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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Barbara Macy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kenneth R. Dafforn, Charlotte, NC (US);
Aline Young, Charlotte, NC (US);
Barbara Macy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kenneth R. Dafforn, Charlotte, NC (US);
Aline Young, Charlotte, NC (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Evaluation of a business case based on the cost of poor process opportunities. In at least some embodiments, an evaluation of a cost of poor process opportunity (COPPO) in an 'as-is' process can include calculating a cost per step for each of the plurality of steps or tasks in an activity. COPPO can be determined based in part on whether each step or task in a process or activity is a non-value-add step, and also based in part on a cost of poor quality (COPQ) target percentage. In some embodiments a total cost of poor business process relative to a total cost for each of the plurality of steps can be displayed for a user. The COPPO evaluation can further be used to facilitate the evaluation of a business case for a 'to-be' process.