Information technology portfolio management

US8121889B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Luis Casco-Arias · Austin, US
• William Bliss · Wellesley, US
• Stephen Biondi · Brookfield, US
• Thomas Christopherson · Rochester, US
• Charles S. Gauthier · Rochester, US
• Katherine Imming · Rochester, US
• Brian Peterson · New York, US
• Christopher H. L. Wicher · Raleigh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An information technology portfolio is managed using assessments that are based on a set of criteria. Each of the criteria may have one or more attributes, and may be different in priority from one another. The criteria are preferably directed toward evaluating, ensuring, and/or improving acceptance of the products in the portfolio by their target marketplace or market segment. Assessments are performed, using the criteria and attributes, and results of these assessments may be used when making various decisions regarding the products in the portfolio.