Identifying service oriented architecture shared service opportunities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9424540-B2
Application number	US-43181509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2009
Priority date	Apr 29, 2009
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

An approach that identifies a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service opportunity is provided. In one embodiment, there is an opportunity tool, including an identification component configured to identify a plurality of projects from each of a plurality of lines of business; a selection component configured to select a set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business; and an evaluation component configured to evaluate the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business to identify a SOA shared service opportunity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for minimizing duplication of resources in an enterprise system having a computer-based governance unit having computer executable instructions and a computer system installed on the enterprise system having a plurality of resources, the method comprising:
identifying, by the shared services computer, a plurality of projects for each of a plurality of lines of business based on input from a SOA governance unit regarding availability of a resource passed from a device, each of the plurality of projects being a project that is proposed to be undertaken;
comparing by each line of business, each of the plurality of projects to qualification criteria created by the SOA governance unit to determine, by the computer, a measure of compliance with a set of business objectives of each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business;
generating, by the computer, a metric quantifying the measure of compliance with the set of business objectives of each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business, the metric being a web graph metric;
prioritizing, by each line of business, each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business based on the metric;
preparing, by the computer, a high level business case for each of the plurality of projects, wherein each high level business case is prepared by a corresponding line of business, and wherein each high level business case receives oversight from the SOA governance unit;
selecting, by the computer, based on the high level business case for each of the plurality of projects, a set of projects from the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business;
re-prioritizing, by the shared services computer, the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business selected as common to more than one line of business;
evaluating, by the computer, the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business, based on the re-prioritization of the plurality of projects, to identify an optimum common project as a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service opportunity;
building, by the shared services computer, the optimum common project as a shared service that is software code that re-uses components and merges duplicated resources and provides a common project across the multiple lines of business together with an associated lifecycle management process that includes new and distinct roles, governance checkpoints, increased collaboration requirements, and new decision control points using touch-points inside and outside of the organization within a SOA shared services plan;
modifying one or more existing systems in the infrastructure to deploy the optimum common project into an enterprise services portfolio that performs a shared service within the enterprise services portfolio for the more than one line of business; and
managing the optimum common project as a shared service within the SOA based on the touchpoints and checkpoints.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the SOA governance unit, input to identify, by the computer, the plurality of projects from each of the plurality of lines of business and to select the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising coordinating, by the SOA governance unit, communication between each of the plurality of lines of business.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising evaluating, by the SOA governance unit, each of the plurality of projects to prioritize, by the computer, the set of business projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business.

5. The method according to claim 1 , the evaluating comprising:
preparing a business case for the SOA shared service opportunity; and
prioritizing the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business based on the business case for the SOA shared service opportunity.

6. A system for minimizing duplication of resources comprising:
an enterprise system having a computer-based governance unit having computer executable instructions and a computer system installed on the enterprise system having a plurality of resources;
at least one processing unit;
memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit; and
an opportunity tool storable in memory and executable by the at least one processing unit, the opportunity tool comprising:
an identification component configured to:
identify, by the shared services computer, a plurality of projects for each of a plurality of lines of business based on input from a SOA governance unit regarding availability of a resource passed from a device, each of the plurality of projects being a project that is proposed to be undertaken;
compare, by each line of business, each of the plurality of projects to qualification criteria created by the SOA governance unit to determine a measure of compliance with a set of business objectives of each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business;
generate a metric quantifying the measure of compliance with the set of business objectives of each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business, the metric being a web graph metric; and
prioritize, by each line of business, each of the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business based on the metric;
prepare a high level business case for each of the plurality of projects, wherein each high level business case is prepared by a corresponding line of business, and wherein each high level business case receives oversight from the SOA governance unit;
a selection component configured to:
select, based on the high level business case for each of the plurality of projects, a set of projects from the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business; and
re-prioritize, by the shared services computer, the plurality of projects for each of the plurality of lines of business selected as common to more than one line of business; and
an evaluation component configured to:

evaluate the set of projects common to more than one line of business from the plurality of lines of business, based on the re-prioritization of the plurality of projects, to identify an optimum common project as a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service opportunity;
build, by the shared services computer, the optimum common project as a shared service that is software code that re-uses components and merges duplicated resources and provides a common project across the multiple lines of business together with an associated lifecycle management process that includes new and distinct roles, governance checkpoints, increased collaboration requirements, and new decision control points using touch-points inside and outside of the organization within a SOA shared services plan;
modifying one or more existing systems in the infrastructure to deploy the optimum common project into an enterprise services portfolio that performs a shared service within the enterprise services portfolio for the more than one line of business; and
manage the optimum common project as a shared service within the SOA based on the touchpoints and checkpoints.

7. The opportunity tool according to claim 6 , wherein the SOA governance unit provides input to identify the plurality of projects from

Assignees

• Channabasavaiah Kishore
• Heard Kenneth R
• Holley Kerrie L
• Jhumkhawala Pranav
• Khera Pawan
• Ramanathan Sri
• Trevathan Matthew B
• Varadan Raghu
• Zunic Nevenko
• IBM

Inventors

• Channabasavaiah Kishore
• Heard Kenneth R
• Holley Kerrie L
• Jhumkhawala Pranav
• Khera Pawan
• Ramanathan Sri
• Trevathan Matthew B
• Varadan Raghu
• Zunic Nevenko

Classifications

• G06Q10/06313

  Resource planning in a project environment · CPC title

• G06Q10/06 Primary

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title