Patent ID: 9563404
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for setting up software products, the method comprising: receiving, by a first computer system, a set of characteristics in response to a questionnaire, wherein the set of characteristics indicates needs of an organization; analyzing, by the first computer system, the set of characteristics; determining, by the first computer system, a task list comprising a set of tasks associated with at least one of setting up, installing, or configuring a set of one or more software products, wherein each task of the task list comprises one or more data gathering steps; determining, by the first computer system, based on the received set of characteristics, a first subset of tasks of the task list not requiring user input; determining, by the first computer system, based on the received set of characteristics, a second subset of tasks of the task list requiring user input; generating, by the first computer system, the task list for display as part of a single interface that indicates the first subset of tasks, and the second subset of tasks of the task list; determining, for each task of the first subset of tasks and the second subset of tasks, an associated task owner; presenting, by the first computer system, the task list such that the task list is subdivided into a plurality of sub-task lists, wherein each task in the plurality of sub-task lists is presented with an associated graphical indication of status; displaying the associated task owner within the presentation of the task list, for each task of the first subset of tasks and the second subset of tasks; in response to receiving a selection of a selectable dependency indication associated with a first task, displaying task dependency data associated with the first task, the task dependency data comprising: installing the set of software products on one or more additional computer systems, wherein: during the installation, each task of the second subset of tasks of the task list requires information that cannot be determined based on the set of characteristics.