Patent ID: 8543620

Claim:
An IV&V project management system comprising at least a networked database and at least one subsystem: (a) said networked database further comprising: (1) a first database comprising project related data, report, predefined consistency rules, predefined security rules and; (2) a second database containing at least one document required by the project; and (3) a third database comprising user credentials, predefined security rules and other project related information; and (b) said subsystem to execute desired function(s) in an IV&V project server computer comprising the following: (1) a module automatically providing a of project view based on documents in the databases, said module comprising: (i) a web based, color coded multi dimensional matrix where each row represents a project requirement item, each column represents a specific stage in the life cycle of a project requirement item and each entry is a link to a specific piece of information in a related document for the project progress to meet its milestones in the schedule; (ii) said module generates requirement traceability of the project in the form of multi staged links in a color coded multi dimensional matrix; (iii) said module accepts user requests to display the project view or to edit project item in the said multi dimensional matrix; (iv) said module incorporates color codes to automatically change the color of project items based on project status and information from the databases allowing user to visually understand the project growth; and (v) said module monitors project status and updates the project view (2) a module using a search, compare, and contrast engine to verify and validate the traceability of project requirements; (3) a module automatically monitoring and the security of the project server computer; (4) a module providing interface between user and the project server computer based on user privileges, said module communicates with the user, said module provides user help facility; (5) a module providing editing capability, sorting functions for project items and a printing facility; (6) said module searches information hierarchically based on words, phrases and sentences to pin-point relevant information in multiple documents and display the search result side-by-side; (7) said module compares documents using side-by-side cross referencing of multiple documents to support the electronic review of project documents using web forms; (8) said module contrasts multiple documents for any changes in words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs and display the result side-by-side for comparison to support version control of project documents, said module archives official version of project documents in the database; and (9) said module archives the results in databases to support project management including requirement traceability between multiple documents.