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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2006
Margaret J. Knauth, Overland, KS (US);
Matthew E. Perkins, Pleasant Hill, MS (US);
Debra L. Roberts, Flower Mound, TX (US);
James L. Crum, Lenexa, KS (US);
Janene A. Munkirs, Leawood, KS (US);
Margaret J. Knauth, Overland, KS (US);
Matthew E. Perkins, Pleasant Hill, MS (US);
Debra L. Roberts, Flower Mound, TX (US);
James L. Crum, Lenexa, KS (US);
Janene A. Munkirs, Leawood, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
As provided, a method for capital expenditure/expense flip targeting and balancing in software pipeline management that includes providing, for each of multiple projects in a software project pipeline, a set of inputs that includes 1) resource demand, 2) budget constraint, 3) start date, and 4) a capital expenditure/expense flip date. The method also includes aggregating the inputs. The method further comprises calculating an overall capital expenditure/expense ratio, and comparing the ratio to a threshold as of a predetermined date.