Distributed software project staffing and scheduling utilizing communication overhead costs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8392234
APP PUB NO 20120035972A1
SERIAL NO

12852550

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Techniques for optimizing resource allocation are provided. The techniques include identifying one or more communication needs for each of one or more communications needed for execution of a project, identifying one or more members of each of the one or more communications and member information for each of the one or more members, using the one or more communication needs and member information to estimate one or more communication costs for each of the one or more communications needed for execution of the project, and comparing the one or more communication costs for each of the one or more communications to optimize resource allocation for executing the project.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ma, Qian Beijing, CN 90 373
Ratakonda, Krishna Yorktown Heights, US 26 1242
Zhou, Nianjun Danbury, US 82 1224

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