Claims
- 1. A method comprising:
providing a single logical physically distributed information system across one or more information systems of at least two enterprises, the enterprises are being combined; and providing a user interface to access the single logical physically distributed information system to manage one or more restructuring-related issues, the user interface is adapted to manage one or more deliverables associated with a restructuring.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
providing a user interface to integrate restructuring-related projects and resources for at least one enterprise; providing a user interface to implement restructuring-related projects and resources for at least one enterprise; and providing a user interface to manage training, planning, and communication activities.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising providing a user interface to use the single logical physically distributed information system to execute at least one of pre-restructuring and post-restructuring activities, the post-restructuring activities comprising a post-restructuring assessment and a measurement of one or more achieved synergies.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising providing one or more user interfaces are adapted to a role of the user and a phase of the restructuring, a security of the one or more user interfaces being related to the role of the user and the phase of the restructuring, the role of the user comprising an executive role.
- 5. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
providing an interface for a user to monitor a progress of a merger of at least two organizations; managing merger-related communications of at least one of the organizations; tracking one or more merger-related deliverables; and managing one or more merger-related deliverables of at least one of the organizations.
- 6. The article of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise:
providing a virtual project room adapted for one or more executives of at least one of the organizations; and providing a common collaborative environment adapted for a plurality of merger members.
- 7. A system for planning a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a software product, wherein the software product comprises a module adapted to allow a user to manage one or more merger-related projects for at least one of the organizations, wherein the module comprises one or more sub-modules adapted to allow a user to address a plurality of merger-related issues wherein the sub-modules comprise at least one of an executive cockpit sub-module, a training management sub-module, a deliverables management sub-module, a project planning sub-module, and a communications management sub-module, wherein the deliverables management sub-module comprises a deliverable room sub-module and a deliverable tracker sub-module, wherein the executive cockpit sub-module is adapted to provide a view of a merger integration progress for one or more executive stakeholders.
- 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the training management sub-module serves as a repository to request, schedule, and monitor an execution of one or more training sessions, and the training management sub-module further provides a platform to facilitate one or more training processes.
- 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the training management sub-module comprises at least one of a training class repository, a master training scheduler, an electronic mailing service for training invitations, and an archive of on-line training, and the master training scheduler comprises at least one of a department-specific scheduling service, a department-specific planning service, a role-specific scheduling service, and a role-specific scheduling service.
- 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the training management sub-module is adapted to track a completion of training for one or more stakeholders, training topics, and organizational locations, and the training management sub-module is further adapted to report a completion of training for one or more stakeholders, training topics, and organizational locations to a user.
- 11. A system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a portal, an object modeling tool, and a computer module adapted to allow a user to monitor one or more tasks associated with a synergy achievement, the computer module comprising a deliverable room.
- 12. The system of claim 11, the deliverable room comprising a sub-deliverable room, wherein the sub-deliverable room comprises one or more characteristics from the deliverable room, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise security permissions, and the computer module is further adapted to generate and assign one or more tasks associated with the synergy achievement.
- 13. A system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a computer product comprising a deliverable room adapted for one or more merger stakeholder users, wherein the one or more stakeholder users comprise an executive of at least one of the organizations.
- 14. The system of claim 15, wherein the computer product comprises one or more interfaces adapted to present merger-related information including, at least one of a team roster, a task list, a shared folder, a meeting scheduler, a note from a meeting, an issue list, a decision list, and a status.
- 15. The system of claim 13, wherein the deliverable room comprises a hierarchal parent room of one or more sub-deliverable rooms, wherein the deliverable room comprises a reference model, and the reference module comprises pre-populated data.
- 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the deliverable room further comprises at least one of a methodology, a help tool, and a set of contextual tools adapted for a specific deliverable, wherein the specific deliverable comprises a realignment of compensation for employees.
- 17. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
providing one or more user interfaces for a merger of at least two organizations; and enabling a plurality of project management capabilities for the one or more user interfaces, wherein the project management capabilities comprise: managing a timeline of a merger project; setting at least one of a milestone meeting, deliverable, due date, and owner; and tracking a progress of the merger.
- 18. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
providing one or more user interfaces for a merger of at least two organizations; and displaying at least one of a merger-related communication plan, a merger-related communication execution, and a merger-related communication monitoring for at least one of the organizations to an interface user.
- 19. The article of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:
sending an approval request to the interface user; showing a merger progress in the interface; updating the merger progress shown in the user interface; and loading merger-related information from an user interface template.
- 20. The article of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:
informing one or more interface stakeholder users of a merger-related item, wherein the merger-related item comprises at least one of a new campaign, an event, a news item, a poll, a survey, a frequently asked question, a merger-related question and a corresponding response to the merger-related question, an assignment, a schedule reminder, a language translation request, a report, a status, a rollout, an archive, and a previous communication.
- 21. A system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a user interface adapted to allow a user to access, plan, and manage the merger, the interface presenting one or more performance indicators of an entity within one of the organizations.
- 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the interface further presents one or more merger issues in a decision box.
- 23. A system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a collaborative calendar interface, the calendar interface adapted to allow a plurality of stakeholders to view merger-related events and to facilitate training management.
- 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the collaborative calendar interface facilitates one or more rollout trainings and one or more scheduling of one or more services for the plurality of stakeholders, wherein the calendar interface comprises information relating to at least one of a stakeholder role and a merger group, wherein the calendar interface further adapted to allow an exchange of information with an external calendar tool.
- 25. A computer system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the computer system comprising merger-related information and a user interface adapted to present one or more merger deliverables, wherein the user interface comprises a panel presenting one or more requested deliverables and one or more deliverables assigned to an interface user.
- 26. The computer system of claim 25, wherein the panel further presents at least one of a targeted merger task force, an initiating deliverable contact person, a deadline, and a status, the one or more merger deliverables comprising one or more merger sub-deliverables.
- 27. A system for managing a merger of at least two organizations, the system comprising a computer module, the computer module comprising a merger deliverables tracker tool and a user interface adapted to present one or more merger-related deliverables tracked with the tracker tool.
- 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the user interface is adapted to allow a stakeholder to select a view of one or more lists of deliverables by at least one of a meeting date and a task force, the interface adapted to present a deliverables tracker reference session link.
- 29. The system of claim 28, wherein the view of one or more lists comprises a meeting date, a time, a milestone, a location, and a deliverable information, the deliverable information comprising a name, a task force, a requester, an assignee, and a status.
- 30. A system comprising:
a plurality of restructuring-related interfaces for a restructuring of at least two organizations, the plurality of restructuring-related interfaces comprising one or more restructuring-related issues; a plurality of user interface components adapted to interact with the plurality of restructuring-related interfaces; and a layer of application logic services, the layer interacting with the plurality of restructuring-related interfaces, the application logic services related to the restructuring.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application entitled “ENTERPRISE CHANGE PLANNING AND EXECUTION,” filed on Mar. 14, 2003, application Ser. No. 60/455,087.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60455087 |
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