Patent ID: 8412562

Claim:
A method for capability analysis comprising the steps of: providing a processor operatively coupled to memory, the memory having a capability analysis structure further comprising: a key factor dimension comprising any combination of two or more of: a process participation key analysis area; a process creation key analysis area; a process frequency key analysis area; a process inputs key analysis area; a process outputs key analysis area; a process automation key analysis area; and a process integration key analysis area; wherein each of the key analysis areas includes a retail industry specific key analysis area; providing a capability scale dimension comprising multiple capability levels, including: a ‘Basic’ capability level specifying a ‘Basic’ capability assessment criteria wherein the ‘Basic’ capability assessment criteria for a corporate strategy includes Process Participation criteria where little to no executive participation beyond the CEO exists and the board of directors or equity partners set or heavily influence strategy; a ‘Progressive’ capability level specifying a ‘Progressive’ capability assessment criteria wherein the ‘Progressive’ capability assessment criteria for a corporate strategy includes Process Participation criteria where strategy is determined collaboratively and the board of directors or equity partners review and approve if necessary; a ‘Leading’ capability level specifying a ‘Leading’ capability assessment criteria wherein the ‘Leading’ capability assessment criteria for a corporate strategy includes Process Participation criteria where an executive team determines strategy with managed input from non-executive influences including employees, customers, or suppliers; generating, using the processor coupled to data population logic in communication with the memory, a populated analysis structure from the capability analysis structure; receiving, by the processor, an input specifying a key analysis area corresponding to a retail business under examination; searching, by the processor, the populated analysis structure for criteria that matches the key analysis area corresponding to the retail business under examination; analyzing, by the processor, the matching criteria; and obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance level of the retail business under examination corresponding to the capability scale dimension.