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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Eric S. Merrifield, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel C. Brown, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chad K. Corneil, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
David B. Appel, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric S. Merrifield, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel C. Brown, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chad K. Corneil, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
David B. Appel, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for linking enterprise resource planning data to business capabilities. Embodiments provide a linkage between schematized ERP data (e.g., financial data) and schematized business capabilities. The linkage provides the ability to report in a visual way that permits the linkage of such things as business value, performance, maturity, interconnectedness, process standardization, compliance, etc. As such, businesses capabilities can be linked to specific spend amounts in ERP data.