System and method for managing a project based on team member interdependency and impact relationships
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1. A computer-network-based development-project-management method comprising:
- receiving data indicative of a temporal relationship between a first and a second project team member relative to work comprising modification of at least one artifact of the development project;
receiving data indicative of an amount of work performed on the at least one artifact by the second team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact;
wherein the work performed by the second team member comprises modification of the at least one artifact;
performing regression analysis on the data indicative of the temporal relationship to form at least one metric representative of the strength of an interdependency relationship between the first and second project team members;
wherein the interdependency relationship is formed as the second project team member performs work that is required due to work performed on the at least one artifact by the first project team member;
performing regression analysis on the data indicative of the amount of work performed to form at least one metric representative of an impact relationship between the first and second project team members;
wherein the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship is indicative of the amount of work performed by the second project team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact;
storing the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship;
wherein the steps of receiving data, performing regression analysis, and storing the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship are performed over the computer network;
outputting data based at least in part on the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; and
performing a development-project task based at least in part on the output data.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining interdependencies between project team members working on a development project. The method includes receiving data indicative of a temporal relationship between a first and a second project team member having modified at least one artifact of the development project. The data indicative of the temporal relationship between the project team members may be statistically analyzed. At least one metric representative of an interdependency relationship between the first and second project team members may be formed. The metric(s) representative of the interdependency relationship may be stored.
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1. A computer-network-based development-project-management method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of a temporal relationship between a first and a second project team member relative to work comprising modification of at least one artifact of the development project; receiving data indicative of an amount of work performed on the at least one artifact by the second team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; wherein the work performed by the second team member comprises modification of the at least one artifact; performing regression analysis on the data indicative of the temporal relationship to form at least one metric representative of the strength of an interdependency relationship between the first and second project team members; wherein the interdependency relationship is formed as the second project team member performs work that is required due to work performed on the at least one artifact by the first project team member; performing regression analysis on the data indicative of the amount of work performed to form at least one metric representative of an impact relationship between the first and second project team members; wherein the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship is indicative of the amount of work performed by the second project team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; storing the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; wherein the steps of receiving data, performing regression analysis, and storing the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship are performed over the computer network; outputting data based at least in part on the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; and performing a development-project task based at least in part on the output data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-network-based development-project-management system comprising:
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a data collector component associated with the development project and operable to collect data indicative of a temporal relationship between a first project team member and a second project team member relative to work comprising modification of at least one artifact and an amount of work performed on the at least one artifact by the second team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; a statistics analyzer component for performing a regression analysis on the collected data to form; at least one metric representative of the strength of an interdependency relationship between the first and second project team members; and at least one metric representative of an impact relationship between the first and second project team members; a data repository for storing the at least one metric representative of the strength of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; wherein the interdependency relationship is formed as the second project team member performs work that is required due to work performed on the at least one artifact by the first project team member; wherein the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship is indicative of the amount of work performed by the second project team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; outputting data based at least in part on the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; and performing a development-project task based at least in part on the output data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-network-based method of analyzing an interdependency relationship between a first and a second person working on at least one artifact, the method comprising:
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tracking modifications to the at least one artifact by the first and second person; storing parameters associated with the modifications to the at least one artifact by the first and second persons; performing at least one regression analysis based on the stored parameters; wherein the at least one regression analysis generates; at least one metric representative of the strength of a characteristic of an interdependency relationship between the first and second persons; and at least one metric representative of an impact relationship between the first and second project team members; wherein the interdependency relationship is formed as the second project team member performs work that is required due to work performed on the at least one artifact by the first project team member; wherein the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship is indicative of the amount of work performed by the second project team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; wherein the steps of tracking modifications, storing parameters, and performing the at least one regression analysis are performed over a computer network; outputting data based at least in part on the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; and performing a management task based at least in part on the output data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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receive data indicative of a temporal relationship between a first and a second project team member relative to work comprising modification of at least one artifact of the development project; receive data indicative of an amount of work performed on the at least one artifact by the second team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; wherein the work performed by the second team member comprises modification of the at least one artifact; perform regression analysis on the data indicative of the temporal relationship to form at least one metric representative of the strength of an interdependency relationship between the first and second project team members; wherein the interdependency relationship is formed as the second project team member performs work that is required due to work performed on the at least one artifact by the first project team member; perform regression analysis on the data indicative of the amount of work performed to form at least one metric representative of an impact relationship between the first and second project team members; wherein the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship is indicative of the amount of work performed by the second project team member as a result of work performed by the first team member on the at least one artifact; store the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; wherein the steps of receiving data, performing regression analysis, and storing the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship are performed over the computer network; output data based at least in part on the at least one metric representative of the interdependency relationship and the at least one metric representative of the impact relationship; and perform a development-project task based at least in part on the output data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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