Asset management systems and asset management methods

Abstract

We provide technology that supports the promotion of the use of registered assets. [Solution] The asset management system has memory and a processor. The memory stores asset-related information that associates each registered asset with a project realized using that asset, and project information that records the sales for each project. The processor selects one asset as the target asset, refers to the asset-related information to extract related projects that were realized using the target asset, calculates a project contribution for the target asset that indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each related project, identifies the sales for the related projects by referring to the project information, and calculates a business contribution that indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to the business based on the project contribution and sales for the related projects.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a technology for managing assets created in business activities.

Background Art

[0002] There have been attempts to manage and utilize various types of knowledge, including use cases, solutions, products, services, and system architectures created in business activities of enterprises and the like, as assets through an information system. In asset management, in order to facilitate the registration of assets in the system or support the utilization of assets registered in the system, it is required to appropriately evaluate the value of assets.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for evaluating assets. In the method of Patent Document 1, an asset value calculation unit calculates an evaluation for an asset to be evaluated based on an evaluation axis for evaluating the asset value in each of a plurality of business processes. A contribution degree calculation unit calculates an asset contribution degree indicating the degree to which the asset to be evaluated contributes to the organizational goal by aggregating the evaluations of the assets calculated for one or more business processes for realizing a business strategy set for achieving the organizational goal.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The method described in Patent Document 1 calculates the degree to which an asset contributes to organizational goals by comprehensively evaluating assets calculated based on evaluation axes within business processes for realizing business strategies. While the asset evaluation values ​​calculated by the method described in Patent Document 1 can support investment decisions, they are not suitable for promoting asset reuse. One of the purposes included in this disclosure is to provide technology that helps promote the use of registered assets. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the asset management system included in this disclosure comprises memory and a processor, The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, The aforementioned processor, Choose one of the assets as the target asset. By referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, related projects that were realized using the aforementioned target asset are extracted for the aforementioned target asset. For the aforementioned target asset, calculate the project contribution, which indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the aforementioned related projects.

[0007] The sales of the related projects are identified by referring to the aforementioned project information, and the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, is calculated based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. One aspect of asset management methods included in this disclosure is: An asset management method using an asset management system having memory and a processor, The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, When any one of the assets is selected as the target asset, the processor, The steps include: referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, extracting related projects for the aforementioned target asset that were realized using the said target asset; With respect to the aforementioned target asset, the step of calculating the project contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the said target asset to each of the aforementioned related projects,

[0008] The process includes the steps of: identifying the sales of the related projects by referring to the project information; and calculating the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to one aspect of this disclosure, an asset management system and an asset management method can be provided that can help facilitate the use of registered assets. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the asset management system according to Example 1. [Figure 2] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the asset table configuration according to Example 1. [Figure 3] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the asset project-related table in Example 1. [Figure 4] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the case table related to Example 1. [Figure 5] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the structure of the RFP requirements-related table for Example 1. [Figure 6] This flowchart illustrates the output process for business contribution in Example 1. [Figure 7] This flowchart illustrates the process for calculating project contribution in Example 1. [Figure 8] It is a conceptual diagram showing an output example of an asset search result according to Example 1. [Figure 9] It is a conceptual diagram showing an output example of an asset search result (details) according to Example 1. [Figure 10] It is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of an asset management server, a case management server, and an information processing device according to Example 1. [Figure 11] It is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an asset management system according to Example 2. [Figure 12] It is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a case table according to Example 2. [Figure 13] It is a flowchart exemplifying an output process of business contribution degree according to Example 2. [Figure 14] It is a conceptual diagram showing an output example of an asset search result (details) according to Example 2. [Figure 15] It is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an asset management system according to Example 3. [Figure 16] It is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of an asset table according to Example 3. [Figure 17] It is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a user table according to Example 3. [Figure 18] It is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of an asset-user related table according to Example 3. [Figure 19] It is a flowchart exemplifying an output process of owner business contribution degree according to Example 3. [Figure 20] It is a conceptual diagram showing an output example of an asset search result according to Example 3. [Figure 21] It is a conceptual diagram showing an output example of an asset search result (details) according to Example 3.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Examples

[0012] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the asset management system according to Example 1.

[0013] The asset management system 1 comprises an asset management server 10, a project management server 20, and an information processing device 30. The asset management server 10, the project management server 20, and the information processing device 30 may be integrated. For example, the asset management server 10 and the project management server 20 may be integrated as a single server, or the server and the information processing device 30 may be integrated.

[0014] The asset management server 10 is equipped with a processor and memory. The memory stores the asset database 11. The asset database 11 includes the asset table 111 and the asset case-related table 112. An example of the hardware configuration of the asset management server 10 will be described later.

[0015] Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the asset table configuration according to Example 1. Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the asset project-related table configuration according to Example 1.

[0016] Asset table 111 includes the following information items (columns): Asset ID, Asset Name, Description Text, and Business Contribution. Asset table 111 may also have other information items. The Asset ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the asset. The Asset Name is the name of the asset. The Description Text is text information that describes the contents of the asset. Business Contribution will be described later. The Business Contribution may be a pre-calculated value registered in asset table 111, or it may be calculated in real time upon user request and registered in asset table 111.

