Software deployment system and method

Deployment software for deploying business software, the deployment software embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable, when executed, to:

• implementing a sales phase of a business software deployment cycle, the sales phase comprising:
• receive from a user a selection of one or more pre-defined business models applicable to a business entity in which the business software is being deployed, the business models being associated with particular business functions;
• create an entity model using the one or more selected business models;
• receive from the user information relating to the entity and relevant to the selected business models;
• store the entity model;
• executing an implementation phase of the business software deployment cycle, in response to receiving a decision from the entity to implement the business software, the implementation phase comprising:
• retrieve the stored entity model;
• receive functional requirements of the entity using a business modeling tool;
• configure the entity model using the specified functional requirements;
• and
• generate one or more specification files according to the configured entity model, the specification files identifying the data to be input to the business software after the business software is deployed.