Patent ID: 8108238

Claim:
A computer implemented method for flexible project governance based on predictive analysis, comprising: analyzing, by a development gate selection tool executing on a processor, project complexity factors of a project to calculate a project complexity index for the project, the project complexity factors are factors that are determinative of the project's complexity; selecting, by the development gate selection tool, an initial set of development gates for the project out of a set of possible development gates based on the project complexity index of the project, wherein each development gate is part of a project pipeline where development of the project during a preceding phase is evaluated to determine whether development of the project is ready to proceed to the next phase; periodically analyzing, by the development gate selection tool, project governance factors of the project during the project pipeline to calculate a project governance index for the project, the project governance factors are factors that are determinative of the project's health as the project proceeds through the project pipeline; and revising, by the development gate selection tool, the initial set of development gates selected for the project based on the project governance index.