[0017] The asset-project-related table 112 includes the following information items: linking ID, asset ID, project ID, and project contribution. The asset-project-related table 112 may also have other information items. The linking ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the combination of asset and project when an asset uniquely identified by the asset ID is linked to a project uniquely identified by the project ID. The asset ID is the same as that in the asset table 111. The project ID is the same as that in the project table 211, which will be described later. The project contribution will be described later. The project contribution may be a pre-calculated value registered in the asset-project-related table 112, or it may be calculated in real time upon user request and registered in the asset-project-related table 112.

[0018] The asset-related project table 112 above corresponds to asset-related project information, which links each registered asset with the projects realized using that asset.

[0019] The project management server 20 is equipped with a processor and memory. The project database 21 is stored in the memory. The project database 21 includes the project table 211 and the RFP requirements related table 212. An example of the hardware configuration of the project management server 20 will be described later.

[0020] Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the case table related to Example 1. Figure 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the RFP requirements related table related to Example 1.

[0021] Case table 211 includes the following information items: Case ID, Sales Amount, and RFPID. Case table 211 may also have other information items. The Case ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the case. The Sales Amount is the sales amount for the case. The RFPID is an identifier that uniquely identifies RFP40 shown in Figure 1. RFP stands for Request for Proposal. A Request for Proposal is an example of a case-related document.

[0022] The RFP Requirements Related Table 212 includes the following information items: Requirement ID, Description Text, Evaluation Value, and RFPID. The RFP Requirements Related Table 212 may also have other information items. The Requirement ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the requirement. The Requirement Description Text is the information that describes the requirement in text in the project-related documents. The Evaluation Value will be described later. The RFPID is the same as that in the Project Table 211.

[0023] The processor of the asset management system 1 extracts requirements and requirement description texts that explain those requirements from the Request for Proposal (RFP), and registers the requirements and requirement description texts in the requirement-related information. The Request for Proposal corresponds to RFP40, and the requirement-related information corresponds to RFP requirement-related table 212. The above case table 211 corresponds to case information, which records the sales for each case.

[0024] Refer to Figure 1 again. The information processing device 30 comprises a processor and memory. The memory stores the asset management program and various data necessary for processing. An example of the hardware configuration of the information processing device 30 will be described later.

[0025] The processor of the information processing device 30 loads and executes an asset management program from memory, thereby realizing the functions of the target asset acquisition unit 31, the asset information acquisition unit 32, the RFP reading unit 33, the asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34, the asset contribution calculation unit 35, the business contribution calculation unit 36, and the business contribution result output unit 37.

[0026] The target asset acquisition unit 31 has the function of acquiring any one asset as the target asset. The target asset acquisition unit 31 may acquire one or more assets as target assets.

[0027] The asset information acquisition unit 32 has the function of acquiring the projects to which the asset is applied. The RFP reading unit 33 has the function of acquiring the requirements of the RFP 40 for the projects to which the asset is applied. RFP refers to a request for proposal for a target project presented by a customer. The asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34 has the function of matching the requirements of RFP 40 with the asset registration information and calculating the relevance of the asset to the requirements. The asset contribution calculation unit 35 has the function of calculating the project contribution of an asset. The method for calculating the project contribution will be described later.

[0028] The business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​has the function of calculating the business contribution of an asset. Business contribution is a value that indicates the degree to which the target asset contributes to the business. The algorithm for calculating business contribution will be described later. The business contribution result output unit 37 has the function of outputting the business contribution as one of the pieces of information for each asset searched by the user.

[0029] For example, user U accesses asset management system 1 with the configuration described above. User U is, for example, an integrator. User U specifies the asset for which they want to check information as the target asset. Then, as described later, they can view information including the business contribution of the target asset. Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the output processing of business contribution according to Example 1.

[0030] The information processing device 30 receives a reference request from user U for the "business contribution" of the target asset (St101). The target asset acquisition unit 31 acquires the asset requested by user U as the target asset.

[0031] The asset information acquisition unit 32 obtains the asset ID of the target asset and obtains a list of projects to which the target asset is applied (St102). The asset information acquisition unit 32 also obtains a list of projects by referring to the asset table 111 and the asset project-related table 112. In other words, the information processing device 30 refers to the asset-related project information and extracts related projects for the target asset that were realized using the target asset.

[0032] The information processing device 30 determines whether or not the project contribution of the target asset has been calculated for all projects on the list (St103). If the project contribution of the target asset has been calculated for all projects on the list (St103: YES), the process proceeds to step St105. If the project contribution of the target asset has not been calculated for all projects on the list (St103: NO), the process proceeds to step St104.

[0033] In step St104, the asset contribution calculation unit 35 calculates the project contribution of the target asset to the target project. That is, the information processing device 30 calculates the project contribution of the target asset, indicating the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the related projects. In step St105, the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​calculates the business contribution of the target asset. The business contribution result output unit 37 outputs the business contribution of the target asset (St106). (Calculation algorithm for business contribution) The business contribution calculated by the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​in step St105 may be calculated by, for example, the following calculation algorithm.

[0034] The business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​refers to the project table 211, i.e., project information, to identify the sales of related projects that were realized using the target asset. Based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects, the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​calculates the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business.

[0035] The business contribution may be calculated, for example, by summing the product of the project contribution and sales for all related projects. That is, the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying the project contribution of each related project by sales as the business contribution.

[0036] (Timing of calculation of business contribution) The business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​may calculate the business contribution of a target asset in response to a user operation requesting information about that asset. The business contribution result output unit 37 then presents the calculated business contribution to the user U. In this way, when the business contribution is calculated dynamically after receiving a request from the user U, the latest contribution can be calculated and presented based on the most recently registered information.

