The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for measuring a relative
utility for each of a plurality of goals which comprise a system objective. More
particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus
for quantifying the relative contribution of specific goals to a set of broader
goals, and for enabling decision making, and resource allocation, with regard to
the performance of those goals based on the quantified relative contribution. In
preferred embodiments, a lattice is created based on an ordering relation and relative
values are apportioned to the goals using their position in the lattice as including,
included, and/or unrelated goals.
