Kevin Dewayne Ivey

US Patent:

20050138599, Jun 23, 2005

Filed:

Dec 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/738819

Inventors:

Timothy Hazzard - Plano TX, US
Kevin Ivey - The Colony TX, US

International Classification:

G06F009/44
G06F017/60

US Classification:

717101000, 705007000

Abstract:

A user-based method and system () for evaluating enterprise software () costs determines a support level () for the integrated provision () of a plurality of enterprise software support services () by identifying a plurality of usage levels () associated with each of a plurality of enterprise software support applications (). The method and system identify a plurality of software services support levels () associated with each of the usage levels (). Then, a formulaic relationship () is derived from the plurality of usage levels () and the plurality of software services () for determining a software services support level () for a given usage level () that is appropriate for a subset of said plurality of enterprise software support applications (). The ability to dynamically change user levels (), complexity variables (), database size (), and software services () enables dynamical and precise software services business consulting () in providing such services.