End-to end project management

• US 10,198,702 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Jagannathan, Purnima, Koushik, Vijayaraghavan, Prasad, Rajendra T., Moitra, Suparna, Jetley, Pankaj, Pallail, Gayathri, Mukkada, Jenice J., Manjunath, Roopalaxmi, Krishna, Rajilakshmi, Ghosh, Bhaskar, Sethuraman, Shankarnarayanan, Hebbal, Chaitra, Rathod, Sandeep J., Kalepu, Kanthy Prasad, Cook, Andrew J., Nagalingam, Muthuvel
• Primary Examiner(s): Do, Chat C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Slachta, Douglas M
• Application Number:
  US14/610,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20160224908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management

Abstract

A device may provide a user interface for receiving project information for a software implementation project. The project information may be associated with a set of requirements defining the software implementation project. The project information may be associated with a set of deliverables describing results of the software implementation project. The device may generate an initial project plan based on the project information. The device may receive information regarding the initial project plan during fulfillment of the project plan. The device may selectively provide an alert associated with the initial project plan based on receiving the information regarding the initial project plan. The device may selectively generate a modified project plan based on receiving the information regarding the project plan.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more memory devices; and

one or more processors, connected to the one or more memory devices, configured to;

determine configuration information including information identifying;

a type of the device on which a user interface is displayed,

one or more capabilities of the device, and

one or more specifications associated with the device;

configure, based on the configuration information, a user interface to provide a first graphical user interface for receiving project information for a software implementation project,

the project information including;

a set of requirements defining the software implementation project,

a set of deliverables describing results of the software implementation project,

a project delivery method to be used in connection with the software implementation project, and

a complexity of the software implementation project,

 

the complexity including a required set of skills for a developer for the software implementation project;

compare the software implementation project and a set of other software implementation projects that have been successfully completed;

generate additional project information based on comparing the software implementation project and the set of other software implementation projects;

determine a first relational mapping of elements of the project information and the additional project information;

generate a set of initial project plans based on the first relational mapping,

a particular initial project plan, of the set of initial project plans, being generated based on other project plans, associated with the set of other software implementation projects, including the complexity;

configure, based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a second graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of initial project plans;

implement the particular initial project plan after receiving a user selection of the particular initial project plan,

the particular initial project plan including a project schedule;

receive status information regarding the particular initial project plan during fulfillment of the particular initial project plan;

selectively provide, using the status information regarding the particular initial project plan and for display on a particular portion of a third graphical user interface, one or more alerts,

the third graphical user interface being configured based on the configuration information,

the one or more alerts including information indicating a set of mitigating actions,

a first alert, of the one or more alerts, being provided when one or more requirements metrics satisfies a threshold,

 

the first alert indicating a criticality of the first alert, and

 

the threshold including at least one of;

 

a threshold delay, or

 

a threshold cost overrun, and

a second alert, of the one or more alerts, being provided when;

 

a set of available developers does not include a developer with a skill set requirement to perform a task, and

 

a change to the project schedule would not make a developer, with the skill set requirement to perform the task, available;

receive, after selectively providing the second alert, information indicating additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to a lower skill set requirement;

receive a document associated with a particular format;

parse the document to determine a change requirement for the software implementation project included in the document;

utilize a second relational mapping to determine one or more requirements of the set of requirements, one or more deliverables of the set of deliverables, and one or more tasks of a set of tasks affected by the change requirement;

generate a set of modified project plans based on utilizing the second relational mapping and after receiving the information indicating the additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to the lower skill set requirement;

configure, based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a fourth graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of modified project plans;

implement a particular modified project plan, of the set of modified project plans, after receiving a user selection of the particular modified project plan,

the particular modified project plan being different from the particular initial project plan, and

the particular modified project plan including the lower skill set requirement;

generate a set of task schedules for the additional developers based on implementing the particular modified project plan;

send, via a network, the set of task schedules to one or more user devices associated with the additional developers,

each task schedule, of the set of task schedules, being sent to a corresponding user device of the one or more user devices based on;

skills associated with each of the additional developers, and

a task complexity for each task of the set of task schedules; and

provide, for display via the network and to another user device, an indication of a probability of delay as a result of implementing the change requirement and the particular modified project plan.

