Patent ID: 8321363

Claim:
An apparatus for technology evaluation, the apparatus comprising: a computing device including a memory and at least one processor; and a technology evaluation application stored in the memory, executable by the processor, configured to provide technology recommendations for a project and including: a capability weighting routine configured to receive a capability importance indicator for each of a plurality of predefined capabilities in comparison to each of the other capabilities and determine a capability weighting for each of the capabilities based on the capability importance indicators; a constraint weighting routine configured to receive a constraint importance indicator for each of the plurality of predefined constraints in comparison to each of the other constraints and determine a constraint weighting for each of the constraints based on the constraint importance indicators; a capability fit score routine configured to receive a capability applicability rating for each of a plurality of potential technology solutions in relation to each of the predetermined capabilities and determine a capability fit score for each of the potential technology solutions based on associated capability applicability ratings and associated capability weightings; a constraint fit score routine configured to receive a constraint applicability rating for each of the plurality of potential technology solutions in relation to each of the predetermined constraints and determine a constraint fit score for each of the potential technology solutions based on associated constraint applicability ratings and associated constraint weightings; and a technology fit score routine configured to determine a technology fit score for each of the potential technology solutions based on an associated capability fit score and an associated constraint fit score.