Business enablement system

• US 8,032,392 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2011
• Issued: 10/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Glass, Elissa, Brennan, Anthony Clive Lincoln
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes; John
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOSEPH, TONYA S
• Application Number:
  US13/081,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20110184745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 180 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A business enablement method and system. The method includes identifying and retrieving business management data associated with the business. The business management data is mapped to a structure comprised by a business management model. The business management data is categorized into a standard informational structure. An intranet viewable interactive model of the business management data is generated. The business management data is mapped to key result areas of the business. The business management data is integrated with business computing systems. The business computing systems receive reports comprising the business management data mapped to the key result areas of business. The reports are reviewed to determine a status of the business management data. The business management data is improved and displayed.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory device, said memory device comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements a method for generating a business management system intranet site within said computing system comprising said computer processor and a database, wherein said computer processor is configured to:

identify and retrieve business management data associated with a business management model of said business;

first identify from said business management data, an organizational structure of said business, wherein said organizational structure comprises components and elements, wherein the elements are comprised by said components, wherein said components comprise first tier components and second tier components, wherein said first tier components comprise first associated elements of said elements, wherein said second tier components comprise second associated elements of said elements, wherein said first tier components comprise a strategy component, a planning and review component, a governance component, an environment component, and a programs component, wherein said first associated elements comprise a business strategy element of said strategy component, a risk management element of said planning and review component, an organizational element of said governance component, an occupational health and safety element of said environment component, and an IT and tools management element of said programs component, wherein said second tier components comprise a cross-organizational priorities component, and wherein said second associated elements comprise a shareholder value element and a shareholder return element of said cross-organizational priorities component;

second identify subject data for said business, wherein said subject data comprises data retrieved from members of said business capable of defining said components of said business management model;

third identify a location within said computer readable memory device for said components of said business management model, said memory device comprised by said computing system;

first map information associated with said components to said elements;

categorize and standardize said business management data by;

selecting a first element of a first component of said components and determining whether business management information exists for said first element,

wherein based on a determination that the business management information does exist for said first element,

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a policy associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a system associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a plan associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a process or work instructional information associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a meeting structure associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for tools associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for decision makers associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for performance measurement criteria associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for a rule associated with said first element, and

wherein based on the determination that the business management information does not exist for said first element,

recording an information gap in the business management model;

identifying a location of data associated with said information gap;

retrieving said data from the memory device;

validating that said data is required for said business management model;

determining and recording a location within said memory device for said data;

repeating said categorizing and said standardizing for each component of said components and each element of said components until all said components and said elements have been standardized;

develop a navigational structure for an intranet viewable business management model by;

determining a site hierarchy based on a number of business management levels and organizational groups categorized by a geographical location and associated with said organizational structure, said business management levels comprising said first tier components and said second tier components;

generating a relational database using said hierarchy;

generating a site page structure in said relational database using said organizational groups associated with said hierarchy;

generating filters for each of said organizational groups;

mapping said components and said standardized elements to said intranet viewable business management model;

generating site structure navigation using said components and said standardized elements;

receive said business management data and said business management model;

generate and display in response to receiving said business management data and said business management model, said intranet viewable business management model of said business management data mapped to said business management model, wherein said intranet viewable business management model comprises a user selectable navigation panel for selecting said components and said elements;

select from said user selectable navigation panel in response to a selection by the user, a first component of said components;

second map based on said first selection, said business management data to key result areas of said business;

receive in response to results of said second map, reports comprising said business management data mapped to said key result areas of said business;

review said reports to determine a status of said business management data;

revise in response to said first component, said second map, said reports, and said status, said business management data; and

display, by said computer processor, said revised business management data to a user.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein said computer processor is further configured to retrieve said business management data from said business management model.

3. The computing system of claim 2, wherein said business management model comprises a graphical model in a graphics format.

4. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code stored therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computing system implements a method for generating a business management system intranet site within said computing system, said business management system associated with a business, said method comprising:

identifying and retrieving business management data associated with a business management model of said business;

first identifying from said business management data, an organizational structure of said business, wherein said organizational structure comprises components and elements, wherein the elements are comprised by said components, wherein said components comprise first tier components and second tier components, wherein said first tier components comprise first associated elements of said elements, wherein said second tier components comprise second associated elements of said elements, wherein said first tier components comprise a strategy component, a planning and review component, a governance component, an environment component, and a programs component, wherein said first associated elements comprise a business strategy element of said strategy component, a risk management element of said planning and review component, an organizational element of said governance component, an occupational health and safety element of said environment component, and an IT and tools management element of said programs component, wherein said second tier components comprise a cross-organizational priorities component, and wherein said second associated elements comprise a shareholder value element and a shareholder return element of said cross-organizational priorities component;

second identifying subject data for said business, wherein said subject data comprises data retrieved from members of said business capable of defining said components of said business management model;

third identifying, by said computer processor, a location within a storage device for said components of said business management model, said storage device comprised by said computing system;

first mapping, by said computer processor of said computing system, information associated with said components to said elements;

categorizing and standardizing said business management data by;

selecting a first element of a first component of said components and determining whether business management information exists for said first element,

wherein based on a determination that the business management information does exist for said first element,

