Project management method for optimizing information technology resources
First Claim
1. A project management method for optimizing Information Technology (IT) sites including skilled people groups and computer equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining, according to a project business need, a number of IT sites spread over a geographic area;
determining, according to a project technical need, the skilled people groups and computer equipment required inside the geographic area;
grouping and distributing, according to technical constraints, said skilled people groups and computer equipment over said IT sites inside the geographic area; and
, consolidating the IT sites of the geographic area by considering project cost parameters and geographic site location peculiarities.
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Abstract
A method for optimizing the Information Technology (IT) resources in a project, such as outsourcing services. These resources are IT sites comprising skilled people groups, and computer equipment spread over a geographic area. The main steps of the method are determining the number of IT sites, determining the skilled people groups and the computer equipment required inside the geographic area, centralizing or distributing the people and equipment over the IT sites inside the geographic area, and consolidating the IT sites. An additional step of standardizing processes and methods may be performed before the consolidation step. The use of a data base and a graphic user interface allows inclusion of feedback loops to improve the standardization step.
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1. A project management method for optimizing Information Technology (IT) sites including skilled people groups and computer equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining, according to a project business need, a number of IT sites spread over a geographic area;
determining, according to a project technical need, the skilled people groups and computer equipment required inside the geographic area;
grouping and distributing, according to technical constraints, said skilled people groups and computer equipment over said IT sites inside the geographic area; and
,consolidating the IT sites of the geographic area by considering project cost parameters and geographic site location peculiarities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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