METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE CREATION AND USE OF A UNIFIED DYNAMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

• US 20080183733A1
• Filed: 01/30/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jackson, James E.
• Application Number:
  US11/668,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for creating and/or using unified dynamic information systems that integrate human process data and, optionally, technology component data.

Claims

1. A method for integrating human process data and technology component data in a unified dynamic information system (UDIS), the method comprising:

embedding in a dynamic information system (DIS) containing technology component metadata a unifying metasystem;

linking human process metadata with the technology component metadata in the unifying metasystem; and

employing the metasystem to carry out a task related to the UDIS.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

embedding UDIS metadata in the DIS.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding human process metadata to the DIS.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein employing includes at least one of the following:

building the UDIS, designing the UDIS, implementing the UDIS, operating the UDIS, managing the UDIS, maintaining the UDIS, accessing the UDIS, and using the UDIS.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a view of the UDIS based on the task to be carried out.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the metasystem includes a viable system model (VSM).

7. A dynamic information system (DIS) tool comprising:

a model derived from a viable system model (VSM) having an interface that supports at least one of the following;

a design of a metasystem for a system that constitutes an enterprise; and

management of a metasystem for a system that constitutes an enterprise; and

at least one rule derived from the VSM that supports analysis of the design or a functioning of the metasystem that supports the system that constitutes the enterprise,

wherein the model and the at least one rule are used to provide feedback to a designer as to the completeness and validity of the design or a manager as to the functioning of the enterprise.

8. A system for integrating human process data and technology component data in a unified dynamic information system (UDIS), the system comprising:

a system for embedding in a dynamic information system (DIS) containing technology component metadata a unifying metasystem;

a system for linking human process metadata with the technology component metadata in the unifying metasystem; and

a system for employing the metasystem to carry out a task related to the UDIS.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a system for embedding UDIS metadata in the DIS.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a system for adding human process metadata to the DIS.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein employing includes at least one of the following:

building the UDIS, designing the UDIS, implementing the UDIS, operating the UDIS, managing the UDIS, maintaining the UDIS, accessing the UDIS, and using the UDIS.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a system for providing a view of the UDIS based on the task to be carried out.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the metasystem includes a viable system model (VSM).

14. A program product stored on a computer-readable medium, which when executed, integrates human process data and technology component data in a unified dynamic information system (UDIS), the program product comprising:

program code for embedding in a dynamic information system (DIS) containing technology component metadata a unifying metasystem;

program code for linking human process metadata with the technology component metadata in the unifying metasystem; and

program code for employing the metasystem to carry out a task related to the UDIS.

15. The program product of claim 14, further comprising:

program code for embedding UDIS metadata in the DIS.

16. The program product of claim 14, further comprising:

program code for adding human process metadata to the DIS.

17. The program product of claim 14, wherein employing includes at least one of the following:

building the UDIS, designing the UDIS, implementing the UDIS, operating the UDIS, managing the UDIS, maintaining the UDIS, accessing the UDIS, and using the UDIS.

18. The program product of claim 14, further comprising:

program code for providing a view of the UDIS based on the task to be carried out.

19. The program product of claim 14, wherein the metasystem includes a viable system model (VSM).

20. A method for deploying an application for integrating human process data and technology component data in a unified dynamic information system (UDIS), comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

embed in a dynamic information system (DIS) containing technology component metadata a unifying metasystem;

link human process metadata with the technology component metadata in the unifying metasystem; and

employ the metasystem to carry out a task related to the UDIS.

21. The method of claim 20, the infrastructure being further operable to:

embed UDIS metadata in the DIS.

22. The method of claim 20, the infrastructure being further operable to:

add human process metadata to the DIS.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein employing includes at least one of the following:

building the UDIS, designing the UDIS, implementing the UDIS, operating the UDIS, managing the UDIS, maintaining the UDIS, accessing the UDIS, and using the UDIS.

24. The method of claim 20, the infrastructure being further operable to:

provide a view of the UDIS based on the task to be carried out.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the metasystem includes a viable system model (VSM).