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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Jarir K. Chaar, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Ronald D. Finlayson, Blythewood, SC (US);
Thomas A. Jobson, Jr., New Paltz, NY (US);
Naomi M. Mitsumori, San Jose, CA (US);
Francis X. Reddington, Richmond, VA (US);
Jarir K. Chaar, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Ronald D. Finlayson, Blythewood, SC (US);
Thomas A. Jobson, Jr., New Paltz, NY (US);
Naomi M. Mitsumori, San Jose, CA (US);
Francis X. Reddington, Richmond, VA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer-readable medium for rapid on-boarding of a software factory are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: identifying choke-points in a first software project; creating a checklist of identifying factors that caused the choke-points that were identified in the first software project; receiving a new software project at a software factory, wherein the new software project is in a same software category as the first software project; presenting the checklist for the first software project; receiving new answers to the checklist; determining if the software factory is ready to handle the new software project based on the new answers to the checklist; and in response to determining that the software factory is ready to handle the new software project, configuring the software factory in a same configuration as that previously used by the first software project.