[0037] The business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​may pre-calculate the business contribution of each of the assets and store it in memory. When the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​receives a user operation requesting to refer to information about an asset, specifying the asset, it reads the business contribution of the target asset from memory. The business contribution result output unit 37 presents the read business contribution to the user U. In this way, by pre-calculating and storing the business contribution in memory, the business contribution can be quickly presented in response to a reference request.

[0038] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating the process for calculating project contribution according to Example 1. The RFP reading unit 33 obtains the RFPID of the target project and retrieves a list of requirements included in the RFP (St201).

[0039] The information processing device 30 determines whether or not it has calculated the requirement asset relevance for all requirements on the list of requirements included in the RFP (St202). If the requirement asset relevance has been calculated for all requirements on the list (St202: YES), the process proceeds to step St204. If the requirement asset relevance has not been calculated for all requirements on the list (St202: NO), the process proceeds to step St203. The asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34 compares the RFP requirements with the asset registration information and calculates the relevance of the asset to the target requirements (St203). In step St204, the asset contribution calculation unit 35 calculates the project contribution of the target asset. (Algorithm for calculating project contribution) The project contribution calculated by the asset contribution calculation unit 35 in step St204 may be calculated by, for example, the following calculation algorithm.

[0040] First, the system stores in memory asset information for each asset, which contains an asset description text that explains the asset in text form, and requirement-related information, which associates each requirement contained in each project-related document with the requirement description text that explains that requirement in text form within the project-related document. The asset information corresponds to the asset table 111 shown in Figure 2. The requirement-related information corresponds to the RFP requirement-related table 212 shown in Figure 5. The processor references requirements-related information and extracts relevant case requirements, which are requirements contained in the case-related documents of the relevant case.

[0041] The processor refers to asset information and requirement-related information and calculates a requirement-asset relevance score for each related project requirement, based on the similarity between the requirement description text of each related project requirement and the asset description text of the target asset, indicating the degree of relationship between the project and the asset.

[0042] The processor identifies the requirements among the related project requirements whose degree of relevance to the requirement asset exceeds a predetermined threshold as related project-related requirements. The processor calculates the project contribution of the related project, taking into account the aforementioned related project-related requirements.

[0043] (First method for calculating project contribution) The processor may calculate the project contribution as the ratio of the number of related project requirements to the total number of related project requirements. For example, if there are 10 related project requirements, and 6 of those 10 have a requirement asset relevance exceeding a predetermined threshold of 0.5, then the project contribution is 6 / 10 = 0.6.

[0044] (Second method for calculating project contribution) The processor may calculate the project contribution by considering the evaluation value of each requirement. The requirements-related information further links each requirement included in each project-related document of the project with an evaluation value indicating the evaluation of that requirement. This evaluation value corresponds to the evaluation value in the RFP requirements-related table 212 shown in Figure 5. The processor refers to requirements-related information and calculates the project contribution, taking into account the relevant project requirements and their evaluation values, as well as the related project requirements and their evaluation values. More specifically, the processor calculates the project contribution as the ratio of the total evaluation value of related project requirements to the total evaluation value of related project requirements.

[0045] For example, let's assume there are five related project requirements, Requirement 1 to Requirement 5. The requirement asset relevance of Requirement 1 is 0.66. The requirement asset relevance of Requirement 2 is 0.23. The requirement asset relevance of Requirement 3 is 0.45. The requirement asset relevance of Requirement 4 is 0.71. The requirement asset relevance of Requirement 5 is 0.52. The processor identifies the requirements among the related project requirements whose requirement asset relevance exceeds a predetermined threshold as related project related requirements. If the predetermined threshold is set to 0.5, then Requirement 1, Requirement 4, and Requirement 5, whose requirement asset relevance exceeds 0.6, will become related project related requirements.

[0046] Referring to RFP Requirements Related Table 212, the evaluation values ​​for requirements 1 through 5 were 30, 10, 25, 15, and 20, respectively. In this case, the sum of the evaluation values ​​for requirements 1 through 5 is 30 + 10 + 25 + 15 + 20 = 100. That is, the total evaluation value for the related project requirements is 100. On the other hand, the related requirements for the related project are requirement 1, requirement 4, and requirement 5, so the total evaluation value for the related requirements for the related project is 30 + 15 + 20 = 65.

[0047] For example, the processor calculates the project contribution as the ratio of the total evaluation value of related project requirements (65) to the total evaluation value of related project requirements (100), i.e., 65 / 100 = 0.65.

[0048] (User-specified word) The memory may store asset information for each registered asset, including the asset name and description text, enabling word searches using either the asset name, the description text, or both. User U enters search terms related to the asset they wish to search for into the user terminal.

[0049] The processor of the asset management system 1 matches the asset name or description text, which are information items in the asset table 111, with the search words specified by the user, and extracts a list of matching assets. The processor then presents to the user, for example, a list of assets that correspond to the words specified by the user from the asset information.

[0050] Figure 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the output of asset search results related to Example 1.

[0051] User U sends a request to the asset management system 1 to reference the "business contribution" of the target asset via a computer such as a user terminal. As a result, the asset search results are output to the display device D11 on the computer such as the user terminal.

