Patent ID: 7127410
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A framework in connection with an organization having a plurality of entities, the framework defining a minimum set of requirements that all entities within the organization must adhere to when acquiring an information technology (IT) product, the framework comprising: a first policy that each entity of the organization must adhere to the framework; a second policy defining a business process that each entity must follow when acquiring an IT product; a third policy defining a set of tools for being employed to implement the business process of the second policy; and a fourth policy defining requirements specific to one or more of the entities within the organization, where the requirements specific to each entity are defined by such entity, wherein the business process of the second policy comprises: receiving delivery of the IT product, wherein each entity has a desired technology state referred to during the business process, the desired technology state defining where the entity is desired to be in a technological sense, and wherein the business process includes determining that acquiring the IT product goes toward a business solution that is needed for achieving the desired technology state.