Patent Document ID: 7774743
Application ID: 11073255
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented system for defining a quality index for a deliverable for a project comprising: an application stored in memory that, when executed by a processor, determines at least one process compliance score based on a corresponding process compliance aspect of the deliverable for the project, calculates a process compliance average score based on the at least one process compliance score, calculates a weighted process compliance average score by multiplying the process compliance average score by a first weighting factor, determines at least one content quality compliance score based on a corresponding content quality aspect of the deliverable for the project relative to the corresponding content quality aspect's satisfaction of a standard, calculates a content quality compliance average score based on the at least one content quality compliance score, calculates a weighted content quality compliance average score by multiplying the content quality compliance average score by a second weighting factor, and determines the quality index for the deliverable for the project based on adding the weighted process compliance average score and the weighted content quality compliance average score, wherein the application determines the at least one content quality compliance score by a formula comprising: multiplying a quantity of major defects in at least one of a plurality of content quality aspects of the deliverable by a major defect weighting factor to derive a first weighted defect score; multiplying a quantity of minor defects in the at least one content quality aspect of the deliverable by a minor defect weighting factor to derive a second weighted defect score; multiplying a quantity of cosmetic defects in the at least one content quality aspect of the deliverable by a cosmetic defect weighting factor to derive a third weighted defect score; adding the first, second, and third weighted defect scores to derive a sum; when the project is in a discover phase of an enterprise development process, dividing the sum by a quantity of requirements for the deliverable to derive a quotient, and when the project is in a phase other than the discover phase of the enterprise development process, dividing the sum by a quantity of function points in the phase to determine the quotient; multiplying the quotient by a factor to derive a product; and subtracting the product from a maximum possible score.