SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE

• US 20100057522A1
• Filed: 09/04/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Palo, Robert A., BOROWSKI, Zbigniew J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,395,213 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A system and method for a situational solution for collaborative information technology governance. The system comprises a situational environment information technology governance (SEIG) tool configured to facilitate one or more processes including: an entry process; a selection process; an authentication process; and a communication process. The method comprises entering a situation using the SEIG tool and describing the situation. The method further comprises choosing one or more applicable teams or subject matter experts and communicating with the one or more applicable teams and the subject matter experts using a collaborative technology.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a situational environment information technology governance (SEIG) tool configured to facilitate one or more processes including;

an entry process;

a selection process;

an authentication process; and

a communication process.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the entry process includes entering a situation into the SEIG tool using one or more of a wiki, a white board, and a blog.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the selection process facilitates the selection of one or more of a subject matter expert, a stakeholder, and a decision maker for the communication process.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the authentication process authenticates one or more of a user, a subject matter expert, a stakeholder, and a decision maker, before granting access to the communication process.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication process utilizes at least one collaboration tool including instant messaging, teleconferencing, video conferencing, white board, and wikis.

6. A computer implemented method, which is executable on program code embodied in a readable storage medium, for collaborative governance comprising:

entering a situation using a situational environment information technology governance (SEIG) tool;

describing the situation;

choosing one or more applicable teams or subject matter experts; and

communicating with the one or more applicable teams and the subject matter experts using a collaborative technology.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising authenticating the one or more applicable teams and the subject matter experts.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the steps of claim 6 are implemented on a combination of software, hardware, or software and hardware.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the steps of claim 6 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

10. The method of claim 6, comprising

entering the situation using the SEIG tool;

describing the situation by providing at least one of an application contact, a major objective, an application type, an application user, a timeframe for deployment, and a question;

choosing the one or more applicable teams or the subject matter experts based on the situation;

authenticating the one or more applicable teams and the subject matter experts; and

communicating with the one or more applicable teams and the subject matter experts using at least one of instant messaging, teleconferencing, video conferencing, white board, and wikis.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

enter a situation using a situational environment information technology governance (SEIG) tool;

choose at least one team having an available subject matter expert;

authenticate the available subject matter expert; and

communicate with the available subject matter expert using a collaborative network.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the collaborative network includes at least one of instant messaging, teleconferencing, video conferencing, white board, and wikis

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the SEIG tool includes one or more of a process team, methodology team, standards teams, design consulting team, architecture team, asset reuse team, innovation team, and deployment team.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the SEIG tool includes at least one of a social tagging tool, an authentication solution tool, a project repository tool, and an application delivery tool.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the SEIG tool is configured to provide on demand collaboration and feedback between a user and the available subject matter expert.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program product is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the steps of claim 11 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

18. A method for deploying an application for collaborative governance, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

input a situation using a situational environment information technology governance (SEIG) tool;

choose at least one team having an available member, the teams including a process team, methodology team, standards teams, design consulting team, architecture team, asset reuse team, innovation team, and deployment team;

initiate an invitation to the available member from the chosen at least one team; and

collaborative with the available member via one or more of instant messaging, teleconferencing, video conferencing, white board, and wikis.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the SEIG tool is configured to supplement existing corporate processes or company-specific governance processes and includes at least one of a social tagging tool, authentication solution tool, project repository tool, and application delivery tool.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the computer infrastructure is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.