Patent ID: 8468042
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying and partitioning a service into at least one atomic service in an environment to fulfill information technology services, the method comprising: determining whether the entire work to perform at least one of an information technology service and smaller tasks can be automated; determining whether all tasks can be performed by one person when the entire work to perform said information technology service cannot be automated; determining whether the entire work can be partitioned to match different skills required to perform different sections in the entire work when all tasks can be performed by one person; dividing the entire work into the smaller tasks with a processor based on at least one of determining whether all tasks can be performed by one team when all tasks cannot be performed by one person; encapsulating at least one of all tasks and the smaller tasks into at least one atomic service with the processor when the entire work to perform at least one of said information technology service and the smaller tasks can be automated; and storing the at least one atomic service in an atomic services catalog.