BUSINESS ASSESSMENT METHOD

• US 20100250328A1
• 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: Giesen, Edward H. B., Guinan, Thomas Franklin, Bate, Graham Paul, Sanz, Jorge L. C., Harishankar, Raman, Vaidya, Sham Madhukar, Arsanjani, Ali P., Holley, Kerrie Lamont
• Application Number:
  US12/411,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/108 Remote banking, e.g. home banking

Abstract

An assessment of a business is performed using a computer implemented tool to provide a strategy model, an operating model, and an IT model. The assessment is performed by a services providing company for a client company. The assessment is used to create a SOA solution for the business. The services providing company may also implement the SOA solution for the business.

Claims

1. A method of assessing a business, comprising the steps of:

constructing, using a computer implemented tool, a strategy model having a value proposition revenue model, a business intent, and an enterprise model;

constructing, using a computer implemented tool, an operating model having business components, interactions, and services;

processes outcomes, and performance KPIs; and

organization, skills, capabilities, and assets;

constructing, using a computer implemented tool, an IT model having enterprise architecture, SOA solution, applications and infrastructure;

wherein said strategy model depends upon said KPIs in said operating model and provides design objectives to said operating model which depends therefrom; and

wherein said IT model depends upon requirements and business use cases provided by said operating model, and said IT model provides performance metrics to said operating model which depends therefrom.

2. The method assessing of claim 1, further comprising the step of delivering said strategy model, said operating model, and said IT model to said business.

3. The method of assessing of claim 1, further comprising generating an SOA solution plan for said business and delivering said plan to said business.

4. The method of assessing of claim 3, further comprising implementing said plan for said business.