US008132153B2
(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Subramanyam (54)
(45) Date of Patent:
QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
7,596,778 B2 *
FORA SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE
7,937,281 B2 * 2002/0161764 A1 *
(75) Inventor: (73)
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V. Subramanyam, Bangalore (1N)
Assignee: Wipro Limited, Bangalore, Kamataka
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ABSTRACT
A quality management framework (hereinafter referred as
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“frameWork”) for a softWare project lifecycle is provided.
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The framework enables generation of at least one softWare
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Primary Examiner * John ChaVis (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Prakash Nama; Global 1P
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program While ensuring compliances With at least one stan dard. The plurality of items of the library includes tool an
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organization chart depository, a policy depository, a proce dure depository, a life cycle model depository, a guideline depository, a template depository, a process asset depository, a Work?oW diagram depository and a checklist depository.
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and accessed. The life cycle model depository of the library is
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is Con?gured to be updated
con?gured to include a modular interface that enables han
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tive model etc.) models. The frameWork is con?gured to alloW access the library.
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