Selective deployment of software extensions within an enterprise modeling environment

An enterprise and software technology, applied in the computing environment of enterprise business planning, can solve problems such as doubtful result integrity, inaccurate views, incorrect data, etc., to achieve the effect of improving accuracy and predictability, and accurate planning information

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-19
IBM CORP
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Thus, such systems often present the user with an imprecise view of the actual, aggregated data used to forecast business activity
This can cause users to supply incorrect data, or incorrectly modify their input
Additionally, users may not be sure which numbers are the "correct" numbers for the business, and often doubt the integrity of the results
For heavy deadline-facing activities like corporate planning, this slow processing of data collection and offline consolidation creates obvious problems

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[0026] figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an environment 2 in which a business planning system 3 allows and automates the alignment of top-down goals with detailed bottom-up forecasts of a business 4 . Generally, the enterprise planning system 3 provides enterprise planning in three stages: (1) modeling stage, (2) submission stage, and (3) agreement stage. In the modeling phase, an analyst 8 such as a financial officer, a senior financial analyst or a production and sales analyst defines the requirements for the enterprise 4 and constructs a planning model for the enterprise. More specifically, analyst 8 develops a model with a plurality of hierarchically arranged nodes representing various cost centers within enterprise 4, such as business units or departments.

[0027] During the modeling phase, the analyst 8 also establishes the company's goals for each node in the organizational hierarchy. The analyst 8 then assigns to each node one or more business users, such as ...

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An enterprise business planning system includes a server to an application server to execute an enterprise planning activity in accordance with a model that defines a set of enterprise users. The system further includes an extension manager to selectively deploy software extensions to the enterprise users in accordance with the model. The model may, for example, define roles for the enterprise users, and the extension manager selectively deploys the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the roles assigned to the enterprise users. As another example, enterprise model may comprises a multi-level hierarchy of related nodes, and associates the enterprise users with the nodes. The extension manager may selectively deploy the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the levels of respective nodes associated with the enterprise users.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to enterprise computing environments, and more particularly, to computing environments for enterprise business planning. Background technique [0002] Businesses are increasingly taking on the job of establishing correct forecasts for their operations. Failure to meet the established expectations can have serious negative consequences for the business in the areas of cash flow, stock price, velocity of realization, and contributor confidence, among other areas. Examples of business planning activities where accuracy is a key element include revenue forecasting, inventory management, resource planning, and others. However, business planning is a difficult and expensive task that often produces imprecise results. [0003] Usually, companies adopt a "top-down" or "bottom-up" approach to business planning. In "top-down" planning, a business identifies important business goals, such as average product price, cost per empl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06
CPCG06Q10/06G06Q10/063
Inventor B·S·胡梅南斯基J·萨克利夫M·圣伊莱斯M·C·米尔斯C·A·阿申布雷纳J·M·佩特斯蒂克A·塞尔
Owner IBM CORP
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