STGMastek's Methodology

The methodology used is similar to traditional software project management methodologies. There are six phases within the project life cycle. They are -

• Definition - establish the business objectives, collect related requirements and define the project work plan.

• Operations Analysis - analyze the operations and determine fit between organizational requirementsand standard application functionality.

• Design - develop detailed designs for the optimal solutions to meet the future business requirements.

• Build - physical software system build and testing.

• Transition - deploying the finished solution into the organization.

• Production - go LIVE! Each process is made up of a number of tasks.

Each task has a deliverable for which there is normally a documentation template. A process such as 'Application and Technical Architecture' may span across more than one phase. In the case of project management it is obvious that this phase stretches across all of the project phases. The level of work required for each process within each phase can immediately be ascertained by looking at the length of the bars for each process within the phases.