System and method for program management
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1. A computer-implemented method for tracking a program plan by one or more clients, said method comprising the steps of:
- defining a business need statement, the business need statement comprising one or more solutions;
establishing the program plan for the solutions;
designing the program plan;
implementing the program plan; and
tracking the implementation of the program at a central storage location by the one or more clients.
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Abstract
System and method for managing a program plan includes creating a business needs statement by determining a scope and concept; developing an understanding of objective'"'"'s for a solution; designing, developing, and testing the solution; implementing the solution; and maintaining the solution. The system may include a computer implemented interface between a user and a suite of applications that track and monitor the program'"'"'s progress at a central storage location.
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1. A computer-implemented method for tracking a program plan by one or more clients, said method comprising the steps of:
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defining a business need statement, the business need statement comprising one or more solutions;
establishing the program plan for the solutions;
designing the program plan;
implementing the program plan; and
tracking the implementation of the program at a central storage location by the one or more clients.
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2. A system for monitoring a schedule of a program plan, said system comprising:
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a plurality of clients; and
a server accessible by the plurality of clients;
wherein the server includes a central storage location having a login area accessible by one or more clients that are authenticated with a security measure;
wherein the central storage location further includes areas accessible by the one or more authenticated clients; and
wherein the areas comprise an area for lessons learned, an area for the one or more authenticated clients to form an online community, an area that allows the one or more authenticated clients access to a knowledge repository, and an area for the one or more authenticated clients to propose changes. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for creating and tracking a project plan, said system comprising:
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an ISM application;
a business case system which enables creation of a business case;
a client funding agreement system for providing a cost estimate based upon the business case;
a program tracking and reporting system for establishing a schedule for the program plan and tracking costs of the program plan;
a project cost tracking system for reporting costs associated with program plan;
a financial data mart for providing information associated with the costs; and
a contract management enterprise tracking system for keeping records of invoices and contracts associated with the program plan;
wherein the ISM application allows electronic access by authenticated users to a central storage location providing access to the business case system, the client funding agreement system, a program tracking and reporting system, a project cost tracking system, a national program cost tracking system, a financial data mart, and a contract management enterprise tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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