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Methodology
ScWare has a proven application deployment methodology. It is a
phased project configuration and deployment methodology designed
to ensure the success of a CRM implementation. It has seven stages:
Initiation Stage:
In this stage, the project team structures the client's implementation
project to be successful. The activities include organization of
project team, definition of project scope and approach and establishment
of project management controls.
Gather stage:
This stage involves definition of functional and technical requirements,
and detailed business process flows.
Bridge stage: The
requirements are mapped against CRM functionality. Once the gap
analysis is over, the gaps are closed either by process re-engineering
or by recommending customizations to the application.
Design stage: A
prototype of the proposed solution is built using application screen
flows and design layouts to map the requirements developed in the
Gather stage. This helps in reducing design gaps at an early stage.
Detailed technical design specifications are created.
Construct stage: The
application is configured, including customization, interfacing
and data migration.
Testing stage: The
application is moved from development environment to the testing
environment. Key users perform an acceptance test to validate user
requirements. The test environment checks for functionality, usability,
scalability, reliability and performance.
Deploy stage: This
stage consists of user training, production pilot run and final
roll out. Feedback from the production pilot guides the full roll
out. Activities in this stage include final configuration revisions,
production environment tuning and documentation. |