[0052] The asset search results displayed on the display device D11 are a list L01 of assets found by searching the asset table using the asset name and description text. When user U selects an asset in list L01 by tapping its area, the display screen shown in Figure 9 is accessed.

[0053] Figure 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the output of asset search results (details) related to Example 1. In the display state shown in Figure 8, when user U selects asset B, the more detailed search results shown in Figure 9 are displayed on the display device D11.

[0054] The display device D11 displays a detailed list L02 for asset B selected by user U. The detailed list L02 includes basic information, detailed information, and business contribution as information items. The basic information and detailed information may be information registered in the asset table 111. The business contribution of asset B may be calculated in advance and stored in the memory of the asset management system 1. The business contribution of asset B may also be calculated dynamically when user U selects asset B in Figure 8. The display device D11 shows the project list L03, which uses asset B. The project list L03 includes information items such as the applicable project, sales, and project contribution.

[0055] Figure 10 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the asset management server, the project management server, and the information processing device.

[0056] The asset management server 10, the project management server 20, and the information processing device 30 are, for example, composed of a computer. The computer 50 includes a processor 51, memory 52, auxiliary storage device 53, communication interface 54, media interface 55, and input / output device 56.

[0057] The processor 51 is composed of components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Micro Processing Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The processor 51 performs various functions by reading and executing programs stored in memory 52 or auxiliary storage device 53.

[0058] The auxiliary storage device 53 may be, for example, a hard disk or an SSD. The auxiliary storage device 53 stores programs executed by the processor 51 and various types of data. An external storage medium 57 may be located outside the computer 50. The external storage medium 57 may be connected to the computer 50 in a way that allows communication. The external storage medium 57 stores programs executed by the processor 51 and various types of data. The communication interface 54 facilitates the communication of information between the computer 50 and various devices via the network 91. The media interface 55 communicates information with various media such as CDs, USB memory sticks, SD cards, DVDs, and Blu-rays.

[0059] The input / output device 56 performs information input to the computer 50 and information output from the computer 50 to an external device. For example, the input / output device 56 may output information to an external console 58.

[0060] An external console 58 is an input and / or output device connected directly or remotely to the computer 50. An example of an external console 58 is a keyboard, mouse, and display.

[0061] The external storage medium 57 is a storage medium located outside the computer and is connected to the computer 50 in a communicative manner. The external storage medium 57 may be located, for example, on the cloud. The external storage medium 57 may also be located on the same premises as the computer 50. [Examples]

[0062] In Example 1, an asset management system was exemplified that extracts related projects to which the target asset is applied, calculates a requirement-asset relevance score for each requirement of those related projects, determines the degree of relevance to the target asset, identifies requirements whose requirement-asset relevance score exceeds a predetermined threshold as related project-related requirements, calculates the project contribution score as the ratio of the number of related project-related requirements to the total number of related project requirements, and calculates a business contribution score based on the project contribution score of the related projects and sales, indicating the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business. In contrast, Example 2 further exemplified an asset management system that takes into account the fact that the value of an asset may decrease over time, and calculates the business contribution score by taking into account the timing of the occurrence of related projects to which the target asset is applied.

[0063] Figure 11 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the asset management system according to Example 2.

[0064] The asset management system 1B comprises an asset management server 10, a project management server 20, and an information processing device 30B. The asset management server 10 is the same as that in Embodiment 1.

[0065] The information processing device 30B includes a processor and memory, similar to the information processing device 30 in Example 1. The processor of the information processing device 30B loads and executes an asset management program from memory to realize the functions of the target asset acquisition unit 31, the asset information acquisition unit 32, the RFP reading unit 33, the asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34, the asset contribution calculation unit 35, the business contribution calculation unit 36B, and the business contribution result output unit 37. The target asset acquisition unit 31, the asset information acquisition unit 32, the RFP reading unit 33, the asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34, the asset contribution calculation unit 35, and the business contribution result output unit 37 are the same as those in Example 1. The business contribution calculation unit 36B performs different processing from the business contribution calculation unit 36 ​​in Example 1. The processing of the business contribution calculation unit 36B will be described later. The case management server 20B in Example 2 differs from that in Example 1 in that it has a case table 211B instead of a case table 211.

[0066] Figure 12 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the case table related to Example 2.

[0067] Case table 211B includes the following information items: Case ID, Sales Amount, RFPID, and Case Start Date. Case table 211 may have other information items. The Case ID, Sales Amount, and RFPID are the same as those in Example 1 shown in Figure 4. The Case Start Date is date information indicating the date the case was started. For example, a case with Case ID O0001 is shown to have started on October 31, 2021.

[0068] Figure 13 is a flowchart illustrating the output processing of business contribution according to Example 2. The processing in steps St101 to St104 is the same as that in Example 1 shown in Figure 6.

[0069] In step St104, after calculating the project contribution of the target asset to each related project, in step St104B, the business contribution calculation unit 36B calculates the novelty of the target asset to each related project. That is, it calculates the novelty of each related project to the target asset. Novelty is an indicator that shows how new the application of the target asset to the related project is, that is, an indicator that shows how short the time elapsed since the start of the related project was.

