Thomas D Jobson

US Patent:

20080255693, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735152

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700 97

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for determining if a software factory is ready to take on a software project is presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes the steps of: determining if an infrastructure for a software factory has been procured; determining if operational software needed to assemble work packets in an assembly line in the software factory has been installed; determining if a workflow event model for an assembly line in the software factory has been configured; determining if workload in the assembly line has been balanced; determining if communication channels between the software factory and a customer's computer system have been defined and cleared for data transmission; and in response to determining that any element described above has been determined not to have occurred, prohibiting an induction of a software project into the software factory.

US Patent:

20080255696, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735099

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700108

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for maintaining a health of a software factory that creates custom software in a standardized manner is presented. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of: defining work packets to perform sub-functions of a custom software; tracking a transmission of the work packets to an assembly line in a software factory; monitoring any retrieval of software artifacts that are used to create the work packets; monitoring any on-going changes of work activities that are contained in the work packets; determining if execution of the work packets conforms to governance guidelines for the software factory; monitoring the software factory to ensure that the work packets comply with an architecture of the software factory; tracking quality metrics for an execution of the work packets in an assembly line in the software factory; and transmitting all tracked and monitored information described above to a dashboard.

US Patent:

20080256390, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735070

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 27

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for inducting a software project into a software factory is presented, wherein an induction process identifies what processes and sub-processes are needed to create the software factory, and wherein the induction process identifies potential risks to the software factory. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: submitting a factory project proposal to a service definition process; creating a service definition template from a compilation of selected checklists; scoring and classifying the service definition template to determine if the candidate project may be executed in the software factory; in response to the service definition template scoring above a pre-determined acceptable score, transmitting the factory project proposal to a service induction process; and in response to the candidate project passing a final review process, transmitting the candidate project to the software factory for execution.

US Patent:

20080256505, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735120

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717100

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.

US Patent:

20080256506, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735056

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for assembling work packets within a software factory are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: collecting a plurality of software artifacts that have been archived during an assembly of previous work packets; collecting a plurality of metrics that have been utilized during the assembly of previous work packets; defining a template for a new work packet, wherein the template for the new work packet is created by a packet definition process that defines attributes that are needed in the new work packet; selecting requisite software artifacts from the plurality of software artifacts; selecting requisite metrics from the plurality of metrics; and sending the template, requisite software artifacts and requisite metrics to a packet assembly process, wherein the packet assembly process assembles the requisite software artifacts to create the new work packet.

US Patent:

20080256507, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735168

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for managing a work packet's life cycle, wherein the work packet is assembled in a software factory that creates custom software in a standardized manner, are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: defining a work packet to perform a sub-function of a custom software, wherein the work packet is a pre-stored, reusable, self-contained, discrete unit of software code; assembling the work packet; archiving the work packet in an asset repository; retrieving the work packet from the asset repository; and sending the work packet to an assembly line for consolidation with other work packets to create a custom software.

US Patent:

20080256529, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735086

Inventors:

Jarir K. Chaar - Tarrytown NY, US
Ronald D. Finlayson - Blythewood SC, US
Thomas A. Jobson - New Paltz NY, US
Naomi M. Mitsumori - San Jose CA, US
Francis X. Reddington - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717174

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for predicatively selecting which work packets will be needed by a software factory to create a deliverable custom software are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes: presenting an initial checklist that consists of a series of question groups; receiving answers to the initial checklist; in response to determining that received answers to the initial checklist indicate that a new series of questions is required to predict which work packets will be needed to create the deliverable custom software, dynamically generating a new checklist; evaluating leading indicators for the received answers; based on relevancy of answers and the leading indicators, eliminating irrelevant questions from the new checklist; and based on answers to remaining relevant questions, determining if a particular work packet will be needed to create the deliverable custom software in the software factory.

US Patent:

20130254738, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

May 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/892542

Inventors:

Ronald Finlayson - Armonk NY, US
Thomas Jobson - Armonk NY, US
Naomi Mitsumori - Armonk NY, US
Francis Reddington - Armonk NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for managing a work packet's life cycle, wherein the work packet is assembled in a software factory that creates custom software in a standardized manner, are presented. In one embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises: defining a work packet to perform a sub-function of a custom software, wherein the work packet is a pre-stored, reusable, self-contained, discrete unit of software code; assembling the work packet; archiving the work packet in an asset repository; retrieving the work packet from the asset repository; and sending the work packet to an assembly line for consolidation with other work packets to create a custom software.