System and method for improving outcomes in enterprise level processes
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1. A system for improving a first result of a first target process, the system comprising:
- a computer server;
a data warehouse containing a plurality of databases, the data warehouse being accessible via the server; and
an interface in communication with the server,wherein the plurality of databases includes at least (i) a first database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first performance measure relating to the first target process, (ii) a second database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first operational subprocess performed as a part of the first target process, and (iii) a third database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to the first result of the first target process, wherein the third database includes empirical data corresponding to results of processes that substantially correspond to the first target process and are executed by one or more of a plurality of business entities; and
wherein, when a user has identified and collected (i) benchmark data relating to the first performance measure and (ii) metric data relating to the first operational subprocess and (iii) result data relating to the first result, the interface is configured to enable the user to extract the industry-wide empirical data from any of the plurality of databases, thereby enabling the user to compare the extracted industry-wide empirical data to the identified and collected (i) benchmark data, (ii) metric data, and (iii) result data; and
to use a result of the comparing to determine a strategy for improving the first result of the first target process.
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Abstract
A method and system for using a data warehouse to improve results of enterprise level processes are provided. The data warehouse typically includes industry-wide empirical data relating to corresponding operational practices, metrics, and outcomes. The method focuses on actual process results by taking a holistic, end-to-end view of the process in conjunction with using the data in the data warehouse to enable effective process improvements.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for improving a first result of a first target process, the system comprising:
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a computer server; a data warehouse containing a plurality of databases, the data warehouse being accessible via the server; and an interface in communication with the server, wherein the plurality of databases includes at least (i) a first database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first performance measure relating to the first target process, (ii) a second database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first operational subprocess performed as a part of the first target process, and (iii) a third database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to the first result of the first target process, wherein the third database includes empirical data corresponding to results of processes that substantially correspond to the first target process and are executed by one or more of a plurality of business entities; and wherein, when a user has identified and collected (i) benchmark data relating to the first performance measure and (ii) metric data relating to the first operational subprocess and (iii) result data relating to the first result, the interface is configured to enable the user to extract the industry-wide empirical data from any of the plurality of databases, thereby enabling the user to compare the extracted industry-wide empirical data to the identified and collected (i) benchmark data, (ii) metric data, and (iii) result data; and
to use a result of the comparing to determine a strategy for improving the first result of the first target process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of using a data warehouse to improve a first result of a first target process, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the data warehouse with at least (i) a first database storing benchmark data comprising empirical data from a plurality of prior processes, (ii) a second database storing metric data comprising empirical data from a plurality of prior processes, and (iii) a third database storing result data comprising empirical data from a plurality of prior processes; identifying at least one performance measure relating to the first target process; identifying at least one operational subprocess performed as a part of the first target process; identifying the first result of the first target process; collecting benchmark data relating to the at least one performance measure; collecting metric data relating to the at least one operational subprocess; collecting result data relating to the first result of the first process; extracting from the data warehouse industry-wide empirical data that correspond to (i) process outcomes, (ii) key performance measures and drivers, and (iii) operating practices or subprocesses, of empirical processes that correspond to the target process; comparing the collected benchmark data to the empirical benchmark data contained in the first database; comparing the collected metric data to the empirical metric data contained in the second database; comparing the collected result data to the empirical result data contained in the third database, the third database includes empirical data corresponding to results of processes that substantially correspond to the first target process and are executed by one or more of a plurality of business entities; and using at least one result of any of the comparing steps to determine a strategy for improving the first result of the first target process. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for improving a first result of a first target process, the system comprising:
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a computer server; and a data warehouse containing a plurality of databases, wherein the plurality of database includes at least (i) a first database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first performance measure relating to the first target process, (ii) a second database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to a first operational subprocess performed as a part of the first target process, and (iii) a third database that contains industry-wide empirical data relating to the first result of the first target process, wherein the third database includes empirical data corresponding to results of processes that substantially correspond to the first target process and are executed by one or more of a plurality of business entities, the data warehouse being accessible via the server; the computer server being configured for a user to (i) identify and collect result data corresponding to the target process outcome, (ii) identify and collect benchmark data corresponding to key performance measures and drivers corresponding to the first target process, and (iii) identify and collect metric data corresponding to operating practices or subprocesses corresponding to the first target process; the computer server being configured for the user to extract from the data warehouse industry-wide empirical data that correspond to (i) process outcomes, (ii) key performance measures and drivers, and (iii) operating practices or subprocesses, of empirical processes that correspond to the target process; the computer server being configured for the user to compare (i) the identified and collected data corresponding to the target process outcome with the extracted empirical processes outcomes, (ii) the identified and collected data corresponding to key performance measures and drivers corresponding to the target process with the extracted empirical processes key performance measures and drivers, and (iii) the identified and collected data corresponding to operating practices or subprocesses corresponding to the target process with the extracted empirical processes operating practices or subprocesses; the computer server being configured for the user to use the comparison to improve the target process outcome.
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