Patent ID: 8880422

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for high performance capability assessment of an energy business, comprising: defining, by a processor coupled to a machine-readable memory, a multidimensional energy industry performance reference set stored in the memory and comprising multiple key assessment performance reference tables, at least one key assessment performance reference table further defining an energy production platform: a ‘Basic’ performance level specifying ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria; a ‘Progressive’ performance level specifying ‘Progressive’ performance assessment criteria; a ‘Leading’ performance level specifying ‘Leading’ performance assessment criteria; and an ‘Emerging’ performance level specifying ‘Emerging’ performance assessment criteria; establishing production operation management performance assessment criteria corresponding to the energy production platform, wherein the ‘Basic’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where a proactive approach to production management does not exist; wherein the ‘Progressive’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where limited efforts are made towards the identification of production losses and possible threats; wherein the ‘Leading’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where production losses and possible threats are identified and action plans are implemented and effectively tracked; wherein the ‘Emerging’ performance assessment criteria includes a first criteria where production losses, possible threats and opportunities to improve production are identified; receiving, through a communication interface coupled to the processor, an input specifying an energy industry area, an energy industry key assessment area, and current capabilities corresponding to an energy business under examination, for analysis; searching, by the processor, the multidimensional energy industry performance reference set for a matching key assessment performance reference table that matches the energy industry area and the energy industry key assessment area; retrieving, by the processor, the matching key assessment performance reference table; analyzing, by the processor, the retrieved matching key assessment performance reference table, the analysis including comparing the current capabilities received through the communication interface to the first criteria of each of the Basic performance assessment criteria, the Progressive performance assessment criteria, the Leading performance assessment criteria, and the Emerging performance assessment criteria; and obtaining, by the processor, a resultant performance level for the energy industry key assessment area, wherein the resultant performance level corresponds to a position along a scale of mastery that includes the Basic performance level, the Progressive performance level, the Leading performance level, and the Emerging performance level.