System for implementing business transformation in an enterprise

US8214792B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Samuel Antoun · Brunswick, US
• Graham Paul Bate · Gaithersburg, US
• Kishore Channabasavaiah · Palatine, US
• Shuvanker Ghosh · Tampa, US
• Edward H B Giesen · Bilthoven, NL
• Thomas Guinan · Bethesda, US
• Raman Harishankar · Blacklick, US
• Kerrie L. Holley · Montara, US
• Joseph David Kramer · Passaic, US
• Ying Tat Leung · Saratoga, US
• Kelly Anne Lyman · Greenbrae, US
• Jorge L. C. Sanz · Roseville, US
• Ignacio G. Terrizzano · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 26, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A business enterprise is assessed by a consultant using a computer implemented tool for practicing component business modeling techniques. The tool builds a map of components, filters the map to form a heat map and identifies collaborations. Key performance indicators are evaluated.