James D Halvorson

US Patent:

7865385, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Nov 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/988851

Inventors:

Michael W. Maple - Seattle WA, US
Kenneth J. Goosen - Seattle WA, US
William H. Syblon - Seattle WA, US
Michael B. McLaughlin - Seattle WA, US
James O. Halvorson - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

705 8, 705 7, 705 9, 705 11, 705500

Abstract:

Methods and systems for modeling functional processes in enterprises, and for simulating and valuing the effects of various products and services on those processes, are described herein. A method in accordance with one aspect of the invention for marketing at least one of products and services to an operator of an enterprise includes presenting a first process model and a second process model. The first process model can graphically illustrate how at least one functional group in the enterprise responds to a selected operational circumstance. The second process model can graphically illustrate how the at least one functional group responds to the selected operational circumstance after the enterprise has implemented at least one of a selected product and a selected service configured to facilitate operation of the enterprise.