Method for delivering a technical framework

• US 7,389,217 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2001
• Issued: 06/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nekolaichuk, Stephen William, Benny, Mark Andrew, Cole, David William
• Primary Examiner(s): Frejd; Russell
• Application Number:
  US09/875,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20020188493A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,567 Days
• Field of Search: 703/2, 703/22, 707/102, 717/104, 705/7, 705/1, 705/9, 709/230
• US Class Current: 703/22
• 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

Abstract

An Enterprise Service Delivery Technical Architecture includes a Technical Model, and a Technical Delivery Framework, and is designed to facilitate the development of complete enterprise service management solutions. The use of the Enterprise Service Delivery Technical Architecture as the framework for an enterprise systems management technical solution results in solution designs created to be independent of the technology platform being managed with a view that meets the overall business requirements that span the technology platforms within a business environment. An information technology infrastructure already in place for a customer is analyzed and broken down to its very lowest level building blocks. Then the building blocks within the model of the technical architecture are mapped with the building blocks of the customer'"'"'s information technology infrastructure to determine which of the building blocks of the model are to be used for the customer'"'"'s information technology operation. A technical delivery framework is then established specific to a customer.

Claims

1. A method for designing an enterprise service delivery technical framework for a customer comprising the steps of:

identifying a solution scope specific to an information technology environment of the customer;

inventorying existing information technology components of the customer that are within the solution scope;

mapping the existing information technology components of the customer to architectural building blocks of a predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model;

identifying which architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model are required to deliver services in accordance with the solution scope; and

mapping the inventoried existing information technology components that were mapped to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model that were identified as required to deliver services in accordance with the solution scope resulting in a list of design objects and relationships between the design objects that will deliver the services in accordance with the solution scope.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

identifying relationships between the existing information technology components of the customer.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the step of mapping the inventoried existing information technology components that were mapped to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model that were identified as required to deliver services in accordance with the solution scope is a function of the relationships identified between the existing information technology components of the customer.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the step of mapping the inventoried existing information technology components that were mapped to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model that were identified as required to deliver services in accordance with the solution scope is a function of relationships between the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model.

5. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the step of mapping the inventoried existing information technology components that were mapped to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model to the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model that were identified as required to deliver services in accordance with the solution scope is a function of relationships between the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

selecting tools that meet the design objects and the relationships between the design objects.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the tools comprise information technology hardware and software.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein relationships between the architectural building blocks of the predetermined enterprise service delivery technical model are established into logical levels in accordance with predefined principles and key requirements.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the architectural building blocks and relationships between the architectural building blocks are static for use in developing the enterprise service delivery technical framework for a plurality of heterogeneous customer environments.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the key requirements are that the technical model delivers service for multiple customer environments from a central point-of-control.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the key requirements are a function of predefined objectives which are to provide an open framework that promotes customer business objectives, minimizes an impact of implementation and transition to both customer and service provider, facilitates standard service delivery globally, and facilitates leveraging resources across technical, organizational, process, and informational boundaries.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the predefined objectives are a function of a predefined vision to enable a rigorous and consistent management of information technology services provided in a seamless manner across all platforms, leveraging resources and delivering business value while driving toward computing as a utility.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the architectural building blocks are critical technical capabilities required to develop enterprise service solutions.

14. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein principles are that the technical model will enable a standard end-to-end scalable, integrated solution applicable to a plurality of heterogenous customer environments.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein one of the principles is motivation that includes reducing architecture complexity and infrastructure costs while supporting continuous improvement by remaining flexible to use new technologies, reducing training and staffing costs, and reducing system integration costs.