Coordination And Management Of Operational Activities Subject to Uncertainty
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- a user interface module operable to produce a data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE);
an analysis engine operable to provide an output comprising an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD over the SPFE of the CPD with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of at least one analysis entity; and
a reporting module operable to receive the analysis engine output and produce a report of the analysis engine output.
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Abstract
Operational activities of an enterprise are managed by producing a data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE). The CPD is processed to provide an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of the analysis entity over the SPFE. An output report is generated in accordance with the evaluation.
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74 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a user interface module operable to produce a data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE); an analysis engine operable to provide an output comprising an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD over the SPFE of the CPD with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of at least one analysis entity; and a reporting module operable to receive the analysis engine output and produce a report of the analysis engine output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer implemented method for managing operational activities of an enterprise, the method comprising:
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producing a computer data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE); providing an output comprising an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD over the SPFE of the CPD with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of at least one analysis entity; and producing a report in accordance with the evaluation of the output. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer system comprising:
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a user interface module operable to produce a data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE) such that the SPFE set is defined based on at least one probability distribution function and wherein the user interface module receives input that specifies the rights and obligations of one or more parties to the CPD over the SPFE of the CPD; an analysis engine operable to provide an output comprising an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD over the SPFE of the CPD with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of one or more analysis entities or parties to the CPD, wherein the output comprises an evaluation of the likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPD on one or more performance metrics of at least one analysis entity comprising a performance entity, using data obtained from enterprise data sources; a reporting module operable to receive the analysis engine output and produce a report of the analysis engine output. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A computer implemented method for managing operational activities of an enterprise, the method comprising:
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producing a plurality of data records each of which comprises a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations of each CPD are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE) for that CPD such that the SPFE is defined based on at least one probability distribution function; providing an output comprising an evaluation of likely result of the specified rights and obligations of the parties to the CPDs over the SPFEs of the CPDs with respect to operational activities of at least one organizational entity comprising an analysis entity, and with respect to sources of uncertainty related to the operational activities of one or more of the analysis entities or parties to CPDs, using data obtained from enterprise data sources; producing a report in accordance with the evaluation of the output. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A computer system comprising:
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a user interface module operable to access a data record comprising a contingent performance deliverable (CPD) that specifies a set of rights and obligations for two or more parties to the CPD with respect to operational activities of the parties to the CPD, wherein the rights and obligations are defined over a set of uncertain potential future events (SPFE); an analysis engine operable to identify a current event of a CPD from the SPFE of the CPD. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74)
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