Patent ID: 8065174

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for evaluating business-critical criteria for an entity mobility/productivity opportunity, the method comprising: calculating a hierarchy of a plurality of decision elements regarding the opportunities, wherein the plurality of decision elements includes at least two decision elements selected from a group comprising a measurement system, management routines, documentation, mobility restrictions, standardization, and complexity, and wherein said calculating comprises forming a matrix of values corresponding to the relative importance of each of the decision elements with respect to one another; calculating a weighted composite score for a sub-process specified in each of the plurality of decision elements; compiling a favorability rating for each sub-process, wherein the favorability rating for each sub-process is based, at least in part, on the weighted composite score for each sub-process and the matrix of values corresponding to the relative importance of each of the decision elements with respect to one another, said rating being calculated using the following equation: (the weighted composite score for each sub-process for a single decision element)*(a value associated with the single decision element obtained from the calculation of the hierarchy of the plurality of decision elements)+(the weighted composite score of each of the sub-processes)*(the corresponding number for each decision element) in order to obtain the favorability index value; ranking each favorability rating to form a favorability index.