Patent attributes
A method of generation of a unified view of a software development process that spans a plurality of distinct software development applications having distinct software models is provided. The method includes enhancing a software development application selected as primary to provide the unified view of the software development process, or alternatively using a data warehouse to provide the unified view of the software development process via reports and dashboards created based on a unified software model. The method provides end to end visibility, auditability, and support for calculation of one or more flow metrics, not only for the software development process, but also for a set of stages, individual stages and sub-stages of the software development process. The method also provides an ability to relate the one or more flow metrics to business outcomes.