Method and Apparatus for Business Drivers and Outcomes to Enable Scenario Planning and Simulation
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1. A method for visualizing a driver tree model for a business enterprise comprising operating a computer system to perform steps of:
- receiving node inputs indicative of a plurality of node elements, each node element representative of a business lever in the business enterprise;
receiving placement information indicative of positions of the node elements relative to each other;
receiving connector information indicative of connections between the node elements;
receiving one or more calculations associated with one or more node elements;
receiving node data associated with at least some of the node elements;
displaying the node elements on a display device using the placement information;
displaying connectors among the node elements on the display device using the connector information, thereby generating a visual representation of the driver tree model;
displaying one or more calculation results on the display device, including evaluating one or more of the calculations, wherein a calculation is evaluated if node elements associated with the calculation contain associated node data; and
automatically updating one or more calculations among one or more nodes when a node element receives new node data and updating a display of the one or more calculation results.
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Abstract
A driver tree model represents relationships among different levers of a business and desired outcomes. The driver tree may be connected to actual data from operational systems in the business in order to capture a realistic current status of the business. Changes to the drivers in the tree may enable managers and other decision-makers to assess, analyze, and otherwise understand the impact of those changes to various aspects of the business.
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1. A method for visualizing a driver tree model for a business enterprise comprising operating a computer system to perform steps of:
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receiving node inputs indicative of a plurality of node elements, each node element representative of a business lever in the business enterprise; receiving placement information indicative of positions of the node elements relative to each other; receiving connector information indicative of connections between the node elements; receiving one or more calculations associated with one or more node elements; receiving node data associated with at least some of the node elements; displaying the node elements on a display device using the placement information; displaying connectors among the node elements on the display device using the connector information, thereby generating a visual representation of the driver tree model; displaying one or more calculation results on the display device, including evaluating one or more of the calculations, wherein a calculation is evaluated if node elements associated with the calculation contain associated node data; and automatically updating one or more calculations among one or more nodes when a node element receives new node data and updating a display of the one or more calculation results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A computer system in a business enterprise comprising:
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a computing subsystem comprising a display device, the computing subsystem comprising computer executable programs configured to operate the computing subsystem to; receive node inputs indicative of a plurality of node elements, each node element representative of a business lever in the business enterprise; receive placement information indicative of positions of the node elements relative to each other; receive connector information indicative of connections between the node elements; receive one or more calculations associated with one or more node elements; receive node data associated with at least some of the node elements; display the node elements on the display device using the placement information; display connectors among the node elements on the display device using the connector information, thereby generating a visual representation of the driver tree model; display one or more calculation results on the display device, including evaluating one or more of the calculations, wherein a calculation is evaluated if node elements associated with the calculation contain associated node data; and automatically updating one or more calculations among one or more nodes when a node element receives new node data and updating a display of the one or more calculation results.
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable program code configured to operate a computer to perform steps of:
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receiving node inputs indicative of a plurality of node elements, each node element representative of a business lever in the business enterprise; receiving placement information indicative of positions of the node elements relative to each other; receiving connector information indicative of connections between the node elements; receiving one or more calculations associated with one or more node elements; receiving node data associated with at least some of the node elements; displaying the node elements on a display device using the placement information; displaying connectors among the node elements on the display device using the connector information, thereby generating a visual representation of the driver tree model; displaying one or more calculation results on the display device, including evaluating one or more of the calculations, wherein a calculation is evaluated if node elements associated with the calculation contain associated node data; and automatically updating one or more calculations among one or more nodes when a node element receives new node data and updating a display of the one or more calculation results. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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