Michael C Signor

US Patent:

20040010772, Jan 15, 2004

Filed:

Nov 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/065730

Inventors:

Christine McKenna - Avon CT, US
James Pelletier - Ft. Wayne IN, US
Ingrid Russell - Danbury CT, US
Michael Signor - Avon CT, US
Randy Ferree - Phoenixville PA, US
Jackie Holohan - Newington CT, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F009/44

US Classification:

717/101000, 717/120000

Abstract:

A comprehensive method and system is provided for developing and implementing new computer software applications through a series of distinct stages. Following the completion of each stage, a tollgate meeting is held between the various parties involved and a decision as made on whether the project should be advanced to the next stage. Guidelines, templates and checklist items are provided for each stage in a user-friendly manner over an interactive computer interface, such as a web page. By providing on-line guidance to project developers, the system and method of the present invention substantially decreases the likelihood of errors being made which introduce costs in both time, resources, and risk. Further, the present system, through its comprehensive, global nature, substantially increases the ability for distributed locations to stay in tune with what each other are doing. Because all locations must develop applications in accordance with the above-described system, added consistency results.