Patents by Inventor Audrey Apfel

Audrey Apfel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for evaluation of business performance
    Publication number: 20040068431
    Abstract: Methods and systems for evaluation of business performance are provided. All actionable activities of a business are divided into a plurality of business aspects. A plurality of aggregate measures is then established for each business aspect. Each of the aggregate measures comprises a set of related actionable activities for a respective business aspect. A plurality of prime measures is established for each aggregate measure. Each of the prime measures quantifies one or more actionable activities from the set of related actionable activities. A value of at least one of the prime measures may be calculated to provide an indication of business performance. In addition, the value of each aggregate measure may be calculated by multiplying the values of each of the prime measures for that aggregate measure together to provide an indication of business performance. Multiplying the values of the aggregate measures together provides an indication of overall business performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Gartner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Smith, Audrey Apfel, Ken Bergstrom