A computer-implemented method includes a processor extracting data and metadata from a process model, where the process is comprised of activities and the metadata is associated with each activity. The processor generates at least one user story for at least one activity, where the at least one user story includes an estimate attribute reflecting a predicted timeframe for completion of at least a portion of the at least one activity. The processor updates the model to reflect the at least one user story and displays the updated model as a project plan in a project management interface on a computing resource. The processor assigns a resource to the at least one user story and dynamically updates the estimate attribute of the at least one user story to reflect a new predicted timeframe, calculates impacts to the process and displays the impacts and the new predicted timeframe in the project management interface.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A system for simulating operation of a network, comprising: a memory; a processor in communication with the memory; and program instructions executable by the processor via the memory to perform a method, the method comprising: simulating, by the processor, the operation of the network; accessing, by the processor, utilizing an underlying hardware platform of the processor, real time; and providing, by the processor, utilizing a simulator time clock, simulation time to components of the network, wherein the providing comprises: advancing, by the processor, the simulation time at discrete moments in real time no faster than real time when the simulating of the operation of the network is faster than the real time; and advancing the simulation time at discrete moments in real time more slowly than the real time when the simulating of the operation of the network is slower than the real time. 2. The system of claim 1, the method further comprising: extracting, by the processor, time information for control of simulation time. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the providing the simulation time further comprises: utilizing, by the processor, a hypervisor for providing the simulation time and a simulation time advance rate to simulated components in the simulating of the operation of the network. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the hypervisor comprises a clock control module, wherein the clock control module receives the simulation time and a time slow down factor. 5. The system of claim 3, wherein the providing the simulation time further comprises comprises: receiving, by a clock control module of the hypervisor, the simulation time and a time slow down factor; providing, by the clock control module, updated timeout values; outputting, by the clock control module, the simulation time, and the simulation time advance rate; receiving, by a periodic timer and a one shot timer of the hypervisor, for each simulated component in the simulating of the operation of the network, the updated timeout values and based on the receiving, outputting timer interrupts; and receiving, by a system time setting mechanism of the hypervisor, the simulation time and the simulation time advance rate, wherein the simulated components receive one of: a time interrupt from one of the periodic timer or the one-shot timer, or the simulation time and the simulation time advance rate, from the system time setting mechanism. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the simulated components are virtual machines. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the virtual machines represent nodes of the network. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the system time is a piece-wise linear approximation of actual simulation time, sampled at discrete moments in said real time. 9. The system of claim 1, the method further comprising: advancing, by the processor, the simulation time at discrete moments in real time, wherein the discrete moments are at constant time intervals from one another. 10. (canceled) 11. A method system for simulating operation of a network, comprising: simulating, by a processor, operation of the network; accessing, by the processor, utilizing an underlying hardware platform of the processor, real time; and providing, by the processor, a simulation time to simulated components of a virtual network, at discrete moments in real time, wherein the providing comprises: advancing, by the processor, the simulation time no faster than real time when a simulator conducts operations faster than the real time; and advancing, by the processor, the simulation time, more slowly than said real time when the simulator conducts operations more slowly than the real time. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the simulation time is driven by a timestamp of a next event to be processed in the simulation. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the simulation time is driven by receipt of a data packet by a node in the network. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the simulated components are virtual machines. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the virtual machines represent nodes of the network. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein said system time is a piece-wise linear approximation of actual simulation time in said simulator, sampled at discrete moments in said real time. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the discrete moments are at constant time intervals from one another. 18. (canceled) 19. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing instructions of a computer program which when executed by a computer system results in performance of steps of a method for disseminating content, comprising: simulating, by the processor, the operation of the network; accessing, by the processor, utilizing an underlying hardware platform of the processor, real time; and providing, by the processor, utilizing a simulator time clock, simulation time to components of the network, wherein the providing comprises: advancing, by the processor, the simulation time at discrete moments in real time no faster than real time when the simulating of the operation of the network is faster than the real time; and advancing the simulation time at discrete moments in real time more slowly than the real time when the simulating of the operation of the network is slower than the real time.