[0070] For example, the newness level can be calculated as follows: Newness = 1 / (Measurement date - Project start date [unit: "days"]). The measurement date is the current date on which the asset management system 1C is being used. The project start date can be obtained by referring to project table 211B, which is illustrated in Figure 12. Note that this formula for calculating the newness level is just one example; any formula is acceptable as long as the newness level decreases as the difference in days between the measurement date and the project start date increases. As another example, a formula could be set up where projects less than 3 years old are considered new, and the newness level decreases inversely proportional to the number of days elapsed after 3 years. In that case, for example, the newness level could be calculated as follows: Newness = 1 / max(1, Measurement date - Project start date [unit: "years"] - 2).

[0071] If, in step St103, it is determined that the project contribution of the target asset has been calculated for all projects on the list (St103:YES), then in step St105, the business contribution calculation unit 36B calculates the business contribution of the target asset.

[0072] (Calculation algorithm for business contribution) The business contribution in Example 2 may be calculated using, for example, the following calculation algorithm.

[0073] The Business Contribution Calculation Unit 36B refers to the project table 211B, i.e., project information, to identify the sales of related projects that were realized using the target asset. Based on the project contribution, sales, and novelty of the related projects, the Business Contribution Calculation Unit 36B calculates the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business.

[0074] The business contribution may be calculated, for example, by summing the product of project contribution, sales, and newness for all related projects. That is, the business contribution calculation unit 36B uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying each related project's project contribution by its sales and newness as the business contribution. After the business contribution is calculated, in step St106, similar to Example 1, the business contribution result output unit 37 outputs the business contribution of the target asset.

[0075] Figure 14 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the output of asset search results (details) according to Embodiment 2. In the display state shown in Figure 8, when user U selects asset B, the more detailed search results shown in Figure 14 are displayed on the display device D11B.

[0076] The display device D11B displays a detailed list L02B for asset B selected by user U. The detailed list L02B includes basic information, detailed information, latest project start date, and business contribution as information items. The basic information and detailed information may be information registered in asset table 111. The latest project start date is the start date of the latest project that used the asset. In addition, the business contribution takes into account the newness of the target asset. Note that the business contribution of asset B may be calculated in advance and stored in the memory of asset management system 1. The business contribution of asset B may also be calculated dynamically when user U selects asset B in Figure 8.

[0077] The display device D11B shows the project list L03B, which uses asset B. The project list L03B ​​includes the following information items: applicable project, sales, project start date, and project contribution.

[0078] As explained above, this embodiment makes it possible to calculate the business contribution, taking into account the size of sales and the novelty of the project, and can support the promotion of the use of registered assets. [Examples]

[0079] Examples 1 and 2 promoted the registration and utilization of beneficial assets by appropriately evaluating the business contribution of each registered asset. Example 3 illustrates an asset management system that appropriately evaluates not only the assets themselves but also the owners who registered them. By appropriately evaluating owners, it becomes possible to promote the effective utilization of the knowledge and experience of owners, i.e., experts, who possess knowledge and experience that are beneficial to users.

[0080] Figure 15 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the asset management system according to Example 3.

[0081] The asset management system 1C comprises an asset management server 10C, a project management server 20, a user management server 70, and an information processing device 30C. The project management server 20 is the same as that in Embodiment 1.

[0082] The asset management server 10C in Example 3 differs from that in Example 1 in that the asset database 11C has an asset table 111C instead of an asset table 111.

[0083] Figure 16 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the asset table configuration according to Example 3.

[0084] Asset table 111C includes the following information items (columns): Asset ID, Asset Name, Description Text, Category, and Business Contribution. The Asset ID, Asset Name, Description Text, and Business Contribution are the same as those in Example 1 shown in Figure 2. The Business Contribution may also be calculated by taking into account the newness of the asset using the method of Example 2.

[0085] A category is a classification of an asset. In the example in Figure 16, processing categories indicating the type of process to which the asset is applied are shown, such as "Automatic Generation" and "Migration." However, categories are not limited to these processing categories. Other examples include technology categories (e.g., cloud, network, security, etc.) or industry categories (e.g., finance, industrial, public, etc.). The category is entered by the user who registers the asset (i.e., the owner of the asset).

[0086] The user management server 70, like the case management server 20, is equipped with a processor and memory. The memory stores the user database 71. The user database 71 contains user tables and RFP requirement-related tables.

[0087] Figure 17 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the user table configuration according to Example 3. Figure 18 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the asset user-related table configuration according to Example 3.

[0088] User table 711 includes the following information items: User ID, User name, Affiliation information, and Owner business contribution. User table 711 may also have other information items. User table 711 contains information about the user who registered the asset, i.e., the owner. Furthermore, user table 711 may also contain information about integrators who use the asset management system 1C, rather than the owner.

[0089] The User ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies a user. The User Name is the user's full name. The Affiliation Information indicates the organization or department to which the user belongs. The Owner Business Contribution is an indicator that shows the degree of the user's contribution to the business as an asset owner. The Owner Business Contribution is calculated using the method described below and then registered in User Table 711.

[0090] The asset-user-related table 712 includes the following information items: linkage ID, asset ID, and user ID. The asset-user-related table 712 may also have other information items. The linkage ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the link between an asset and the user who registered that asset. The asset ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies an asset and corresponds to the asset ID in asset table 111C. The user ID is an identifier that uniquely identifies a user and corresponds to the user ID in user table 711.

[0091] The processor of the information processing device 30C in Embodiment 3 loads and executes an asset management program from memory, thereby realizing the functions of the target asset acquisition unit 31, asset information acquisition unit 32, RFP reading unit 33, asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34, asset contribution calculation unit 35, business contribution calculation unit 36, business contribution result output unit 37, target owner acquisition unit 61, asset list information acquisition unit 62, owner business contribution calculation unit 63, and owner business contribution result output unit 64.