2. The device of claim 1, where the particular modified project plan is a first modified project plan;

and

where the one or more processors are further configured to;

determine a set of scores for the set of modified project plans based on the one or more requirements metrics;

select a second particular modified project plan based on the set of scores; and

provide information identifying the second particular modified project plan based on selecting the second particular modified project plan.

3. The device of claim 1, where the task is a first task;

where the one or more processors are further configured to;

receive information regarding progress of a second task associated with the particular initial project plan;

determine that the second task is behind a scheduled progress associated with the second task; and

compare the progress of the second task with the threshold delay; and

where the one or more processors, when selectively providing the one or more alerts, are to;

selectively provide the first alert based on determining that the progress of the second task meets the threshold delay,

the first alert including information identifying one or more deliverables, of the set of deliverables, associated with the second task.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the second relational mapping,

the second relational mapping being between the set of requirements and the set of deliverables; and

provide traceability information associated with the second relational mapping,

the traceability information indicating one or more deliverables, of the set of deliverables, affected by a change to a particular requirement, of the set of requirements.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, are further configured to:

determine a projected change requirements inflow pattern for the software implementation project based on the project information and other project information associated with other software implementation projects; and

determine an impact to the software implementation project associated with the information regarding the particular initial project plan based on the projected change requirements inflow pattern; and

where the one or more processors, when generating the particular modified project plan, are further to;

generate the particular modified project plan based on the impact to the software implementation project.

6. The device of claim 1, where the set of tasks is a first set of tasks;

and

where the one or more processors are further configured to;

determine a second set of tasks associated with the set of requirements and the set of deliverables;

identify one or more developers to whom to assign one or more tasks of the second set of tasks,

the one or more developers being determined based on at least one of a task complexity, a developer skill, or a developer availability; and

provide information associated with assigning the one or more tasks, of the second set of tasks, to the one or more developers.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when generating the particular modified project plan, are configured to:

generate a modified project schedule associated with the particular modified project plan; and

where the one or more processors are further configured to;

provide information identifying the particular modified project plan based on generating the modified project schedule.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

determine configuration information including information identifying;

a type of device on which a user interface is displayed,

one or more capabilities of the device, and

one or more specifications associated with the device;

configure, based on the configuration information, a user interface to provide a first graphical user interface for project information regarding one or more requirements for a software implementation project,

the project information including;

a project delivery method to be used in connection with the software implementation project, and

a complexity of the software implementation project,

 

the complexity including a required set of skills for a developer for the software implementation project;

compare the software implementation project and a set of other software implementation projects that have been successfully completed;

generate additional project information based on comparing the software implementation project and the set of other software implementation projects;

determine a first relational mapping of elements of the project information and the additional project information;

generate a set of initial project plans based on the first relational mapping,

a particular initial project plan, of the set of initial project plans, being generated based on other project plans, associated with the set of other software implementation projects, including the complexity;

configure, based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a second graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of initial project plans;

implement the particular initial project plan after receiving a user selection of the particular initial project plan,

the particular initial project plan including a project schedule;

determine a set of tasks associated with a respective set of task complexities,

the set of tasks being associated with producing a set of deliverables based on a set of requirements;

determine the project schedule based on the set of tasks and the respective set of task complexities,

the project schedule including respective time-frames for the set of tasks;

selectively provide, for display on a particular portion of a third graphical user interface, one or more alerts indicating a status of the software implementation project after receiving the project information,

the third graphical user interface being configured based on the configuration information,

the one or more alerts including information indicating a set of mitigating actions,

a first alert, of the one or more alerts, being provided when one or more requirements metrics satisfies a threshold,

 

the first alert indicating a criticality of the first alert, and

the threshold including at least one of;

