Successful software development requires more than the expertise of programmers. Datascape employs a methodology which insures that, regardless of the scale or complexity of the design, software projects follow the same careful, progressive and planned development. By following a universal development plan, Datascape is able to address any difficulties or issues that arise in the course of development. Throughout the development phase we conduct a series of planned and thorough checks and reviews on the code being implemented, insuring that the solutions we provide are intuitive and fault-free. Datascape employs a number of highly trained project managers, one of whom will be assigned to your project regardless of the scale or complexity of the job. The project manager will be responsible for managing the entire life of the project from initial design through the last phase of implementation and management. They will ensure that the project achieves the requirements and objectives with an optimum delivery and implementation plan.

In order to assist you in understanding what a typical development plan for a bespoke development project includes we present the following core development phases and their associated tasks and development stages:

Analysis

Consultancy/ Project Scoping

Resource/ Responsibilities Planning

Budgeting Strategy

Initial Requirement Analysis

Feasibility Study

Project Overview

Design

Review Project Overview

Requirement Definition

Data Analysis

Software Functional Design

Create Functional Specification Design

Review Functional Specification

Develop Initial Prototype Sample

Review Project Specification

Aesthetics Design Specification

Specification Change Control/ Acceptance Check

Create Final Project Specification Design

Review Final Project Specification Design

Project Design Completion

Development

Development Division of Labour

Coding

Initial Debugging

Report Writing

Aesthetics Design

Preparation

Specification Conformance/ Acceptance Check

Code Modifications

Integration/ Data Testing

Final Code Modifications

Code Completion Change Control

Help/ Documentation Specification

Help/ Documentation Production

Implementation

Beta Version User Training

Beta Version Deployment

Pre Implementation Modifications

Software Completion

System Manager Training

Technical Environment Deployment

User Training

Final Data Conversion/ Data Preparation

Application Integration/ Data Loading

Parallel Installation

Support

Post Implementation Review

Future Requirement Planning / Change Control

Technical Support

Routine Service and Maintenance

Future Development