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a policy associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a system associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a plan associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a process or work instructional information associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a meeting structure associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for tools associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for decision makers associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for performance measurement criteria associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a rule associated with said first element, and

wherein based on the determination that the business management information does not exist for said first element,

recording an information gap in the business management model;

identifying, by the computer processor, a location of data associated with said information gap;

retrieving said data from the storage device;

validating that said data is required for said business management model;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for said data;

repeating said categorizing and said standardizing for each component of said components and each element of said components until all said components and said elements have been standardized;

developing a navigational structure for an intranet viewable business management model by;

determining, by said computer processor, a site hierarchy based on a number of business management levels and organizational groups categorized by a geographical location and associated with said organizational structure, said business management levels comprising said first tier components and said second tier components;

generating, by said computer processor, a relational database using said hierarchy;

generating, by said computer processor, a site page structure in said relational database using said organizational groups associated with said hierarchy;

generating, by said computer processor, filters for each of said organizational groups;

mapping, by said computer processor, said components and said standardized elements to said intranet viewable business management model;

generating, by said computer processor, site structure navigation using said components and said standardized elements;

receiving, by said computer processor, said business management data and said business management model;

generating and displaying, by said computer processor in response to said receiving said business management data and said business management model, said intranet viewable business management model of said business management data mapped to said business management model, wherein said intranet viewable business management model comprises a user selectable navigation panel for selecting said components and said elements;

selecting, by said computer processor, from said user selectable navigation panel in response to a selection by the user, a first component of said components;

second mapping, by said computer processor based on said first selecting, said business management data to key result areas of said business;

receiving, from said computer processor in response to results of said second mapping, reports comprising said business management data mapped to said key result areas of said business;

reviewing said reports to determine a status of said business management data;

revising, by said computer processor in response to said selecting said first component, said second mapping, said receiving said reports, and said determining said status, said business management data; and

displaying, by said computer processor, said revised business management data to a user.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein said business management data is retrieved from said business management model.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein said business management model comprises a graphical model in a graphics format.

7. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying a business management system intranet site within a computing system, wherein the providing at least one support service performs a method comprising:

identifying and retrieving business management data associated with a business management model of said business;

first identifying from said business management data, an organizational structure of said business, wherein said organizational structure comprises components and elements, wherein the elements are comprised by said components, wherein said components comprise first tier components and second tier components, wherein said first tier components comprise first associated elements of said elements, wherein said second tier components comprise second associated elements of said elements, wherein said first tier components comprise a strategy component, a planning and review component, a governance component, an environment component, and a programs component, wherein said first associated elements comprise a business strategy element of said strategy component, a risk management element of said planning and review component, an organizational element of said governance component, an occupational health and safety element of said environment component, and an IT and tools management element of said programs component, wherein said second tier components comprise a cross-organizational priorities component, and wherein said second associated elements comprise a shareholder value element and a shareholder return element of said cross-organizational priorities component;

second identifying subject data for said business, wherein said subject data comprises data retrieved from members of said business capable of defining said components of said business management model;

third identifying, by said computer processor, a location within a storage device for said components of said business management model, said storage device comprised by said computing system;

first mapping, by said computer processor of said computing system, information associated with said components to said elements;

categorizing and standardizing said business management data by;

selecting a first element of a first component of said components and determining whether business management information exists for said first element,

wherein based on a determination that the business management information does exist for said first element,

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a policy associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a system associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a plan associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a process or work instructional information associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a meeting structure associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for tools associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for decision makers associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for performance measurement criteria associated with said first element;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for a rule associated with said first element, and

wherein based on the determination that the business management information does not exist for said first element,

recording an information gap in the business management model;

identifying, by the computer processor, a location of data associated with said information gap;

retrieving said data from the storage device;

validating that said data is required for said business management model;

determining and recording a location within said storage device for said data;

repeating said categorizing and said standardizing for each component of said components and each element of said components until all said components and said elements have been standardized;

developing a navigational structure for an intranet viewable business management model by;

determining, by said computer processor, a site hierarchy based on a number of business management levels and organizational groups categorized by a geographical location and associated with said organizational structure, said business management levels comprising said first tier components and said second tier components;

generating, by said computer processor, a relational database using said hierarchy;

generating, by said computer processor, a site page structure in said relational database using said organizational groups associated with said hierarchy;

generating, by said computer processor, filters for each of said organizational groups;

mapping, by said computer processor, said components and said standardized elements to said intranet viewable business management model;

generating, by said computer processor, site structure navigation using said components and said standardized elements;

receiving, by said computer processor, said business management data and said business management model;

generating and displaying, by said computer processor in response to said receiving said business management data and said business management model, said intranet viewable business management model of said business management data mapped to said business management model, wherein said intranet viewable business management model comprises a user selectable navigation panel for selecting said components and said elements;

selecting, by said computer processor, from said user selectable navigation panel in response to a selection by the user, a first component of said components;

second mapping, by said computer processor based on said first selecting, said business management data to key result areas of said business;

receiving, from said computer processor in response to results of said second mapping, reports comprising said business management data mapped to said key result areas of said business;

reviewing said reports to determine a status of said business management data;

revising, by said computer processor in response to said selecting said first component, said second mapping, said receiving said reports, and said determining said status, said business management data; and

displaying, by said computer processor, said revised business management data to a user.

8. The process of claim 7, wherein said business management data is retrieved from said business management model.

9. The process of claim 8, wherein said business management model comprises a graphical model in a graphics format.