METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING AN ENTERPRISE BASED ON LINKAGES AMONG BUSINESS COMPONENTS, BUSINESS PROCESSES AND SERVICES

• US 20100250300A1
• Filed: 03/26/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Antoun, Samuel M., Sanz, Jorge L. C., Harishankar, Raman, Giesen, Edward H B, Ghosh, Shuvanker, Channabasavaiah, Kishore, Arsanjani, Ali P., Holley, Kerrie Lamont, Guinan, Thomas Franklin, Bate, Graham Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/411,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A business consulting company performs an assessment of a client business enterprise. The assessment includes use of a computer implemented tool for performing business component modeling techniques for creating a heat map. The heat map is used with the tool to form a domain decomposition, form a goal-service modeling structure, and perform an existing asset analysis based to linkages to the heat map. The assessment is delivered to the client company. A service oriented architecture, SOA, solution plan based on the assessment may also be delivered. The consulting company may implement the SOA plan for the client.

Claims

1. A computer implemented process for assessing an enterprise, comprising the steps of:

creating a component business modeling heat map for said enterprise using a computer implemented CBM analysis tool;

forming a domain decomposition from said heat map by using CBM competencies as domains, CBM components as functional areas, and CBM component activities as functions;

forming a goal-service modeling structure from business component objectives and business component KPI'"'"'s in said heat map;

performing an existing asset analysis from a current system overlay and system assessment of said heat map by generating a business function system matrix therefrom; and

delivering said heat map, said domain decomposition, said goal-service modeling structure, and said existing asset analysis to said enterprise.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of creating an SOA solution plan for said enterprise from said domain decomposition, said goal-service modeling, and said existing asset analysis.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of delivering to said enterprise a working copy of said computer implemented CBM analysis tool with said heat map stored therein.

3. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of delivering said SOA solution plan to said enterprise.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of implementing said SOA solution plan for said enterprise.