Planning
As with any software development, proper planning is essential. It is critical to understand the current business model, targeted users and overall objectives. This will drive the technology, architecture and post implementation phases in order to deliver a product that is cost effective to your customers while maximizing your bottom line.
Platform Selection
Careful planning will result in the proper selection of platforms. It's important to select a platform and configuration that meets your medium and long term growth plans. Our team's assessments will include:
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IT infrastructure requirements
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Application architecture
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Scaleablity, re-usability and availability requirements
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Security assessment
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Regulatory compliance and governance requirements
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Globalization requirements.
Development and Implementation
Members of our various COEs come together to form a dedicated project team. We follow the normal SDLC used in other projects including our Distributed Agile Methodology. Since performance requirements are critical in a SaaS model, we build in performance testing in every use case.
Post Implementation
Convene will help you implement your product in a hosted environment. Gradually transitioning your customers to the new platform. We will help you setup a support team that will take responsibility for managing the application and infrastructure.