Computer readable medium and program product for facilitating organization transition and realignment

Abstract

Computer readable medium and program product for transitioning and realigning an existing organization structure into a new organization structure, are provided. An exemplary computer readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations including receiving activities to support major functions of a new organization structure, receiving a listing of tasks to accomplish for each of the activities and associated roles, determining a total demand on each role based on associated tasks each role is responsible for performing across associated functions, determining a number of qualified personnel having a required competency available to fulfill each of the roles, determining a skills gap in transitioning to the new organization structure, and determining a resource requirements gap for the new organization structure.

That claimed is: 
     
         1 . A server comprising one or more processors and tangible computer-readable medium, the server being adapted to communicate with one or more remote process development team (PDT) member displays and one or more remote PDT representative displays, the tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a plurality of functional operations to build a tiered business operation informational structure for a different business organization and simulate a business organizational realignment with one or more visual maps of one or more resources of the different business organization to one or more roles in the tiered business operation informational structure of the different business organization, each of the plurality of functional operations defining a respective module, and the plurality of modules including:
 a functions former module configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays function form data representing a functions and activities template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input function data indicating one or more functions of the different business organization and activity data indicating one or more activities of the one or more functions, the one or more functions defining a first tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and the one or more activities defining a second tier of the tiered business operation informational structure, the one or more activities supporting the one or more functions;   a task former module responsive to selection of the one or more activities and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays task form data representing an online task entry template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input task data indicating one or more tasks of the one or more activities and a task description for each of the one or more tasks, the one or more tasks defining a third tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and associated with the one or more activities defining the second tier of the tiered business operation informational structure;   a role task former module responsive to selection of the one or more tasks and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays role form data representing an online role responsibility template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input role data indicating the one or more roles of the different business organization, a role description for the one or more roles, and a role responsibility for the one or more roles, the one or more roles defining a fourth tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and associated with the one or more tasks defining the third tier of the tiered business operation informational structure;   a demand estimate determiner module configured to determine a resource requirement indicative of a number of resources required by the tiered business operation informational structure, the tiered business operation informational structure defined by the one or more roles performing one or more tasks, the one or more tasks being associated with one or more activities, and the one or more activities supporting one or more functions; and   a mapping simulation module responsive to the demand estimate determiner module and configured to simulate the business organizational realignment with one or more visual maps on the one or more remote PDT representative displays, the one or more visual maps including visual maps of the one or more resources to the one or more roles in the tiered business operation informational structure, thereby to provide a visual tiered map of a simulated tiered business operation informational structure.   
     
     
         2 . The server of  claim 1 , wherein the demand estimate determiner module includes a set of instructions to determine the resource requirement and includes the steps of:
 summing a number of hours required for each of the one or more roles to perform the one or more tasks to determine a total number of hours required by each of the one or more roles;   dividing the total number of hours required for each of the one or more roles by a determined average number of assignable hours per day to determine an estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles;   compiling the estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles to determine an aggregate demand in terms of resources required per day to perform the one or more tasks;   calculating a qualified supply of resources, responsive to evaluating each of the one or more resources for competency to fulfill the one or more roles;   subtracting the qualified supply of resources from the aggregate demand to determine a skills gap; and   determining the number of resources required to match the qualified supply of resources to the aggregate demand and thereby eliminate the skills gap, the number of resources required by the different business organization defining the resource requirement.   
     
     
         3 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an activity analysis suggestion former module responsive to the functions former module and selection of the one or more functions and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays activity form data representing an online activity analysis suggestion template form for the one or more activities supporting the one or more functions, the online activity analysis suggestion template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input activity description data indicating an activity description for an activity, a first activity process task that begins the activity, and a last activity process task that ends the activity. 
     
     
         4 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a role competency suggestion former module responsive to the role task former module and selection of the one or more roles and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays competency form data representing an online role competency suggestion template form for the one or more roles, the online role competency suggestion template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input role competency data indicating a competency level and an interest level for the one or more roles. 
     
     
         5 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a project manager module responsive to initiation of a project and configured to receive requests for modification of the tiered business operation informational structure, to track revisions to a project plan that result from modifications, and to require an explanation before allowing a modification belonging to a predetermined class of modifications. 
     
     
         6 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a task and role entry alert manager module responsive to the task former module and the role task former module and configured to send a notification to a PDT representative if the PDT representative is affected by a task description for the one or more tasks or a role description for the one or more roles, the task and role entry alert manager module further configured to send comment data representing an online comment form to the one or more PDT representative displays, the online comment form having a plurality of input fields for the PDT representative to input comment data indicating comments on the task description or the role description. 
     
     
         7 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an authorization profile manager module responsive to a user authorization profile and configured to limit access to at least one module selected from the group consisting of the functions former module, the task former module, the role task former module, the demand estimate determiner module, and the mapping simulation module. 
     
     
         8 . The server of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an individual development plan module responsive to the mapping simulation module and configured to provide a history record representing the one or more roles to which the one or more resources have been mapped and an interest record representing the one or more roles in which the one or more resources indicates an interest, the history record and the interest record defining an individual development plan for each of the one or more resources. 
     
