Project Management Practices

Project Management is the art of balancing competing objectives, managing risk, and overcoming constraints to deliver, successfully, a product, which meets the needs of both clients and the users.

This workflow focuses mainly on the specific aspect of an iterative development process. Our goal with this section is to make the task easier by providing:

• A framework for managing software-intensive projects.
• Practical guidelines for planning, staffing, executing, and monitoring projects.
• A framework for managing risk.

At Sanework, we have developed our own standards, which are commensurate with IT industry standards. We make sure that the entire team at Sanework follows the standards to deliver quality software products. By adopting and following these standards we have been successful in performing on-time delivery of products that are bug free and robust.

Project Outsourcing Methodology
On the basis of the requirements from the Client, we initiate the interactions with Client in one of these ways:

• In case, if the Client has long-term requirements for project development, which needs estimation, assessment and approval from Client side, we interact with Client through Project Outsourcing Methodology.
• In case of any alterations in the project already implemented, we deal with the Client through Project Alteration methodology.
• In case of short term projects, which do not require process of estimation, approval for implementation or having fixed cost for development, we interact with Client through Fixed Cost Project methodology.

Project Management Methodology

Project Initiation

• Project Outsourcing Form

The Project Outsourcing Form includes the details about project implementation methodologies and responsibilities on both the sides. To ensure the clarity for change requests during execution and after implementation of the project, POF also defines the process for Change Request and Approval for the same.

Project Planning

• Project Estimation

We do project estimation based on the requirements. For estimation we use either Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project. Various methods like Functional point etc, are used to make an estimation. We also draw information from past project experiences in the estimation of new projects.

• Risk management Plan

We prepare detailed document listing the risk envisaged in the project implementation and the mitigation strategy for the same.

• System Quality Assurance Plan

The Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Plan describes the role and allocation of the SQA member. Purpose of the SQA Plan is to establish a uniform software development process, which is applicable through out the software development life cycle. It also covers the processes defined in the process guidelines.

• Test Plan

Contains the detailed testing plans for the project along with the type of testing to be done. This include the module level test plan as well as the over all project test plan.

• Training Plan

Contains the detailed training plans for the project team for the tools and technologies used in the design specification document.

Interaction Management

• Minutes of meeting - Client

Contains details of the client meeting and the agenda for next meeting. We follow this standard to keep track of and follow each interaction during project development.

• Minutes of meeting - Internal

Contains details of the internal meeting stating observations and task list for various team members. We follow this standard to keep track of and follow each interaction during project development.

Change Management

• Change Request Template

Contains request changes to be incorporated. This also include the nature of change, whether it is internal or from client, scope and reason of the change.

• Impact Analysis Template

Contains the details about the impact of the change requested on the entire product and individual module. This is very important document, as it helps keep track of changes and eliminate unusual bugs in the code.

Requirement Management

• Requirement trace ability Matrix

Contains tracking of requirements in various stages of project, this helps make sure that all the changes requested are incorporated and also track change in the code.

Reviews Management

• Peer Review Form

Contains details about findings and closure of peer review, also the details of which document was reviewed along with defects found and remedy for the same.

• Project Status Report

Contains details of project execution and implementation, one of the most important activities is to track the project. We ensure this efficiently by following our process for project monitoring. PSR includes the details about the status of the project as of now.

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