METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STAFFING AND COST ESTIMATION MODELS ALIGNED WITH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PROJECT PLANS FOR PACKAGED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for generating staffing and cost estimations and reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the method comprising:
- assigning one or more of the following;
teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to one or more phases of one or more generated project plans;
calculating a series of staffing and cost estimations based on the assigning of teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to the one or more phases of the one or more generated project plans;
generating one or more staffing and cost estimation reports; and
wherein the assigning of teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to the phases of the one or more project plans is carried out with a series of templates and drivers based on the one or more generated project plans.
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Abstract
A system for generating staffing and cost estimations and reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine costs and staffing requirements for multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for scoring and ranking multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN).
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1. A method for generating staffing and cost estimations and reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the method comprising:
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assigning one or more of the following;
teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to one or more phases of one or more generated project plans;calculating a series of staffing and cost estimations based on the assigning of teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to the one or more phases of the one or more generated project plans; generating one or more staffing and cost estimation reports; and wherein the assigning of teams, roles, positions, names, organizations, sourcing locations, bands, and rates to the phases of the one or more project plans is carried out with a series of templates and drivers based on the one or more generated project plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for generating staffing and cost estimations and reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system comprising:
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a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine costs and staffing requirements for multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for scoring and ranking multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising;
the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. The system of 16, wherein the one or more staffing and cost estimators consider both qualitative drivers and quantitative drivers;
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wherein the one or more staffing and cost estimators translate a qualitative driver into a quantitative driver to facilitate cost estimations.
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