Project Management

Many software projects fail or gets delayed because of poor management! There has been a growing awareness of project management as a special skill and competency to achieve superior quality, higher productivity, perfect delivery performance, overall customer satisfaction and enterprise excellence all with lower cost. Hence we put immense emphasis on project planning and management.

Digicorp has gradually mastered the art of Offshore Project Management by successfully developing and deploying numerous projects of varied size for clients across the globe. Take a look at some of the major elements of project management that we incorporate in any software project no matter what size it is!

Project Plan

Project plan is prepared once the client freezes requirement inputs. Planning is done taking consideration of project details, type of deliverables, frequency of deliverables, project milestones, requirement assumptions, issues, project cost etc. Planning tools (e.g. MS Project) are used to prepare reports.

Resource Allocation

Software project may get delayed because of improper resource allocation. Hence we never underestimate the resources requirements. More than required resources are put aside for any project so that in case of any emergency; read new requirement effecting the milestone deadline, project doesn’t step away from the timeline.

Development Methodology

With the help of our hands on experience of software development, we decide the methodology taking care of needs for a particular project. We follow various development models like waterfall, RAD, Agile etc. Look at the “Implementation” link for more details on our development methodology. We also change our development methodology constantly to serve the offshore clients needs.

Documents

Documentation has been stressed in software development for many years. Effective documentation not only provides transparency but also helps tracking and the development. Every stage of our software development involves proper documentation. Project proposal document, System Requirement Document, Change request document, Analysis documents, Design documents, Code documents, Timesheets, Quality assessment reports etc are few to name, from our full list.

Change Management

This is a key factor in RAD. It becomes difficult manage the code, if change management is not done properly. Efficient change management requires proper documentation, Reports, Bug Tracking, Communication, Proper Testing etc which we have learned from our experience and hence have developed a managed process for the same.

Reviews

Reviews help to track bugs, enhance efficiency, enhance reliability, enhance performance, minimize testing time, minimize noise development etc. Our development process includes customer reviews, code reviews, customer reviews, resource reviews, process reviews, development method reviews, architect reviews, testing reviews and deployment reviews. Scheduled as well as non scheduled meetings are held for the above mentioned.

Deployment Management

Deployment strategy also effects the development sometimes! In case of RAD it does the most! Most of the outsourcing project requires weekly or monthly deliverables. And that requires preplanning. Care has to be taken in deciding the strategy of deployment so that it doesn’t affect the development and still serves the purpose. We separate this from development by allocation separate resources!

Communication

Properly documented and understandable information sharing is the key to provide offshore services. Effective communication reduces the time of project development. We develop and follow protocols for the effective communication. Teleconferencing, Video conferencing, VOIP, VPN are the mediums we use for the communication. Being an outsourcing company, we understand the requirements of overseas clients and hence we provide 24*7*365 support.

Developer Training

We understand that software business is rapidly changing with the globalization. New technologies and framework are released for providing the better quality and reliable platforms to software developers and ultimately to the end users. Hence we try to keep our knowledge in synchronization with the new developments. We organize in house seminars and workshops by experts from the field to increase and strengthen our knowledge. The easiest and fastest way to acquire knowledge in our business is “Internet Forum”. That’s why we have also created our own forum where we share our knowledge to others too.