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Project execution – The Agile way!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Best practices – Agile scrum

At Software Associates we have adopted the Agile Scrum way of working for execution of small and medium sized projects. This methodology lays stress on iterative development, focusing on a working product at all times in the execution lifecycle. A large project is broken down into releases and releases to sprints. The project gets executed through multiple time-boxed sprints, in which user stories are implemented as fully functional features and integrated into an evolving working product. Multiple small scrum teams are involved in the execution of the project instead of large teams.

During the execution of a sprint, collaboration within the team is ensured through daily scrum meetings and progress is tracked through burn-down charts and scrum boards. A sprint culminates in a sprint demo that verifies the features developed against the acceptance criteria. A sprint retrospective conducted at the end of every sprint strives to improve the efficiency of the scrum team continuously.

Some of the key advantages of agile model are as follows:

  •  Iterative method of execution through intermediate releases facilitates early feedback and corrections
  •  Requirements are consumed sprint by sprint in small portions. This enables start of development work even before complete clarity on the entire functionality is achieved. Clarifications for features being implemented are obtained sprint by sprint.
  •  Requirements are managed through product backlog and implemented sprint by sprint by creating sprint backlog. Each sprint / release gives an opportunity to reprioritize the features / user stories.
  • The early testing involved in the agile iterative approach unearths issues early on.

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    Web Development Partnership Programme

    Saturday, November 24th, 2007

    Web development partnership, new york, london

    Web Design & Web Development Partnership Program from Software Associates

    Web partnership business model has matured over the years with more and more firms providing value added services apart from giving definite cost advantage, which translates into better margin for their partners. As the trend suggests a higher number of SMEs ( Small and mid sized organizations) are engaging in business models for scalability, cost optimization and better synergy between their core competence and market requirements.

    For well over a decade we have been involved in building relationships with our clients worldwide. We have evolved, grown, and adapted ourselves to meet the needs of our associates. Our web development partnership programme is focused on Web Design firms, Creative Agencies, Online Marketing firms, small & midsized IT companies and individuals (Freelance Web Consultants and Web Designers) catering specifically to their needs and working methodology.

    Why you should work with us? 

    We work so as to complement your business model; you can modify your offerings, select teams without having to go through the hassles of maintaining excess capacity or adding new facilities. Some of the benefits for you include non competing model, work ownership, cost advantage, breadth of technology offerings and extensive support in areas related to project management and marketing. So if you happen to be an individual or firm who is looking for an extra source of revenue generation you need not go any where else!

    Software Associates

    • Trust built since 1991
    • More than a decade of project collaboration experience
    • Experience in handling non-technical clients
    • Better understanding of cross cultural issues
    • In built, client management tool, enabling effective communication
    • Robust development process based on continuous integration
    • Immaculate project execution using Agile Scrum methodology, which results in
      • Better requirement gathering
      • Faster time to code and deliver
      • Robust and optimized code
      • $ savings
    • And an excellent resource pool

    We are always on the lookout for long term technology partnerships and can provide excellent client references and project case studies to walk the talk. We value your privacy and ensure that no information without your consent will ever go out of our organization. Our engagement model let you grow without adding extra capacity, helps you see through resource crunch and lets you offer entire gamut of services to your clients without worrying about cost or project quality. 

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      Going agile

      Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

      Agile or XP

      We have been following agile development methodology since early 2007 for some of the large portal projects. I must admit that it has been some learning experience for the team members and we were apprehensive about the project success. Having completed and delivered on time (as we always do), we were proud to get fantastic feedback from our clients in London and Seattle.