Patent ID: 7305351

Claim:
A system, comprising: a first storage means for receiving and storing data at predetermined times, wherein the data corresponds a plurality of risks and a plurality of opportunities for the business entity; a second storage means for receiving and storing data at each of the predetermined times, wherein the data corresponds to a potential monetary impact on the future condition of the business entity of each of the risks and opportunities stored in the first storage means; a first input means for receiving at each of the predetermined times, for each opportunity stored in the first storage means, data corresponding to one of a probability that the opportunity will occur during a predetermined period of time and a frequency at which the opportunity will occur, a second input means for receiving at each of the predetermined times, for each risk stored in the first storage means, data corresponding to one of a probability that the risk will occur during a predetermined period of time and a frequency at which the risk will occur, and a calculation means for projecting at each of the predetermined times the future condition of the business entity based on a monetary value of each of the risks and opportunities stored in the first storage means, wherein the monetary value is a function of the potential monetary impact and the one of frequency and probability for each of the risks and opportunities from the first and second input means; wherein the potential monetary impact is a function of one of earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”), operating cost savings and market share gains.