Emerging trends lifecycle management

• US 8,301,563 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank NA (Wells Fargo & Company)
• Original Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank NA (Wells Fargo & Company)
• Inventors: Silvera, Juan D., Ageenko, Ilieva Ilizastigui
• Primary Examiner(s): Colbert, Ella
• Application Number:
  US12/120,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20090288061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,629 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/42, 707/674, 709/204, 717/120, 717/168
• US Class Current: 705/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A process (and corresponding system) that defines sequential steps for the introduction, validation, and testing of business applications of emerging technologies, for example mobile banking services, is provided. The innovation provides a definable model and process for rapid innovation with a quality emphasis through efficient pipeline management and performance measurements. For example, the innovation can adhere to an enterprise'"'"'s e-commerce requirements for a formalized and measurable structure to efficiently and diligently manage new ideas that have the potential to become new products and services that positively impact business.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of managing a lifecycle of an application, comprising:

receiving at a processor an idea wherein the idea relates to one of a generation or modification of the application;

analyzing, by the processor, the idea based upon a set of metrics;

establishing a scoreboard based upon the analysis to quantify the idea; and

determining a viability of the idea based upon the scoreboard,

wherein the scoreboard includes a strategic value component, a business value component, an innovation score component, a complexity component and an execution velocity component that quantifies the idea based upon at least one of a policy, preference, threshold or benchmark.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the idea relates to at least one of an e-commerce, online or mobile banking service.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising categorizing the idea with a plurality of previously captured ideas.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the act of analyzing the idea comprises performing a high-level analysis that determines a benefit of the idea to an enterprise.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the act of analyzing the idea comprises performing a detailed analysis that employs the set of metrics to establish at least one of value or usability to an enterprise.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising generating a prototype of the idea, wherein the prototype promotes the idea.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the prototype is a functional prototype.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the prototype is a visual prototype.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the idea is captured and tracked by way of a wild-style interface.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of metrics includes a measurement of a financial perspective, a customer perspective and an operational perspective.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein a financial perspective is measured as a function of return on investment (ROD.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein a customer perspective is measured as a function of completion index.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein an operational perspective is measured as a function of proof-of-business value velocity (PoBV).