Enterprise solution design methodology

• US 20070027734A1
• Filed: 08/01/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hughes, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/194,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20070027734A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2117/08 HW-SW co-design, e.g. HW-SW partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

Abstract

One method for implementing a solution design methodology includes receiving a request to evaluate a value chain associated with an enterprise. The value chain comprises activities. The enterprise is queried for information associated with the activities. A current maturity level of the value chain is identified based, at least in part, on the information. A process model is implemented for increasing the current maturity level.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing a value chain, comprising:

identifying a value chain associated with an enterprise, the value chain including a plurality of activities;

identifying a best practice associated with a first of the activities; and

developing a process model for increasing a maturity level of the particular value chain using, at least in part, the identified best practice.

2. The method of claim 1, the best practice of the first activity conforming to Information Technology Infracture Library (ITIL) practice or Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) practice.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating each process model with an identified maturity level of the enterprise.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying at least one of a technology product, a business process, or a person operable to implement at least a portion of one process model to enhance the maturity level of activities associated with the portion; and

developing a reference architecture using the technology.

5. A method for enhancing an enterprise value chain, comprising:

receiving a request to evaluate a value chain associated with an enterprise, the value chain comprising a plurality of activities;

querying the enterprise for information associated with the activities;

identifying a current maturity level of the value chain based, at least in part, on the information; and

implementing a process model for increasing the current maturity level.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising generating a profile of the value chain based on the information associated with the activities.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

identifying process models associated with maturity levels greater than the current maturity level; and

displaying the identified models to the enterprise, the implemented process model comprising one of the displayed process models.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising automatically identifying at least one of a technology product, a business process, or a person operable to implement at least a portion of one process model to enhance the maturity level of activities associated with the portion.

9. The method of claim 5, the process model comprising a UML model.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the process model from a user in the enterprise;

identifying a reference architecture associated with the selected process model;

displaying the reference architecture to the enterprise; and

customizing the reference architecture based, at least in part, on a command from the user.

11. Software for enterprise management, the software comprising computer-readable instructions operable to:

receive a request to evaluate a value chain associated with an enterprise, the value chain comprising a plurality of activities;

query the enterprise for information associated with the activities;

identify a current maturity level of the value chain based, at least in part, on the information; and

implement a process model for increasing the current maturity level.

12. The software of claim 11, further operable to generate a profile of the value chain based on the information associated with the activities.

13. The software of claim 11, further operable to:

identify process models associated with maturity levels greater than the current maturity level; and

display the identified models to the enterprise, the implemented process model comprises one of the displayed process models.

14. The software of claim 11, further operable to identify at least one of a technology product, a business process, or a person operable to implement at least a portion of one process model to enhance the maturity level of activities associated with the portion

15. The software of claim 11, further operable to:

receive a selection of the process model from a user in the enterprise; and

identify a reference architecture associated with the selected process model;

display the reference architecture to the enterprise; and

customize the reference architecture based, at least in part, on a command from the user.

16. The software of claim 11, the process model comprising a UML model.

17. A system for enterprise management, comprising:

memory storing a plurality of process models; and

one or more processors operable to;

receive a request to evaluate a value chain associated with an enterprise, the value chain comprising a plurality activities;

query the enterprise for information associated with the activities;

identify a current maturity level of the value chain based, at least in part, on the information; and

implement one of the plurality of process models for increasing the current maturity level.

18. The system of claim 17, the processors further operable to generate a profile of the value chain based, at least in part, on the information associated with the activities.

19. The system of claim 17, the processors further operable to:

identify a subset of the stored process models, each of the subset associated with maturity levels greater than the current maturity level; and

display the identified subset to a user in the enterprise.

20. The system of claim 17, the processors further operable to:

receive a selection of the process model from a user in the enterprise;

identify a reference architecture associated with the selected process model;

display the reference architecture to the user through a secure interface; and

customize the reference architecture based, at least in part, on a command from the user.