Patent ID: 11922150
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A computing device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing computer-executable instructions associated with a software project management system that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
maintaining a plurality of component data objects associated with a software development project, wherein individual component data objects represent corresponding components of the software development project;
creating a dependency data object representing a dependency relationship between a first component of the software development project and a second component of the software development project, wherein the dependency data object is distinct from the plurality of component data objects and identifies:
a first component data object, of the plurality of component data objects, corresponding to the first component associated with the dependency relationship, and
a second component data object, of the plurality of component data objects, corresponding to the second component associated with the dependency relationship;

detecting a change in the dependency relationship; and
automatically updating the dependency data object, based on the change in the dependency relationship.