of the performance metrics, and populate the generated cross-project composite measure in the corresponding column of a cross-project summary row, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects, third programming instructions to generate one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics, and fourth programming instructions to facilitate user navigation between a selected one of said investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein programming instructions to access stored data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects, programming instructions to generate a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects, programming instructions to generate one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, and generate a plurality of graphical representations for the IT portfolios and placing the graphical representations in said investment map at least in accordance with their IT portfolios'"'"' risk, each investment map showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics, and programming instructions to facilitate user navigation between a selected one of said investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards.
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22. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein programming instructions to access stored data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects, programming instructions to generate a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects, programming instructions to generate one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, and generate a plurality of graphical representations for the IT portfolios with at least a selected one of the size of each of the graphical representations representing the investment size of the IT portfolio, and the color of each of the graphical representations representing the soundness of the IT portfolio, each investment map showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics, and programming instructions to facilitate user navigation between a selected one of said investment maps and a corresponding one of said scorecards.
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23. A computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein first programming instructions to access stored data associated with performance metrics of a plurality of information technology (IT) projects, second programming instructions to generate a plurality of scorecards for a plurality of IT portfolios, using said stored data, with each scorecard showing where IT projects of an IT portfolio stand on said performance metrics, each IT portfolio having a subset of said IT projects, third programming instructions to generate one or more investment maps of said IT portfolios, using also said stored data, showing where said IT portfolios stand on a plurality of performance metrics, fourth programming instructions to facilitate user navigation from a selected one of said investment maps to a corresponding one of said scorecards for a selected IT portfolio by a user of the investment map through selection of a representation of the IT portfolio;
fifth programming instructions to generate a plurality of dashboards for said IT projects, using also said stored data, with each dashboard graphically illustrating one or more aspects of at least one IT project, and sixth programming instructions to facilitate user navigation between a scorecard and a corresponding one of said dashboards. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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