[0092] The target asset acquisition unit 31, asset information acquisition unit 32, RFP reading unit 33, asset-RFP requirement matching unit 34, asset contribution calculation unit 35, business contribution calculation unit 36, and business contribution result output unit 37 are the same as those in Embodiment 1. The processing of the target owner acquisition unit 61, asset list information acquisition unit 62, owner business contribution calculation unit 63, and owner business contribution result output unit 64 will be described later. Figure 19 is a flowchart illustrating the output processing of the owner's business contribution according to Example 3.

[0093] The information processing device 30C receives a reference request from user U, who is an integrator, for the "owner business contribution" of the user (target user) who owns the target asset in the search results (St301). The target owner acquisition unit 61 acquires the user who received the request from user U as the target user.

[0094] In step St302, the asset list information acquisition unit 62 of the information processing device 30C obtains the user ID of the target user by referring to the user table 711, and obtains a list of assets registered by the target user (target user assets) by referring to the asset user relationship table 712. Next, in step St303, the owner business contribution calculation unit 63 of the information processing device 30C calculates the sum of the business contributions of all assets on the list as the owner business contribution of the target user. Then, in step St304, the owner business contribution result output unit 64 of the information processing device 30C outputs the owner business contribution of the target user.

[0095] Figure 20 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the output of asset search results related to Example 3.

[0096] As described in Example 1, User U first sends a request to the asset management system 1C to reference the "business contribution" of the target asset via a computer such as a user terminal. As a result, the asset search results are output to the display device D11C provided on the computer such as the user terminal.

[0097] The asset search results displayed on the display device D11C are a list L01C which searches the asset table using the asset name and description text, and links the matching assets with the owner name of the user who registered those assets. When user U selects an owner name displayed in list L01C by tapping the area, the display screen shown in Figure 21 is accessed.

[0098] Figure 21 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the output of asset search results (details) related to Example 3. In the display state shown in Figure 20, when User U selects User B, more detailed search results shown in Figure 21 are displayed on the display device D11C.

[0099] The display device D11C displays a detailed list L02C about user B, selected by user U. The detailed list L02C includes information items such as user name, affiliation information, and owner business contribution. The user name and affiliation information may be information registered in user table 711. User B's owner business contribution may be pre-calculated and stored in the memory of asset management system 1C. User B's owner business contribution may also be dynamically calculated when user U selects user B in Figure 20.

[0100] The display device D11C displays the asset list L03C of the assets registered by user B. The asset list L03C includes the asset, summary, and business contribution as information items. The asset is, for example, the asset name registered in asset table 111. The summary is, for example, the descriptive text registered in asset table 111. The business contribution is, for example, the business contribution registered in asset table 111.

[0101] As explained above, this embodiment allows for the evaluation of not only assets but also the degree of user contribution, thereby supporting the promotion of the utilization of both assets and user knowledge.

[0102] Furthermore, the information processing device 30C in this embodiment may be capable of calculating the owner's business contribution for each category. In that case, for example, in step St303, the owner's business contribution calculation unit 63 of the information processing device 30C may classify the assets on the list according to the categories registered in the asset table 111, and calculate the sum of the business contributions of the assets for each category as the owner's business contribution for each category. This makes it possible to calculate and make available the owner's business contribution for each category.

[0103] Furthermore, the information processing device 30C in this embodiment may accept a category designation from the user U and calculate the sum of the business contributions of the assets belonging to the designated category as the designated category owner business contribution. This allows the owner business contribution of the designated category to be calculated and made available for use.

[0104] The embodiments of the present invention described above are illustrative for the purpose of explaining the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention to those embodiments only. Those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various other forms without departing from the scope of the invention. The embodiments described above include the following items. However, the items included in the embodiments are not limited to those listed below.

[0105] (Item 1) The asset management system has memory and a processor. The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, The aforementioned processor, Choose one of the assets as the target asset. By referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, related projects that were realized using the aforementioned target asset are extracted for the aforementioned target asset. For the aforementioned target asset, calculate the project contribution, which indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the aforementioned related projects. The sales of the related projects are identified by referring to the aforementioned project information, and the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, is calculated based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. This allows for an overall evaluation of assets based on their contributions to past projects, thereby supporting the promotion of the use of registered assets.

[0106] (Item 2) In the asset management system described in item 1, The aforementioned memory is For each of the aforementioned assets, asset information is recorded, which includes asset description text that describes the asset in text form, The system stores requirement-related information that associates each requirement contained in each of the case-related documents of the aforementioned case with the requirement explanation text that explains the requirement in text within the case-related document. The aforementioned processor, Referencing the aforementioned requirements-related information, extract the relevant project requirements, which are the requirements included in the project-related documents of the aforementioned related project. Referencing the aforementioned asset information and the aforementioned requirement-related information, for each of the aforementioned related project requirements, calculate the requirement-asset relevance score, which indicates the degree of relationship between the project and the asset, based on the similarity between the requirement description text of each of the aforementioned related project requirements and the asset description text of the aforementioned target asset. Among the aforementioned related project requirements, those requirements whose asset relevance exceeds a predetermined threshold are identified as related project requirements. The project contribution of the aforementioned related project is calculated by taking into consideration the aforementioned related project requirements. This allows for a detailed calculation of project contribution, taking into account the relevance to the required assets.

