System and method for processing objectives

• US 20060167740A1
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Consolatti, Scott M., Salmon, Glen E., Li, Tong L.
• Application Number:
  US11/040,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20060167740A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for processing objectives of an organization. Included is a computerized system having: an objective creation system for defining new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period; an objective linking system for linking a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and an objective analysis system for comparing a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.

Claims

1. A computerized system for processing objectives, comprising:

an objective creation system for defining new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period;

an objective linking system for linking a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and

an objective analysis system for comparing a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.

2. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the objective creation system includes a first interface for entering a target value and a date range to achieve the target value.

3. The computerized system of claim 2, wherein the objective creation system further allows a set of milestones comprised of intermittent target values to be defined during the date range.

4. The computerized system of claim 2, wherein the first interface further allows for an entering of a threshold value.

5. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the object linking system includes a second interface for identifying the set of source objectives and destination objective.

6. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the set of source objectives contribute to the destination objective based on a contribution formula.

7. The computerized system of claim 6, wherein the contribution formula is selected from the group consisting of:

additive, minimum, maximum, average, and weighted average.

8. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the current target value is calculated as a function of the set target value for an objective at a point in time during the defined time period.

9. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the objective analysis system includes a third interface for displaying the current actual value and current target value for a selected objective.

10. The computerized system of claim 9, wherein the third interface further displays analysis information selected from the group consisting of:

a status, a trend, a deviation and a percent change in deviation.

11. The computerized system of claim 9, wherein the objective analysis system further includes a system for navigating amongst linked objectives.

12. A program product stored on a computer readable medium for processing objectives, comprising:

program code configured for defining new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period;

program code configured for linking a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and

program code configured for comparing a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.

13. The program product of claim 12, further comprising a first interface for entering a target value and a date range to achieve the target value.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the first interface further allows a set of milestones comprised of intermittent target values to be defined during the date range.

15. The program product of claim 13, wherein the first interface further allows for an entering of a threshold value.

16. The program product of claim 12, further comprising a second interface for identifying the set of source objectives and destination objective.

17. The program product of claim 12, wherein the set of source objectives contribute to the destination objective based on a contribution formula.

18. The program product of claim 17, wherein the contribution formula is selected from the group consisting of:

additive, minimum, maximum, average, and weighted average.

19. The program product of claim 12, wherein the current target value is calculated as a function of the set target value for an objective at a point in time during the defined time period.

20. The program product of claim 12, further comprising a third interface for displaying the current actual value and current target value for a selected objective.

21. The program product of claim 20, wherein the third interface further displays analysis information selected from the group consisting of:

a status, a trend, a deviation and a percent change in deviation.

22. The program product of claim 20, wherein the third interface further includes a system for navigating amongst linked objectives.

23. A computerized method for processing objectives, comprising:

defining new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period;

linking a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and

comparing a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.

24. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the defining step includes the steps of entering a target value and a date range to achieve the target value.

25. The computerized method of claim 24, wherein the defining step further allows a set of milestones comprised of intermittent target values to be defined during the date range.

26. The computerized method of claim 24, wherein the defining step further allows for an entering of a threshold value.

27. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the linking step includes the step of identifying the set of source objectives and destination objective.

28. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the set of source objectives contribute to the destination objective based on a contribution formula.

29. The computerized method of claim 28, wherein the contribution formula is selected from the group consisting of:

additive, minimum, maximum, average, and weighted average.

30. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the current target value is calculated as a function of the set target value for an objective at a point in time during the defined time period.

31. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the analysis step includes the step of displaying the current actual value and current target value for a selected objective.

32. The computerized method of claim 31, wherein the analysis step displays analysis information selected from the group consisting of:

a status, a trend, a deviation and a percent change in deviation.

33. The computerized method of claim 31, comprising the further step of navigating amongst linked objectives.

34. A method for deploying an application for processing objectives, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

define new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period;

link a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and

compare a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.

35. Computer software embodied in a propagated signal for processing objectives, the computer software comprising instructions to cause a computer system to perform the following functions:

defining new objectives and setting associated target values for a defined time period;

linking a set of source objectives to a destination objective; and

comparing a current actual value with a current target value for a selected objective.