 

a threshold delay, or

 

a threshold cost overrun, and

a second alert, of the one or more alerts, being provided when;

 

a set of available developers does not include a developer with a skill set requirement to perform a task of the set of tasks, and

 

a change to the project schedule would not make a developer, with the skill set requirement to perform the task, available;

receive, after selectively providing the second alert, information indicating additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to a lower skill set requirement;

receive a document associated with a particular format;

parse the document to determine a change requirement for the software implementation project included in the document;

utilize a second relational mapping to determine one or more requirements of the set of requirements, one or more deliverables of the set of deliverables, and one or more tasks of the set of tasks affected by the change requirement;

provide, based on utilizing the second relational mapping, a set of updated project plans, including the project schedule and the lower skill set requirement, for the software implementation project after receiving the information indicating the additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to the lower skill set requirement;

configure, based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a fourth graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of updated project plans;

implement a particular updated project plan, of the set of updated project plans, after receiving a user selection of the particular updated project plan;

generate a set of task schedules for the additional developers based on implementing the particular updated project plan;

send, via a network, the set of task schedules to one or more user devices associated with the additional developers,

each task schedule, of the set of task schedules, being sent to a corresponding user device of the one or more user devices based on;

skills associated with each of the additional developers, and

a task complexity for each task of the set of task schedules; and

provide, for display via the network and to another user device, an indication of a probability of delay as a result of implementing the change requirement and the particular updated project plan.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

monitor completion of the set of tasks for the software implementation project; and

provide alert information associated with monitoring task completion of the set of tasks.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the task is a first task of the set of tasks;

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine that a second task, of the set of tasks, has not been performed during a time-frame allotted to the second task in the project schedule based on monitoring completion of the set of tasks;

determine another project schedule for the software implementation project based on determining that the second task has not been performed during the time-frame allotted to the second task in the project schedule; and

provide information associated with the other project schedule.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a complexity of the task;

selectively assign the developer, with the skill set requirement, to perform the task based on the complexity of the task; and

selectively modify the project schedule to facilitate assigning the developer to perform the task.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine the one or more requirements, of the set of requirements, that correspond to the change requirement;

determine the one or more deliverables, of the set of deliverables, that correspond to the change requirement;

determine the one or more tasks, of the set of tasks, that correspond to the change requirement;

generate another set of tasks based on the change requirement,

the other set of tasks being associated with generating another set of deliverables based on the one or more requirements that correspond to the change requirement;

determine another project schedule based on the other set of tasks; and

provide information associated with the other project schedule.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the task is a first task of the set of tasks;

and

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to;

identify a second task of the set of tasks,

completion of the second task requiring a particular user availability and a particular user skill competency;

identify a user,

the user being associated with the particular user availability and the particular user skill competency; and

provide information associated with assigning completion of the second task to the user.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information accepting the project schedule based on providing information identifying the project schedule;

determine respective users associated with performing the set of tasks; and

provide information assigning the set of tasks to the respective users.

15. A method, comprising:

determining, by a device, configuration information including information identifying;

a type of the device on which a user interface is displayed,

one or more capabilities of the device, and

one or more specifications associated with the device;

configuring, by the device and based on the configuration information, a user interface to provide a first graphical user interface for receiving project information for a software implementation project,

the project information including;

a project delivery method to be used in connection with the software implementation project, and

a complexity of the software implementation project,

the complexity including a required set of skills for a developer for the software implementation project;

comparing, by the device, the software implementation project and a set of other software implementation projects that have been successfully completed;

generating, by the device, additional project information based on comparing the software implementation project and the set of other software implementation projects;

determining, by the device, a first relational mapping of elements of the project information and the additional project information;

determining, by the device, a projected requirements velocity and a projected requirements volatility based on the project information and other project information associated with one or more other software implementation projects,

the projected requirements velocity representing a timing of requirements inflow, and

the projected requirements volatility representing a rate of change of requirements associated with receiving one or more change requirements;

