Francis A Broderick

US Patent:

20020128895, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Jan 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/042625

Inventors:

Francis Broderick - Rochester NY, US
William Fellows - Sanibel FL, US
Carol McHattie - Apex NC, US
Raymond Ramirez - Danbury CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/009000

Abstract:

A method for optimizing the Information Technology (IT) resources in a project, such as outsourcing services. These resources are IT sites comprising skilled people groups, and computer equipment spread over a geographic area. The main steps of the method are determining the number of IT sites, determining the skilled people groups and the computer equipment required inside the geographic area, centralizing or distributing the people and equipment over the IT sites inside the geographic area, and consolidating the IT sites. An additional step of standardizing processes and methods may be performed before the consolidation step. The use of a data base and a graphic user interface allows inclusion of feedback loops to improve the standardization step.