Patent ID: 6226784
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A reliable and repeatable process for specifying, developing, distributing, and monitoring a software system within a data processing environment, comprising the steps of:specifying a set of software system requirements during a discovery process within a data processing environment;establishing a development and delivery schedule for distribution of said software system within said data processing environment, said delivery schedule being set in accordance with a prearranged master schedule;developing a software system corresponding to said software system requirements during a development process within said data processing environment;developing and testing an install package to be used to install said software system in a test environment within said data processing environment during an integration process, said install package including said software system and routines configured to automatically instantiate said software system in said test environment, said developing and testing step taking a first amount of time;distributing said install package to a test user community for testing of said software system during a testing process, said distributing step taking a second amount of time;revising said software system to comply with said software system requirements when a defect is discovered during said testing process and then repeating said developing and testing and said distributing steps with a revised software system, said revising step affecting said delivery schedule by adding a predetermined amount of time thereto; andplacing said software system or said revised software system into general use relative to a particular user community within said data processing environment after successful completion of said testing process, said placing step taking a third amount of time, said first, second, and third amounts of time being pre-determined based on said development and delivery schedule prior to development of said software system during said developing step.