Application change request to deployment maturity model
First Claim
1. A method of improving change management in an organization, wherein change management includes processes controlling changes to an information technology infrastructure of the organization, the method performed by a processor configured to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
- defining, via the processor, a plurality of change management maturity levels, wherein the plurality of change management maturity levels are organized in a hierarchy from a lowest change management maturity level to a highest change management maturity level, wherein each of the plurality of change management maturity levels defines a set of processes for change management within a hypothetical organization operating at the respective change management maturity level, and wherein the set of processes for each of the change management maturity levels in the hierarchy includes processes related to a change requestor, a change manager, a software development manager, and an information technology operations manager;
receiving, at the processor, current change management information regarding an organization whose current change management processes are to be improved;
determining, by the processor, a current change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels;
determining, by the processor, a target change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels, the determined target change management maturity level being an improvement over the current change management maturity level and being at a level higher than the current change management maturity level in the hierarchy; and
devising, by the processor, one or more improvement operations that, when performed, shift the organization from the current change management maturity level to the target change management maturity level.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method of improving change management structure of an organization, wherein change management structure includes process definitions for managing change requests to software applications. In one embodiment, the invention may include receiving current change management information regarding an organization. A current maturity level for the organization may then be determined from a hierarchy of predefined change management maturity levels. A target change management maturity level may then be determined from the hierarchy. One or more improvement operations may then be defined that, when performed, shift the organization to the target change management process maturity level. The one or more improvement operations may then be performed.
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1. A method of improving change management in an organization, wherein change management includes processes controlling changes to an information technology infrastructure of the organization, the method performed by a processor configured to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
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defining, via the processor, a plurality of change management maturity levels, wherein the plurality of change management maturity levels are organized in a hierarchy from a lowest change management maturity level to a highest change management maturity level, wherein each of the plurality of change management maturity levels defines a set of processes for change management within a hypothetical organization operating at the respective change management maturity level, and wherein the set of processes for each of the change management maturity levels in the hierarchy includes processes related to a change requestor, a change manager, a software development manager, and an information technology operations manager; receiving, at the processor, current change management information regarding an organization whose current change management processes are to be improved; determining, by the processor, a current change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels; determining, by the processor, a target change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels, the determined target change management maturity level being an improvement over the current change management maturity level and being at a level higher than the current change management maturity level in the hierarchy; and devising, by the processor, one or more improvement operations that, when performed, shift the organization from the current change management maturity level to the target change management maturity level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for improving change management in an organization, wherein change management includes processes controlling changes to an information technology infrastructure of the organization, the system comprising:
a processor configured to execute one or more computer readable instructions, wherein the computer readable instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to; define a plurality of change management maturity levels, wherein the plurality of change management maturity levels are organized in a hierarchy from a lowest change management maturity level to a highest change management maturity level, wherein each of the plurality of change management maturity levels defines a set of processes for change management within a hypothetical organization operating at the respective change management maturity level, and wherein the set of processes for each of the change management maturity levels in the hierarchy includes processes related to a change requestor, a change manager, a development manager, and an information technology operations manager; receive current change management information regarding an organization whose current change management processes are to be improved; determine a current change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels; determine a target change management maturity level for the organization from the plurality of pre-defined change management maturity levels, the target change management maturity level being an improvement over the current change management maturity level and being at a level higher than the current change management maturity level in the hierarchy, and devise one or more improvement operations that, when performed, shift the organization from the current change management maturity level to the target change management maturity level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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