System and methods for standardizing data for design review comparisons

A web-based system for standardizing data from a plurality of different programs for design review comparisons, said system comprising:

• a client system comprising a browser;
• a data storage device for storing information;
• a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said database, said server system further configured to:
• store data in said data storage device in a standardized format;
• generate characteristics unique to the data input using pre-determined calculations;
• compare the characteristics to pre-determined target values;
• quantify shifts of the characteristics from respective target values;
• and
• generate standardized graphical representations of the data using based on the generated characteristics.

A method for generating graphical displays from a plurality of design review data representing business applications from at least one of a system level, a module level, and a part level, said method comprising the steps of:

• assembling a knowledge base of data characteristics from the business application;
• selecting a type of design review to be displayed;
• displaying the data in a standardized format;
• using standardized calculations to determine margins of design deviations from pre-determined target values;
• and
• generating standardized graphical representations of the data using the calculated characteristics.