Patent ID: 8538767
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for developing a response to a business need which has been initially reduced to a concept and approved for additional development after an initial estimate, wherein a set of business requirements has been identified with respect to the approved concept, comprising: capturing, with a requirements repository tool stored on a computer readable storage medium and executed by a processor, functional requirements by interacting with end-users of business processes potentially impacted by the concept, wherein the functional requirements are functional requirements to implement the concept, and wherein the business processes are business processes of the business; mapping every captured functional requirement to at least one business requirement in the set of business requirements; determining a test approach after capturing the functional requirements; automatically generating test workflows and test cases based on the test approach; capturing, with the requirements repository tool, system requirements by interacting with systems development analysts for potentially impacted automation and software systems supporting the impacted business processes, wherein the system requirements are system requirements for potential automation and software systems that support the functional requirements, and wherein the capturing the system requirements is performed after completion of capturing and mapping the functional requirements; mapping every captured system requirement to at least one captured functional requirement; modeling, with a universal modeling language tool stored on a computer readable storage medium and executed by a processor, inter-system workflows for the potential automation and software systems based on the system requirements prior to performing coding for any applications, wherein the modeling of inter-system workflows is performed after completion of capturing the system requirements; updating the test approach after capturing the system requirements; and updating the test workflows based on the updated test approach and generating a preliminary integrated test plan document.