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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Abdul Allam, Durham, NC (US);
Kishore Channabasavaiah, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kerrie L. Holley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pawan Khera, Seattle, WA (US);
Subhash K. Kothuru, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William D. James, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sri Ramanathan, Tampa, FL (US);
Siljan H. Simpson, Dallas, TX (US);
Matthew B. Trevathan, Atlanta, GA (US);
Raghu Varadan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nevenko Zunic, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Abdul Allam, Durham, NC (US);
Kishore Channabasavaiah, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kerrie L. Holley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pawan Khera, Seattle, WA (US);
Subhash K. Kothuru, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William D. James, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sri Ramanathan, Tampa, FL (US);
Siljan H. Simpson, Dallas, TX (US);
Matthew B. Trevathan, Atlanta, GA (US);
Raghu Varadan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nevenko Zunic, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In general, the present invention provides a technique for IT estimation modeling of any organization. Although this estimation model is applied to SOA herein, it is not limited to solely estimating SOA activities; the maturity-based estimation modeling can be applied to other areas and disciplines, even beyond the IT industry. The maturity-based model of the present invention also offers executives and project managers a very effective estimating tool to analyze the impact of project variances. Resources do not need to be taken off projects and assigned to perform estimations, as this model acquires knowledge over time and delivers ever more precise estimates with each successive project. Executives and project managers may analyze the effects of additional staff, function changes, or other events to an overall project. Additionally, new projects may be estimated without utilizing current personnel with this adaptive learning model.