System and method for inferring and visualizing correlations of different business aspects for business transformation

US8175911B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Rong Zeng Cao · Beijing, CN
• Wei Ding · Beijing, CN
• Shun Jiang · Beijing, CN
• Juhnyoung Lee · Yorktown Heights, US
• Chun Hua Tian · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 1, 2008
• Grant date: May 8, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/067
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for inferring and visualizing correlations of different business aspects for business transformation are provided. Business models, for instance, that may include business component model, business process model, value drivers and metrics model, application model, organization model, and solutions model are organized into a model topology data schema, and qualitative relationships and quantitative relationships may be configured among the entities or components of the business models. Correlations are inferred and visualized based on those relationships.