Dynamic project planning for software development projects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025045048-A1
Application number	US-202318228325-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 31, 2023
Priority date	Jul 31, 2023
Publication date	Feb 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating and updating project plans for software development projects. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data indicative of initial project plan parameters associated with a software development project; identifying multiple program modules associated with the software development project; obtaining, for a first set of modules of the multiple modules, corresponding source code segments; executing a quality assessment process to compute, for each corresponding source code segment, a corresponding quality score; identifying, based on the quality scores, that at least a subset of the corresponding source code segments are integrable into a corresponding first subset of the first set of modules; and generating a revised project plan by generating updates to the initial project plan parameters by accounting for the corresponding source code segments being integrated in to corresponding ones of the first set of modules.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
obtaining, at one or more processing devices, data indicative of initial project plan parameters associated with a software development project; identifying, by the one or more processing devices, based on specifications associated with the software development project, multiple program modules associated with the software development project; obtaining, for a first set of modules of the multiple modules, corresponding source code segments, wherein the corresponding source code segments are obtained either by executing a search process on one or more source code repositories, or generated at least in part using an automated code generator; executing, by the one or more processing devices, a quality assessment process to compute, for each corresponding source code segment, a corresponding quality score, wherein executing the quality assessment process comprises:
executing multiple pre-defined test cases using the corresponding source code segment, and
assigning the corresponding quality score based on outcomes of the multiple pre-defined test cases;
identifying, by the one or more processing devices based on the quality scores, that at least a subset of the corresponding source code segments are integrable into a corresponding first subset of the first set of modules; and generating, by the one or more processing devices, a revised project plan by generating updates to the initial project plan parameters by accounting for the corresponding source code segments being integrated in to corresponding ones of the first set of modules.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
assigning, by the one or more processing devices based on the quality scores, at least a second subset of the first set of modules for a manual coding process; receiving, by the one or more processing devices, information indicating that source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset are available; and updating, by the one or more processing devices, the revised project plan based at least on the information indicating that the source code segments corresponding to at least the portion of the second subset are available.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset is obtained from a source code repository.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset is generated using an automated code generator.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the corresponding quality score based on outcomes of the multiple pre-defined test cases comprises:
determining a total number or percentage of the pre-defined test cases passed by the corresponding source code segment.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a progress of development of the software development project; and updating the revised project plan, comprising updating the assignment, a cost estimate, a time duration estimate, or a combination thereof, based on the progress that has been made in the development.

7 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, at one or more processing devices, data indicative of initial project plan parameters associated with a software development project; identifying, by the one or more processing devices, based on specifications associated with the software development project, multiple program modules associated with the software development project; obtaining, for a first set of modules of the multiple modules, corresponding source code segments, wherein the corresponding source code segments are obtained either by executing a search process on one or more source code repositories, or generated at least in part using an automated code generator; executing, by the one or more processing devices, a quality assessment process to compute, for each corresponding source code segment, a corresponding quality score, wherein executing the quality assessment process comprises:
executing multiple pre-defined test cases using the corresponding source code segment, and
assigning the corresponding quality score based on outcomes of the multiple pre-defined test cases;
identifying, by the one or more processing devices based on the quality scores, that at least a subset of the corresponding source code segments are integrable into a corresponding first subset of the first set of modules; and generating, by the one or more processing devices, a revised project plan by generating updates to the initial project plan parameters by accounting for the corresponding source code segments being integrated in to corresponding ones of the first set of modules.

8 . The computer-readable storage media of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
assigning, by the one or more processing devices based on the quality scores, at least a second subset of the first set of modules for a manual coding process; receiving, by the one or more processing devices, information indicating that source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset are available; and updating, by the one or more processing devices, the revised project plan based at least on the information indicating that the source code segments corresponding to at least the portion of the second subset are available.

9 . The computer-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset is obtained from a source code repository.

10 . The computer-readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the source code segments corresponding to at least a portion of the second subset is generated using an automated code generator.

11 . The computer-readable storage media of claim 7 , wherein assigning the corresponding quality score based on outcomes of the multiple pre-defined test cases comprises:
determining a total number or percentage of the pre-defined test cases passed by the corresponding source code segment.

12 . The computer-readable storage media of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
monitoring a progress of development of the software development project; and updating the revised project plan, comprising updating the assignment, a cost estimate, a time duration estimate, or a combination thereof, based on the progress that has been made in the development.

13 . A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, at one or more processing devices, data indicative of initial project plan parameters associated with a software development project; identifying, by the one or more processing devices, based on specifications associated with the software development project, multiple program modules associated with the software development project; obtaining, for a first set of modules of the multiple modules, corresponding source code segments, wherein the corresponding source code segments are obtained either by executing a search process on one or more source code repositories, or generated at least in part using an automated code generator; executing, by the one or more processing devices, a quality assessment process to compute, for each corresponding source code segment, a corresponding quality score, wherein executing the quality assessment p

Assignees

• Accenture Global Solutions Ltd

Inventors

• Dey Kuntal
• Singi Kapil
• Sharma Vibhu Saujanya
• Kaulgud Vikrant Shyamkant
• Burden Adam Patten

Classifications

• G06F11/3672

  Test management · CPC title

• G06F8/77 Primary

  Software metrics · CPC title

• G06Q10/063

  Operations research, analysis or management · CPC title

• G06Q10/103 Primary

  Workflow collaboration or project management · CPC title