generating, by the device, a set of initial project plans for the software implementation project based on the first relational mapping,

a particular initial project plan, of the set of initial project plans, being generated based on other project plans, associated with the set of other software implementation projects, including the complexity;

configuring, by the device and based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a second graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of initial project plans;

selecting, by the device, the particular initial project plan based on a set of project criteria,

the particular initial project plan including a project schedule for a set of project tasks,

the set of project tasks representing work product for producing a set of deliverables describing results of the software implementation project;

implementing, by the device, the particular initial project plan based on a selection of the particular initial project plan;

providing, by the device and for display on a particular portion of a third graphical user interface, one or more alerts indicating a status of the particular initial project plan based on the projected requirements velocity and the projected requirements volatility,

the third graphical user interface being configured based on the configuration information,

the one or more alerts including information indicating a set of mitigating actions,

a first alert, of the one or more alerts, indicating a criticality of the one or more alerts, and

the first alert being provided when a trigger is satisfied,

the trigger including at least one of;

 

a threshold delay, or

 

a threshold cost overrun, and

a second alert, of the one or more alerts, being provided when;

a set of available developers does not include a developer with a skill set requirement to perform a task of the set of project tasks, and

a change to the project schedule would not make a developer, with the skill set requirement to perform the task, available;

receiving, by the device and after providing the second alert, information indicating additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to a lower skill set requirement;

receiving, by the device, a document associated with a particular format;

parsing, by the device, the document to determine a change requirement for the software implementation project included in the document;

utilizing, by the device, a second relational mapping to determine one or more requirements of a set of requirements, one or more deliverables of a set of deliverables, and one or more tasks of the set of project tasks affected by the change requirement;

generating, by the device and based on utilizing the second relational mapping, a set of updated project plans,

the set of updated project plans including the lower skill set requirement to perform the task after receiving the information indicating the additional developers would be suitable if the skill set requirement, to perform the task, is lowered to the lower skill set requirement;

configuring, by the device and based on the configuration information, the user interface to provide a fourth graphical user interface for implementing at least one of the set of updated project plans;

implementing, by the device, a particular updated project plan, of the set of updated project plans, after receiving a user selection of the particular updated project plan;

generating, by the device, a set of task schedules for the additional developers based on implementing the particular updated project plan;

sending, by the device via a network, the set of task schedules to one or more user devices associated with the additional developers,

each task schedule, of the set of task schedules, being sent to a corresponding user device of the one or more user devices based on;

skills associated with each of the additional developers, and

a task complexity for each task of the set of task schedules; and

providing, by the device, for display via the network, and to another user device, an indication of a probability of delay as a result of implementing the change requirement and the particular updated project plan.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

comparing the project information to other project information associated with another software implementation project,

the other software implementation project being associated with a particular requirements velocity and a particular requirements volatility; and

where determining the projected requirements velocity and the projected requirements volatility comprises;

determining the projected requirements velocity and the projected requirements volatility based on the particular requirements velocity and the particular requirements volatility.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining respective scores for the set of initial project plans based on the set of project criteria; and

where selecting the particular initial project plan comprises;

selecting the particular initial project plan based on the respective scores for the set of initial project plans.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining the one or more requirements that are affected by the change requirement; and

providing information identifying the one or more requirements that are affected by the change requirement.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining one or more aspects of the software implementation project affected by the change requirement;

determining respective criticality scores for the one or more aspects of the software implementation project affected by the change requirement;

determining another project plan for the software implementation project based on the respective criticality scores for the one or more aspects of the software implementation project affected by the change requirement,

the other project plan including another project schedule associated with altering the one or more aspects of the software implementation project affected by the change requirement; and

providing information associated with the other project plan.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving information identifying the status,

the status relating to the project schedule; and

determining a criticality value associated with the status,

the criticality value relating to a phase of the project associated with the projected requirements velocity and the projected requirements volatility; and

where providing the one or more alerts comprises;

providing the first alert based on the criticality value associated with the status.