     
         9 . A server comprising one or more processors and tangible computer-readable medium, the server being adapted to communicate with one or more remote process development team (PDT) member displays and one or more remote PDT representative displays, the tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a plurality of functional operations to build a tiered business operation informational structure for a different business organization, each of the plurality of functional operations defining a respective module, and the plurality of modules including:
 a functions former module configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays function form data representing a functions and activities template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input function data indicating one or more functions of the different business organization and activity data indicating one or more activities of the one or more functions, the one or more functions defining a first tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and the one or more activities defining a second tier of the tiered business operation informational structure, the one or more activities supporting the one or more functions;   a task former module responsive to selection of the one or more activities and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays task form data representing an online task entry template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input task data indicating one or more tasks of the one or more activities and a task description for each of the one or more tasks, the one or more tasks defining a third tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and associated with the one or more activities defining the second tier of the tiered business operation informational structure;   a role task former module responsive to selection of the one or more tasks and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays role form data representing an online role responsibility template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input role data indicating the one or more roles of the different business organization, a role description for the one or more roles, and a role responsibility for the one or more roles, the one or more roles defining a fourth tier of the tiered business operation informational structure and associated with the one or more tasks defining the third tier of the tiered business operation informational structure; and   a demand estimate determiner module configured to determine a resource requirement indicative of a number of resources required by the tiered business operation informational structure, the tiered business operation informational structure defined by the one or more roles performing one or more tasks, the one or more tasks being associated with one or more activities, and the one or more activities supporting one or more functions.   
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 9 , wherein the demand estimate determiner module includes a set of instructions to determine the resource requirement and includes the steps of:
 summing a number of hours required for each of the one or more roles to perform the one or more tasks to determine a total number of hours required by each of the one or more roles;   dividing the total number of hours required for each of the one or more roles by a determined average number of assignable hours per day to determine an estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles;   compiling the estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles to determine an aggregate demand in terms of resources required per day to perform the one or more tasks;   calculating a qualified supply of resources, responsive to evaluating each of the one or more resources for competency to fulfill the one or more roles;   subtracting the qualified supply of resources from the aggregate demand to determine a skills gap; and   determining the number of resources required to match the qualified supply of resources to the aggregate demand and thereby eliminate the skills gap, the number of resources required by the different business organization defining the resource requirement.   
     
     
         11 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an activity analysis suggestion former module responsive to the functions former module and selection of the one or more functions and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays activity form data representing an online activity analysis suggestion template form for the one or more activities supporting the one or more functions, the online activity analysis suggestion template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input activity description data indicating an activity description for an activity, a first activity process task that begins the activity, and a last activity process task that ends the activity. 
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a role competency suggestion former module responsive to the role task former module and selection of the one or more roles and configured to send to the one or more remote PDT member displays competency form data representing an online role competency suggestion template form for the one or more roles, the online role competency suggestion template form having a plurality of input fields for a PDT member to input role competency data indicating a competency level and an interest level for the one or more roles. 
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a project manager module responsive to initiation of a project and configured to receive requests for modification of the tiered business operation informational structure, to track revisions to a project plan that result from modifications, and to require an explanation before allowing a modification belonging to a predetermined class of modifications. 
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a task and role entry alert manager module responsive to the task former module and the role task former module and configured to send a notification to a PDT representative if the PDT representative is affected by a task description for the one or more tasks or a role description for the one or more roles, the task and role entry alert manager module further configured to send comment data representing an online comment form to the one or more PDT representative displays, the online comment form having a plurality of input fields for the PDT representative to input comment data indicating comments on the task description or the role description. 
     
     
         15 . The server of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an authorization profile manager module responsive to a user authorization profile and configured to limit access to at least one module selected from the group consisting of the functions former module, the task former module, the role task former module, and the demand estimate determiner module. 
     
     
         16 . A server comprising one or more processors and tangible computer-readable medium, the server being adapted to communicate with one or more remote process development team (PDT) member displays and one or more remote PDT representative displays, the tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a plurality of functional operations to simulate a business organizational realignment with one or more visual maps of one or more resources of the different business organization to one or more roles in the tiered business operation informational structure of the different business organization, each of the plurality of functional operations defining a respective module, and the plurality of modules including:
 a mapping simulation module responsive to a demand estimate determiner module and configured to simulate the business organizational realignment with one or more visual maps on the one or more remote PDT representative displays, the one or more visual maps including visual maps of the one or more resources to the one or more roles in the tiered business operation informational structure, thereby to provide a visual tiered map of a simulated tiered business operation informational structure.   
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the demand estimate determiner module includes a set of instructions to determine a resource requirement and includes the steps of:
 summing a number of hours required for each of the one or more roles to perform one or more tasks to determine a total number of hours required by each of the one or more roles;   dividing the total number of hours required for each of the one or more roles by a determined average number of assignable hours per day to determine an estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles;   compiling the estimated number of days required for each of the one or more roles to determine an aggregate demand in terms of resources required per day to perform the one or more tasks;   calculating a qualified supply of resources, responsive to evaluating each of the one or more resources for competency to fulfill the one or more roles;   subtracting the qualified supply of resources from the aggregate demand to determine a skills gap; and   determining a number of resources required to match the qualified supply of resources to the aggregate demand and thereby eliminate the skills gap, the number of resources required by the different business organization defining the resource requirement.   
     
     
         18 . The server of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes a project manager module responsive to initiation of a project and configured to receive requests for modification of the tiered business operation informational structure, to track revisions to a project plan that result from modifications, and to require an explanation before allowing a modification belonging to a predetermined class of modifications. 
     
     
         19 . The server of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an authorization profile manager module responsive to a user authorization profile and configured to limit access to the mapping simulation module. 
     
     
         20 . The server of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of modules further includes an individual development plan module responsive to the mapping simulation module and configured to provide a history record representing the one or more roles to which the one or more resources have been mapped and an interest record representing the one or more roles in which the one or more resources indicates an interest, the history record and the interest record defining an individual development plan for each of the one or more resources.