Job Scheduling Maturity Model for Centralized Process Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current job scheduling technologies lack standardization, leading to inefficient and organization-specific processes that hinder uniform implementation of centralized job scheduling, requiring custom adjustments for each organization or unit, which complicates data processing across multiple software applications.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that define job scheduling maturity levels, assessing and improving organizational processes by transitioning from one maturity level to another, with standard sets of people, processes, and technology for each level, allowing for structured maturation operations and verification to enhance job scheduling efficiency and alignment with business objectives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If individual schedulers are used for each software application, then each application can be scheduled independently, but it becomes difficult to correlate data processing across multiple software applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual application schedulers into a single centralized job scheduling service that manages all applications uniformly. This centralization enables comprehensive data processing correlation across applications while maintaining standardized scheduling processes, resolving the contradiction between independent scheduling and data correlation.
2Ease of operation
If centralized job scheduling software is implemented, then uniform implementation across applications is achieved, but processes may not be aligned with organization's business objectives
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic maturity model with multiple levels (Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Managed, Optimizing) that allows the centralized scheduling system to evolve and adapt to organizational business objectives. This dynamic framework enables the system to maintain uniform implementation while progressively improving business alignment through structured maturation operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different organizations use diverse job scheduling processes, then each organization can customize to its needs, but a single provider must adjust functional requirements for each organization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal centralized job scheduling service that can be deployed across different organizations with standardized processes. The maturity model framework provides a common language and structured approach that reduces provider configuration complexity while still allowing organizations to progress through defined maturity levels that accommodate their specific needs.
4Productivity
If current job scheduling processes are inefficient or not aligned with business, then implementing central job scheduling software provides little aid, but standardizing processes reduces flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing a structured maturity model with defined levels and maturation operations before implementing centralized scheduling. This preparatory framework guides organizations through systematic process improvements, ensuring that efficiency gains are achieved through structured maturation rather than rigid standardization, thus maintaining adaptability while improving productivity.
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AI summary
The invention provides systems and methods for improving the job scheduling structure of an organization by raising the job scheduling maturity level of the organization. In one embodiment, a plurality of job management maturity levels may be defined and arranged in a hierarchy. Current job management information may then be received from the organization regarding the organization's current job management structure. Using this current job management information, a current job management maturity level may be determined from the plurality of maturity levels. A target maturity level may then be selected from the plurality of job management maturity levels. One or more maturation operations may be devised that, when implemented, shift the organization to the target maturity level. The one or more maturation operations may then be performed, thus, shifting the organization to the target maturity level.