David A Kress

US Patent:

20070033211, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/196484

Inventors:

Saul Berman - Los Angeles CA, US
David Kress - Carmel IN, US
Jeffrey Neville - Chicago IL, US
George Pohle - Morristown NJ, US
Guy Rackham - New York NY, US
Stephen Smith - Westlake Village CA, US
Laurie Tropiano - Old Greenwich CT, US
Stephen Wood - Harrogate, GB

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707102000

Abstract:

A method of combining businesses by creating a target component map based on the business strategy of the resulting company, and using that target map to generate a component map for each constituent company in the combination. The constituent component map describes the current state of each component instantiated in the constituent company. Where there is no overlap between constituent companies with respect to components in the target map, those component instantiations are carried over to the resulting company. Where there is overlap, a comparative analysis is done and a ‘best fit’ component is recommended for inclusion in the resulting company. A transformation plan is developed to build the resulting company from those component instances selected for inclusion, in accordance with the target component map. Where the business strategy for building the resulting company includes a divestiture, the transformation plan provides alignment of the components to be divested in order to optimize the divestiture.

US Patent:

20080183529, Jul 31, 2008

Filed:

Mar 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/058102

Inventors:

Saul J. Berman - Los Angeles CA, US
David Robert Kress - Carmel IN, US
Jeffrey A. Neville - Chicago IL, US
George Edmund Pohle - Morristown NJ, US
Guy Jonathan James Rackham - New York NY, US
Stephen Michael Smith - Westlake Village CA, US
Laurie A. Tropiano - Old Greennwich CT, US
Stephen Wood - Bewerley, GB

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 7

Abstract:

A method of combining businesses by creating a target component map based on the business strategy of the resulting company, and using that target map to generate a component map for each constituent company in the combination. The constituent component map describes the current state of each component instantiated in the constituent company. Where there is no overlap between constituent companies with respect to components in the target map, those component instantiations are carried over to the resulting company. Where there is overlap, a comparative analysis is done and a ‘best fit’ component is recommended for inclusion in the resulting company. A transformation plan is developed to build the resulting company from those component instances selected for inclusion, in accordance with the target component map. Where the business strategy for building the resulting company includes a divestiture, the transformation plan provides alignment of the components to be divested in order to optimize the divestiture.