Methods, system, and articles of manufacture for developing analyzing, and managing initiatives for a business network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for developing and managing a business initiative in a business network including business locations, the method comprising:
- developing, by a computer, an initiative to apply to the business network;
determining, by a computer, a number of test sites to form the set of test sites based on a confidence value reflecting an estimated measurement of confidence that a measured change in performance in those test sites is statistically meaningful;
designing, by the computer, a test for the initiative using the determined number of test sites, wherein designing the test for the initiative includes;
accessing a data structure that includes information reflecting the status of any existing initiatives assigned to any of the business locations in the business network; and
selecting the business locations that correspond to the test sites based on the status information, wherein the selected business locations do not have any existing initiatives;
producing, by the computer, a list of business locations to be included in the initiative;
wherein designing the test for the initiative includes selecting a set of control sites that correspond to business locations that do not execute the initiative during the designed test; and
determining whether the set of control sites are appropriate for the initiative based upon a comparison between the set of test sites and the selected control sites.
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Abstract
A system, method, and article of manufacture is disclosed for developing and managing a the test of a business initiative for a business network including business locations. In one aspect of the invention, a method is performed that includes performing a process for developing a business initiative to apply to the business network and performing a process for designing a test for the initiative. Further, the method includes executing the initiative at a set of test sites in accordance with the designed test, each test site corresponds to a selected business location in the business network. Also, performance results of the executed initiative may be analyzed and a rollout plan is created for implementing the initiative at a first set of business locations.
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1. A computer-implemented method for developing and managing a business initiative in a business network including business locations, the method comprising:
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developing, by a computer, an initiative to apply to the business network;
determining, by a computer, a number of test sites to form the set of test sites based on a confidence value reflecting an estimated measurement of confidence that a measured change in performance in those test sites is statistically meaningful;designing, by the computer, a test for the initiative using the determined number of test sites, wherein designing the test for the initiative includes; accessing a data structure that includes information reflecting the status of any existing initiatives assigned to any of the business locations in the business network; and selecting the business locations that correspond to the test sites based on the status information, wherein the selected business locations do not have any existing initiatives; producing, by the computer, a list of business locations to be included in the initiative; wherein designing the test for the initiative includes selecting a set of control sites that correspond to business locations that do not execute the initiative during the designed test; and determining whether the set of control sites are appropriate for the initiative based upon a comparison between the set of test sites and the selected control sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for developing a business initiative, the method comprising:
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developing, by a computer, an initiative to apply to a business network including business locations; creating, by the computer, a rollout plan for implementing the initiative at a first set of business locations; identifying comparable initiatives that have been previously executed in the business network by selected business locations; analyzing results of executed software models that estimate the impact of each comparable initiative if it was applied to selected business locations in the business network; identifying one of the comparable initiatives for implementing at the first set of business locations; wherein creating the rollout plan includes providing a proposed rollout plan for the initiative to the first set of business locations;
receiving feedback from a first business location in the first set associated with the proposed rollout plan;adjusting the rollout plan based on the feedback from the first business location; generating a data structure reflecting the proposed rollout plan; and providing the data structure to the first set of business locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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