Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
For our final report on our audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) patent legacy systems, our audit objective was to review USPTO’s progress towards retiring its patent legacy systems. Specifically, we assessed USPTO’s (1) cost, schedule, and capabilities of select patent legacy systems and (2) ongoing activities to transition from the legacy systems to next-generation systems. We found the following: I. USPTO’s cost estimating and scheduling processes are not comprehensive and II. USPTO needs to improve Agile adoption practices when developing next-generation patent systems.
Short / Alternative Report Title:
USPTO Needs to Improve Its Cost Estimating, Scheduling, and Agile Practices to Timely Retire Patent Legacy Systems
Date Issued:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-22-026-A
Component, if applicable:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Location(s):
Agency-Wide
Type of Report:
Audit
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
6
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