Patent ID: 7401011

Claim:
A computer implemented method for selective application of enterprise application integration (EAI) for a project under consideration, the project involving applications, business objects, and business processes, the method comprising: defining a plurality of sets of EAI practices, the plurality of sets including a set corresponding to a full EAI approach, a set corresponding to a partial EAI approach, and a set corresponding to a minimal EAI approach; defining a plurality of classifications for applications, the classifications ranging from most robust to least robust; defining a plurality of classifications for business objects, the classifications ranging from most robust to least robust; defining a plurality of classifications for business processes, the classifications ranging from most robust to least robust; establishing a model, the model generating an output indicative of a recommended set of EAI practices, the model determining the output based on factors including the classifications for the applications, the classifications for business objects, and the classifications for business processes involved in the project; wherein when the model is executed: user inputting the factors related to the project into the computer; and the model determining the recommended set of EAI practices for the project from those factors.