Abstract: A system monitors software development processes. In an embodiment, key components are identified in a requirements specification, verification rules are applied to delivered requirements, and entities is the requirements specification are validated. In another embodiment, a standard set of review types are generated, review checklists are generated, the review checklists are allocated, and review points are collected and tracked. In a further embodiment, a standard work break down structure and standard work products are defined, a high level plan is formed, and a planning template is formed. In another embodiment, the planning and tracking of a software development process and software product quality are stored in an integrated system, work products are reviewed, defects in the work products are recorded, and any defects are tracked until the completion of the software development process.

Abstract: A system and method for generating software documentation and training material within a software development activity are described. The system includes a software coding module. a user interface module; and a testing module for providing an integrated testing environment within a software development system. The testing module includes an automated documentation generation module for generating documentation for an application and related software modules and an automated software training generation module for generating user training materials for an application and related software modules. The automated documentation generation module and the automated software training generation module utilize software specification structure defining the application and related software modules.

Abstract: A software model is used to capture and store software system attributes resulting in a repository of system architecture elements. After creation of the model, changes may be proposed to the system, the impact of those changes analyzed using the repository, and a decision made based on the analysis whether to go forward with the proposed changes or take some alternative action.

Abstract: A system and method to perform planning and control/estimation for software modules within an automated development system are disclosed. The system has a software coding and testing module for defining and testing software applications, a software module database for maintaining software modules that may be part of software applications, and a software estimation module for estimating software development activity. The software estimation module comprises a release set estimation module and a function point analysis module.

Abstract: User interfaces created for software systems are used as the basis for gathering and/or disseminating requirements, behavioral specifications, review processes, and documentation. A computer readable medium is described, the medium having computer executable instruction to cause a system perform the method.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying software is disclosed. In one embodiment, information regarding software components and their interactions, deliverables and deployment descriptors, hardware topology, layer information, and database information are all captured in a model. The model in then used to install the software on a particular machine. In another embodiment, an organizational structure is used to create an access map, and access rights to the installed software are generated and enforced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to afford a technical application for gathering, storing, tracking, and using requirements, engineering software for those requirements, and releasing finished enterprise software. A method is described that gathers requirements into a constrained data structure designed to facilitate the engineering of pre-specified definitions of the work to be done. A data structure and schema are described that organizes the gathering of requirements, the engineering of software that meet those requirements, and the orderly release of the software components. A computer readable medium is described, the medium having computer executable instruction to cause a system perform the method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to afford a technical application for gathering, storing, tracking, and using requirements, engineering software for those requirements, and releasing finished enterprise software. A method is described that gathers requirements into a constrained data structure designed to facilitate the engineering of pre-specified definitions of the work to be done. A data structure and schema are described that organizes the gathering of requirements, the engineering of software that meet those requirements, and the orderly release of the software components. A computer readable medium is described, the medium having computer executable instruction to cause a system perform the method.

Abstract: A method affords the design of a generic structure for a deployment topology and deployable artifact (executable code) packages. After completion of the design, the artifact packages are mapped over the generic topology structure, component information is uploaded into a directory, and the directory used to route service requests. In another embodiment, a method affords the design of a generic structure for system services and user interfaces. After the design, semantics are abstracted and used to data bind the system services and the user interfaces. In another embodiment, a computer information system is described having a gateway layer that permits platform independent deployment and ease of request routing.

Abstract: In a model based software system, a set of business rules is scanned, and patterns are identified. The patterns are then compared, and similarities identified which indicate that software can be reused in the system. In one embodiment, identifiers of the rules are scanned. In another embodiment, usage patterns are used for designing a middle layer and generating code. In another embodiment of the invention, a data model is generated by capturing data from a user interface for a business document.