Determining readiness of an organization to utilize an information technology asset
First Claim
1. A method for determining a readiness of a target organization to utilize an Information Technology (IT) asset, comprising:
- identifying baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset;
refining the baseline criteria to yield readiness criteria by removing individual ones of the baseline criteria that are non-applicable to the IT asset and defining applicable ones of the baseline criteria with respect to a relationship between technology attributable to the IT asset and known data within the target organization and an industry of the target organization;
assigning a numerical score to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization;
computing, with a computer device, a readiness value for the target organization using a numerical average of the scores;
comparing the readiness value to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization, the threshold value representing an average of readiness values for comparable organizations to the target organization that have successfully utilized the IT asset; and
generating at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of the target organization for presentation to a user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a solution that determines the readiness of a target organization to utilize an IT asset. Specifically, under the present invention, baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset are first identified. The baseline criteria are then refined (e.g., via personnel interviews, market research, etc.) to yield readiness criteria. A score is assigned to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization, and then optionally weighted. Using the scores (weighted or un-weighted), a readiness value for the target organization is computed and compared to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization. Based on the results, at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of the target organization can be generated.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for determining a readiness of a target organization to utilize an Information Technology (IT) asset, comprising:
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identifying baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset; refining the baseline criteria to yield readiness criteria by removing individual ones of the baseline criteria that are non-applicable to the IT asset and defining applicable ones of the baseline criteria with respect to a relationship between technology attributable to the IT asset and known data within the target organization and an industry of the target organization; assigning a numerical score to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization; computing, with a computer device, a readiness value for the target organization using a numerical average of the scores; comparing the readiness value to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization, the threshold value representing an average of readiness values for comparable organizations to the target organization that have successfully utilized the IT asset; and generating at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of the target organization for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for determining a readiness of a target organization to utilize an Information Technology (IT) asset, comprising:
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a computer device, having; a system for identifying baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset; a system for refining the baseline criteria to yield readiness criteria by removing individual ones of the baseline criteria that are non-applicable to the IT asset and defining applicable ones of the baseline criteria with respect to a relationship between technology attributable to the IT asset and known data within the target organization and an industry of the target organization; a system for assigning a numerical score to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization; a system for computing a readiness value for the target organization using a numerical average of the scores; a system for comparing the readiness value to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization, the threshold value representing an average of readiness values for comparable organizations to the target organization that have successfully utilized the IT asset; and a system for generating at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of the target organization. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program product stored on a computer useable medium for determining a readiness of a target organization to utilize an Information Technology (IT) asset, the computer useable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to perform the following steps:
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identifying baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset; refining the baseline criteria to yield readiness criteria by removing individual ones of the baseline criteria that are non-applicable to the IT asset and defining applicable ones of the baseline criteria with respect to a relationship between technology attributable to the IT asset and known data within the target organization and an industry of the target organization; assigning a numerical score to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization; computing a readiness value for the target organization using a numerical average of the scores; comparing the readiness value to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization, the threshold value representing an average of readiness values for comparable organizations to the target organization that have successfully utilized the IT asset; and generating at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of the target organization. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for deploying a system for determining a readiness of a target organization to utilize an Information Technology (IT) asset, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to; identify baseline criteria for determining the readiness of the target organization to utilize the IT asset; refine the baseline criteria to yield readiness criteria by removing individual ones of the baseline criteria that are non-applicable to the IT asset and defining applicable ones of the baseline criteria with respect to a relationship between technology attributable to the IT asset and known data within the target organization and an industry of the target organization; assign a numerical score to each of the readiness criteria for the target organization; compute a readiness value for the target organization using a numerical average of the scores; compare the readiness value to a threshold value to determine the readiness of the target organization, the threshold value representing an average of readiness values for comparable organizations to the target organization that have successfully utilized the IT asset; and generate at least one graphical depiction showing the readiness of a customer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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