Methodology

U-TO has successfully executed software projects of varying degree of complexity as it has mastered the 6D approach in its development lifecycle. The 6D in development lifecycle includes

Discover  Discover represents the Project Initiation phase, which begins with a meeting of minds and concludes with some definite system boundary. A broad overview of the requirement is understood and system architecture is finalized.

Define   Project Definition phase that establishes a working Strategic Plan keeping in mind the various strategic and success metrics. A final Project Specification document is created and signed.

Design   A Technical and Creative Design emerges from the specified Strategy. Much of the project time is spent on this phase wherein the requirement is transformed into UML specification and made ready for the programmer to start coding on it.

Develop   The Development Phase materializes the physical project. This comprises of coding, code review and achieving the required functionality as defined in the system specification.

Debug   The Debugging phase takes care of the quality of the software developed and ends with a certification of usability. Test scripts written prior to the coding are executed now to match the ensured quality.

Deploy   The development lifecycle comes to an end with the Launch and Training of the end user. The software developed is delivered and put to production use.

Project management Effective project management ensures all projects being on schedule, meeting all service level commitments, keeps the team motivated and focused on high quality products and successful delivery. Customer requirements and customer satisfactions are always the first priority at U-TO.

U-TO follows the following project management cycle

Project regular meeting For notification to the team members about the status of the projects, sharing the information and issues, and trouble shooting. Project Manager holds a weekly meeting. The agenda of the meeting includes the project progress, problems occurred, etc.

Project report to senior management and the customer Team Member's daily report to Project Manager about his or her daily work. Project's weekly report is made to keep the customer and senior manager informed about project latest status, potential risks etc.

Project Development Plan tracking and control The project's actual progress status is collected and shared through member's daily report, project status meetings and frequent communication with the customer. Monitor the project progress by tracking the project plan weekly. Notice the potential risks and prevent it from happening. Take necessary action when there is deviation from the plan.

Communicate with customer throughout project life cycle Project managers always keep the customer well informed about the progress of the project. The transparency of the system helps build trust and a very strong relationship with the customer.