Method and system for reviewing a component requirements document and for recording approvals thereof

A computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage memory unit coupled to said processor, said memory unit containing instructions that are carried out by said processor to implement a method of reviewing a component requirements document, said method comprising:
• inserting a document link into a review table residing in a database managed by said computing system, wherein said document link is a hyperlink to said component requirements document, and wherein said component requirements document includes a description of a component of a custom software application and a description of one or more changes required for said component;
• inserting a chart link into said review table, wherein said chart link is a hyperlink to a chart document that includes a condensed version of said component requirements document, and wherein said condensed version includes said description of said one or more changes;
• displaying said component requirements document for a review of said component requirements document by a plurality of reviewers prior to a review meeting, wherein said displaying said component requirements document is a result of a plurality of activations of said document link by said plurality of reviewers;
• displaying, during said review meeting, said condensed version to said plurality of reviewers for a review of said one or more changes by said plurality of reviewers, wherein said displaying said condensed version is a result of a plurality of activations of said chart link by said plurality of reviewers;
• inserting, in response to a completion of said review of said one or more changes, an annotation into said review table, wherein said annotation indicates a readiness for an approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by a plurality of approvers;
• displaying said review table subsequent to said inserting said annotation;
• initiating said approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers, wherein said initiating said approval process is a result of an identification of said annotation subsequent to said displaying said review table, and wherein said initiating said approval process includes inserting said document link and said chart link into a sign off table residing in said database;
• receiving an approval of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, wherein said approval of said component requirements document is based on a viewing of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, said viewing being a result of an activation of said document link in said sign off table by said plurality of approvers;
• receiving a sign off comment document, wherein said sign off comment document includes an indication that said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers;
• automatically inserting, in response to said receiving said sign off comment document, a timestamp of said receiving said sign off comment document and a person identifier, wherein said person identifier identifies a person who created said sign off comment document;
• and
• inserting a comment link into said sign off table, wherein said comment link is a hyperlink to said sign off comment document.

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code containing instructions that are carried out by a processor of a computing system to implement a method of reviewing a component requirements document, said method comprising:

• inserting a document link into a review table residing in a database managed by said computing system, wherein said document link is a hyperlink to said component requirements document, and wherein said component requirements document includes a description of a component of a custom software application and a description of one or more changes required for said component;
• inserting a chart link into said review table, wherein said chart link is a hyperlink to a chart document that includes a condensed version of said component requirements document, and wherein said condensed version includes said description of said one or more changes;
• displaying said component requirements document for a review of said component requirements document by a plurality of reviewers prior to a review meeting, wherein said displaying said component requirements document is a result of a plurality of activations of said document link by said plurality of reviewers;
• displaying, during said review meeting, said condensed version to said plurality of reviewers for a review of said one or more changes by said plurality of reviewers, wherein said displaying said condensed version is a result of a plurality of activations of said chart link by said plurality of reviewers;
• inserting, in response to a completion of said review of said one or more changes, an annotation into said review table, wherein said annotation indicates a readiness for an approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by a plurality of approvers;
• displaying said review table subsequent to said inserting said annotation;
• initiating said approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers, wherein said initiating said approval process is a result of an identification of said annotation subsequent to said displaying said review table, and wherein said initiating said approval process includes inserting said document link and said chart link into a sign off table residing in said database;
• receiving an approval of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, wherein said approval of said component requirements document is based on a viewing of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, said viewing being a result of an activation of said document link in said sign off table by said plurality of approvers;
• receiving a sign off comment document, wherein said sign off comment document includes an indication that said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers;
• automatically inserting, in response to said receiving said sign off comment document, a timestamp of said receiving said sign off comment document and a person identifier, wherein said person identifier identifies a person who created said sign off comment document;
• and
• inserting a comment link into said sign off table, wherein said comment link is a hyperlink to said sign off comment document.

A process for supporting computing infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system comprising a processor, wherein the code when carried out by said processor, causes the computing system to specify a method of reviewing a component requirements document, said method comprising:

• inserting a document link into a review table residing in a database managed by said computing system, wherein said document link is a hyperlink to said component requirements document, and wherein said component requirements document includes a description of a component of a custom software application and a description of one or more changes required for said component;
• inserting a chart link into said review table, wherein said chart link is a hyperlink to a chart document that includes a condensed version of said component requirements document, and wherein said condensed version includes said description of said one or more changes;
• displaying said component requirements document for a review of said component requirements document by a plurality of reviewers prior to a review meeting, wherein said displaying said component requirements document is a result of a plurality of activations of said document link by said plurality of reviewers;
• displaying, during said review meeting, said condensed version to said plurality of reviewers for a review of said one or more changes by said plurality of reviewers, wherein said displaying said condensed version is a result of a plurality of activations of said chart link by said plurality of reviewers;
• inserting, in response to a completion of said review of said one or more changes, an annotation into said review table, wherein said annotation indicates a readiness for an approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by a plurality of approvers;
• displaying said review table subsequent to said inserting said annotation;
• initiating said approval process in which said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers, wherein said initiating said approval process is a result of an identification of said annotation subsequent to said displaying said review table, and wherein said initiating said approval process includes inserting said document link and said chart link into a sign off table residing in said database;
• receiving an approval of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, wherein said approval of said component requirements document is based on a viewing of said component requirements document by said plurality of approvers, said viewing being a result of an activation of said document link in said sign off table by said plurality of approvers;
• receiving a sign off comment document, wherein said sign off comment document includes an indication that said component requirements document is approved by said plurality of approvers;
• automatically inserting, in response to said receiving said sign off comment document, a timestamp of said receiving said sign off comment document and a person identifier, wherein said person identifier identifies a person who created said sign off comment document;
• and
• inserting a comment link into said sign off table, wherein said comment link is a hyperlink to said sign off comment document.