Abstract: A method of optimizing the allocation of a set of resources within a business organization, in a substantially automated manner. The method includes creating a model of a set of products, a set of processes and a set of projects, wherein the business organization comprises the products, the processes and the projects; and creating a set of mathematical relationships between the products, the processes and the projects for a set of time periods. The method also includes determining a first set of parameter values to describe the products and the processes and the projects in the model for the set of time periods; determining a set of substantially optimal allocations of the set of resources using mathematical optimization techniques; and, prioritizing the set of a set of substantially optimal allocations based on a business criteria.