Our Development Methodology

Scope:

• Understand team organization and resources
• Define success metrics
• Identify project requirements
• Understand current environment
• Develop high-level process flows
• Gap Analysis

Design:

• Use Gap Analysis and "To Be" Process
• Develop detailed technical design
• Develop detailed project tasks and owners
• Approve & distribute project change management processes
• Utilize CRP's to develop detailed functional design and facilitate training
• Document approved new business processes for project phase

Develop:

• Install, Configure, & Customize Base Applications
• Interface/data conversion development
• Define/develop system reports
• Tailor System per Design and Requirements
• Documentation
• Training Deliverables: Guides, Reference Sheets Workbooks & Training Database

Test:

• Develop Test Plans
• Unit Test
• System Test
• Regression Testing
• User Acceptance Test
• Performance Test/Tuning
• Regulatory Compliance Verification

Rollout:

• System Freeze
• Schema, Code, and Metadata Migration to Production
• Re-direct and Re-test interfaces
• Custom Training: End Users, System Admins, Supervisors & Trainers, CRP's
• Application Rollout: Connectivity, Announcements, User and Customer Meetings

Support:

• Enhancements: New Functionality, New Requirements, Added Integration
• Subsequent Phases: New Divisions, Additional Modules
• On Site Support
• Remote Managed Services
• Phone Support

Next Steps:

• Review of project goals and objectives
• Measure Project against original success metrics
• Lessons learned
• Score Card: Solicitation of User and Management feedback
• Recapture the Vision: New high level view