[0107] (Item 3) In the asset management system described in item 2, The processor calculates the ratio of the number of related project requirements to the number of related project requirements as the project contribution. This allows the processor to calculate project contribution in a manner that increases the project contribution the more requirements and assets have a relevance level higher than a threshold.

[0108] (Item 4) In the asset management system described in item 2, The aforementioned requirement-related information further links each requirement included in each of the case-related documents for the aforementioned case with an evaluation value indicating the evaluation of that requirement. The processor, referring to the requirements-related information, calculates the project contribution by considering the related project requirements and their evaluation values, and the related project-related requirements and their evaluation values. This allows for a more detailed calculation of project contribution, taking into account not only the relevance to the required assets but also the evaluation value for those requirements.

[0109] (Item 5) In the asset management system described in item 4, The aforementioned processor, The ratio of the total evaluation value of the related project requirements to the total evaluation value of the related project requirements is calculated as the project contribution. This allows the processor to calculate project contribution by considering not only the number of related project requirements relative to the total number of related project requirements, but also the magnitude of the evaluation value for each requirement.

[0110] (Item 6) In the asset management system described in item 1, The processor uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying the project contribution of each related project by its sales as the business contribution. This allows the processor to calculate business contributions that take into account not only the contribution to a project but also the size of the sales generated.

[0111] (Item 7) In the asset management system described in item 1, The memory stores the asset information for each registered asset, including the asset name and descriptive text, and enables word searches using either the asset name or the descriptive text, or both. The processor presents the user with a list of assets that correspond to the word specified by the user from the asset information. This allows the processor to select the assets the user wants to review and provide the information to the user.

[0112] (Item 8) In the asset management system described in item 1, The aforementioned processor, Upon receiving a user operation requesting to access information about a specified asset, the system calculates the business contribution of the asset and presents it to the user. This allows for the calculation and presentation of the latest contribution level based on the most recently registered information.

[0113] (Item 9) In the asset management system described in item 1, The aforementioned processor, For each of the registered assets, the business contribution of that asset is calculated in advance and recorded in the memory. In response to a user operation requesting to access information about a specified asset, the system reads the business contribution of the target asset from memory and presents it to the user. This allows for the rapid display of contributions in response to user requests for references.

[0114] (Item 10) In the asset management system described in item 2, The aforementioned document related to the project is a request for proposal, The processor extracts requirements and requirement description texts that explain those requirements from the request for proposal, and registers the requirements and requirement description texts in the requirement-related information. This allows the system to read the contents of the Request for Proposal and store the information necessary to calculate the business contribution in memory.

[0115] (Item 11) In the asset management system described in item 1, The processor uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying the project contribution of each related project, the sales, and the novelty level, which represents how short the time elapsed since the start of the project is, as the business contribution. This allows the processor to calculate business contributions that take into account not only the contribution to a project, but also the size of the sales and the novelty of the project.

[0116] (Item 12) In the asset management system described in item 1, The aforementioned memory is The system further stores asset user-related information that associates the aforementioned asset with the user who registered the asset. The aforementioned processor, Select one of the following users as the target user: Referencing the aforementioned asset user-related information, extract the target user assets for the target user, which are assets that the target user has registered as the owner of. Based on the business contribution of the aforementioned target user assets, the owner business contribution is calculated to indicate the degree of the target user's contribution to the business as the owner of the assets. This allows us to evaluate owners who register assets based on their overall contributions to past projects, thereby supporting the promotion of asset utilization and registration.

[0117] (Item 13) In the asset management system described in item 12, The processor calculates the sum of the business contributions of the target user assets as the owner's business contribution. This allows the processor to calculate the user's ownership business contribution based on the business contribution of the assets registered by the user.

[0118] (Item 14) In the asset management system described in item 12, The memory further stores asset information for each of the assets, which records the category that classifies the asset. The processor classifies the target user assets according to the categories and calculates the sum of the business contributions of the target user assets for each category as the owner's business contribution for each category. This allows the processor to calculate and make available the owner's business contribution for each category.

[0119] (Item 15) In the asset management system described in item 12, The memory further stores asset information for each of the assets, which records the category that classifies the asset. The processor calculates the sum of the business contributions of target user assets belonging to a specified category from among the target user assets as the specified category owner business contribution. This allows the processor to calculate and make available the owner's business contribution for a specified category.

[0120] (Item 16) An asset management method using an asset management system having memory and a processor, The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, When any one of the assets is selected as the target asset, the processor, By referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, related projects that were realized using the aforementioned target asset are extracted for the aforementioned target asset. For the aforementioned target asset, calculate the project contribution, which indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the aforementioned related projects. The sales of the related projects are identified by referring to the aforementioned project information, and the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, is calculated based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. This allows for an overall evaluation of assets based on their contributions to past projects, thereby supporting the promotion of the use of registered assets. [Explanation of symbols]

