Systems and methods for archiving network planning processes

A system for conducting a network architecture planning process, comprising:

• a host computer system;
• and
• a network that communicably couples the host computer system to at least one user computer;
• wherein the host computer system is programmed to:
• receive a request from a user computer to initiate a network architecture planning process, wherein the network architecture planning process relates to a modification to a portion of the public switched telephone network;
• transmit a first electronic file comprising a question relating to a parameter of the network architecture to the user computer, the first question relating to the modification of the public switched telephone network;
• receive a first response to the question;
• store the first response;
• transmit a second electronic file comprising a second question to the user computer, wherein the second question comprises context-sensitive content based on the first response, and the second question relating to the modification to the portion of the public switched telephone network;
• receive a second response to the second question, the second response relating to the modification of the public switched telephone network;
• store the second response;
• and
• determine an action based on the first response and the second response, wherein the first action comprises adding at least one configuration item related to the network architecture to a list of configuration items.

A method of conducting a planning process, comprising:

• receiving at a host computer system a request from a user computer to initiate a planning process, wherein the planning process relates to a modification to a portion of the public switched telephone network;
• transmitting a first electronic file comprising a question relating to a parameter of a project to the user computer, the question relating to the modification to the portion of the public switched telephone network;
• receiving a first response to the question, the first response relating to the modification of the public switched telephone network;
• storing the first response;
• transmitting a second electronic file comprising a second question to the user computer, wherein the second question comprises context-sensitive content based on the first response;
• receiving at the host computer system a second response to the second question, the second response relating to the modification of the public switched telephone network, and the second question relating to the modification to the portion of the public switched telephone network;
• storing the second response;
• determining one or more actions based on the first response and the second response, wherein the one or more actions comprises adding at least one configuration item related to the planning process to a list of configuration items;
• and
• transmitting information relating to the one or more actions for display at the user computer.