Patent ID: 8204772

Claim:
A capability assessment method comprising: obtaining a client assessment report comprising capability implementation indicators; determining, using a computer processor, an applicable point mapping for the client assessment report, comprising: identifying a set of capability levels, wherein each capability level comprises a different rating identifier; determining a tuning gap defining a scoring relationship between adjacent capability levels; and assigning a capability score to each capability level based on the tuning gap; building, using the computer processor, a client capability table based on the client assessment report and the applicable point mapping and comprising: a list of client applicable capabilities from a client; a capability score from the applicable point mapping assigned to each client applicable capability; and a capability implementation specifier assigned to each of the client applicable capabilities listed in the client assessment report, each capability implementation specifier defining whether the corresponding client applicable capability is implemented by the client; determining, using the computer processor, a total applicable capability metric based on the capability scores assigned to the client applicable capabilities listed in the client capability table; determining, using the computer processor, a total assessment score based on the capability scores assigned to the client applicable capabilities that are assigned to a capability implementation specifier indicating actual implementation of the client applicable capability at the client; and determining, using the computer processor, a final assessment score based on the total assessment score and the total applicable capability metric.