[0121] 1, 1B, 1C…Asset Management System, 10, 10C…Asset Management Server, 11, 11C…Asset DB, 111…Asset Table, 112…Asset Project Related Table, 20, 20B…Project Management Server, 21, 21B…Project DB, 211, 211B…Project Table, 212…RFP Requirements Related Table, 30, 30B, 30C…Information Processing Device, 31…Target Asset Acquisition Unit, 32…Asset Information Acquisition Unit, 33…RFP Reading Unit, 34…RFP Requirements Matching Unit, 35…Asset Contribution Calculation Unit, 36, 36B…Business Contribution Calculation Unit, 37…Business Contribution Result Output Unit, 61…Target Owner Acquisition Unit, 62…Asset List Information Acquisition Unit, 63…Owner Business Contribution Calculation Unit, 64…Owner Business Contribution Result Output Unit, 70…User Management Server, 71…User DB

Claims

1. It has memory and a processor, The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, The aforementioned processor, Choose one of the assets as the target asset. By referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, related projects that were realized using the aforementioned target asset are extracted for the aforementioned target asset. For the aforementioned target asset, calculate the project contribution, which indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the aforementioned related projects. The sales of the related projects are identified by referring to the aforementioned project information, and the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, is calculated based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. Asset management system.

2. The aforementioned memory is For each of the aforementioned assets, asset information is recorded, which includes asset description text that describes the asset in text form, The system stores requirement-related information that associates each requirement contained in each of the case-related documents of the aforementioned case with the requirement explanation text that explains the requirement in text within the case-related document. The aforementioned processor, Referencing the aforementioned requirements-related information, extract the relevant project requirements, which are the requirements included in the project-related documents of the aforementioned related project. Referencing the aforementioned asset information and the aforementioned requirement-related information, for each of the aforementioned related project requirements, a requirement-asset relevance score is calculated, which indicates the degree of relationship between the project and the asset, based on the similarity between the requirement description text of each of the aforementioned related project requirements and the asset description text of the aforementioned target asset. Among the aforementioned related project requirements, those requirements whose asset relevance exceeds a predetermined threshold are identified as related project requirements. The project contribution of the aforementioned related project is calculated by considering the aforementioned related project requirements. The asset management system according to claim 1.

3. The processor calculates the ratio of the number of related project requirements to the number of related project requirements as the project contribution. The asset management system according to claim 2.

4. The aforementioned requirement-related information further links each requirement included in each of the case-related documents for the aforementioned case with an evaluation value indicating the evaluation of that requirement. The processor, referring to the requirements-related information, calculates the project contribution by considering the related project requirements and their evaluation values, and the related project-related requirements and their evaluation values. The asset management system according to claim 2.

5. The aforementioned processor, The ratio of the total evaluation value of the related project requirements to the total evaluation value of the related project requirements is calculated as the project contribution. The asset management system according to claim 4.

6. The processor uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying the project contribution of each related project by its sales as the business contribution. The asset management system according to claim 1.

7. The memory stores asset information for each registered asset, including the asset name and description text, enabling word searches using either the asset name or the description text, or both. The processor presents the user with a list of assets corresponding to the word specified by the user from the asset information. The asset management system according to claim 1.

8. The aforementioned processor, In response to a user requesting to access information about a specified asset, the system calculates the business contribution of the asset and presents it to the user. The asset management system according to claim 1.

9. The aforementioned processor, For each of the registered assets, the business contribution of that asset is calculated in advance and recorded in the memory. In response to a user operation requesting to access information about a specified asset, the system reads the business contribution of the target asset from memory and presents it to the user. The asset management system according to claim 1.

10. The aforementioned document related to the project is a request for proposal, The processor extracts requirements and requirement description texts that explain those requirements from the Request for Proposal, and registers the requirements and requirement description texts in the requirement-related information. The asset management system according to claim 2.

11. The processor uses the sum of the values ​​obtained by multiplying the project contribution of each related project, the sales, and the novelty level, which represents how short the time elapsed since the start of the project is, as the business contribution. The asset management system according to claim 1.

12. The aforementioned memory is The system further stores asset user-related information that associates the aforementioned asset with the user who registered the asset. The aforementioned processor, Select one of the following users as the target user: Referencing the aforementioned asset user-related information, extract the target user assets for the target user, which are assets that the target user has registered as the owner of. Based on the business contribution of the aforementioned target user assets, the owner business contribution, which indicates the degree of the target user's contribution to the business as the owner of the assets, is calculated. The asset management system according to claim 1.

13. The processor calculates the sum of the business contributions of the target user assets as the owner's business contribution. The asset management system according to claim 12.

14. The memory further stores asset information for each of the assets, which records the category that classifies the asset. The processor classifies the target user assets according to the categories and calculates the sum of the business contributions of the target user assets for each category as the owner business contribution for each category. The asset management system according to claim 12.

15. The memory further stores asset information for each of the assets, which records the category that classifies the asset. The processor calculates the sum of the business contributions of target user assets belonging to a specified category from among the target user assets as the specified category owner business contribution. The asset management system according to claim 12.

16. An asset management method using an asset management system having memory and a processor, The aforementioned memory is Asset-related project information that links each registered asset to a project realized using the said asset, For each of the aforementioned cases, the case information recording the sales is stored, When any one of the assets is selected as the target asset, the processor, By referring to the aforementioned asset project-related information, related projects that were realized using the aforementioned target asset are extracted for the aforementioned target asset. For the aforementioned target asset, calculate the project contribution, which indicates the degree of the target asset's contribution to each of the aforementioned related projects. The sales of the related projects are identified by referring to the aforementioned project information, and the business contribution, which indicates the degree of contribution of the target asset to the business, is calculated based on the project contribution and sales of the related projects. Asset management methods.

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