(io) Patent No.: US 6,964,044 Bl (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 8,2005
(54) SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR
MANAGEMENT OF CHANGES AND
MODIFICATIONS IN A PROCESS
(75) Inventors: Charles A. Hudson, Richmond, VA
(US); Sandra Bergh, Powhatan, VA
(US); Robert Harrington, Richmond,
VA (US)
(73) Assignee: Gen worth Financial, Inc., Richmond, VA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 684 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/680,332
(22) Filed: Oct. 6, 2000
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 9/445
(52) U.S. CI 717/177; 717/171; 717/172;
717/176; 709/203; 709/224; 709/232
(58) Field of Search 717/168-178; 707/203-232;
709/221
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
A system and process for managing the migrating enhancements into a production software system is described. Enhancements are first migrated to a model system. After any issues are identified and addressed, the enhancements are migrated to the production software system. An electronic change management process is provided for assisting a developer in providing information about an enhancement to a change manager. An assurance tool of migration strategies is provided for tracking changes and avoiding conflicts between the enhancement and the model and production software systems. Information gathered in the change management may be used for providing an objective evaluation of developers of enhancements.
30 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets
