Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

Jean B Lehmann

Kas Kasravi

Reinier J Aerdts

Thomas L Hill

Randall F Mears

Jaye D Hicks

Jeffrey L Wacker

William H Phifer

Brad L Rucker

Edward W Kettler, Iii

William T Rhodes

Donna M Stemmer

Steven K Berenbrock

Matthew B Reid

William J Markham

Scott M Boettcher

A method, system, and computer program product for measuring and assessing an organization's business adaptability is provided. In one embodiment, a taxonomy comprising a hierarchical list of taxonomy indicators that captures organizational elements that can be used to measure an organization's responsiveness to change is created. The taxonomy indicators are industry specific. A set of weights associated with the elements of the taxonomy, indicating a relevant contribution of each element to an overall adaptability of an organization, is assigned. The set of weights are industry specific. An enterprise profile is created assigning a level of adaptability to each taxonomy indicator indicating where, in a range of scores from low to high, an enterprise rates relative to the relevant taxonomy indicator. An adaptability result of the organization from the weights, taxonomy, and enterprise profile is then calculated. The adaptability result provides a quantitative assessment of the organization's adaptability.

System and method for quantitative assessment of organizational adaptability

A process management system (10) for operating on a computer (102, 104, 106) includes a graphical user interface (14) for graphically presenting a process or a portion thereof to a user, a work element for graphically representing a task to be performed in the process, a work product for graphically representing a resultant product of performing a task, an agent for graphically representing an actor responsible for performing a task, and a link for graphically connecting the work element, work product, and agent indicative of inter-relationships therebetween. A knowledge repository (16) is further coupled to the computer for storing valuable information regarding the process.

Process management system and method

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Arlington, TX, United States of America

Jean B Lehmann