Patent ID: 7139999
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for designing, implementing, and maintaining a development architecture framework comprising the steps of: (a) managing information that supports a project being carried out by a development architecture framework; (b) handling security of the development architecture framework by defining security requirements and auditing the development architecture framework to ensure that the security requirements are met; (c) ensuring quality of the project being carried out by the development architecture framework by obtaining measurements relating to predetermined criterion of the project, statistically analyzing the measurements, and training personnel based on the statistical analysis in order to improve the quality of the project; (d) managing the project being carried out by the development architecture framework by generating a plan to carry out the project, scheduling a timeline for executing the plan, tracking the execution of the plan, and reporting information uncovered during tracking; (e) governing an environment in which the project is carried out by the development architecture framework; (f) coordinating the delivery of components of the project in a selected order; (g) rectifying problems that occur during the delivery of the components of the project; and (h) maintaining updated support information during the delivery of the components of the project.