Methodology and Quality Assurance

Corporate principles in software systems projects organization

The Quality Service guarantees continuous and comprehensive quality management, consistent improvement of the quality assurance system.

Developed corporate standards regulate project implementation at all stages of its life span.

The organization structure includes the Testing Center.

Use of the most advanced methodologies in software development

Use of the state of the art iterative processes in software development, such as:

• Rational Unified Process and Microsoft Solution Framework for large projects.
• Extremal Programming (XP) for small and medium size projects.

Use of visual modeling (UML) and development based on the models ensure high level of mutual understanding among workgroup members (both developers and customers).

Business logic, functionalities, and user interface prototyping enable a customer to perform early tests of intermediate version of the software in the real environment.

Project risk management focuses on the possible risks and prevention measures both prior to the project commencement and in the process of its implementation.

Services and products quality management through transparent and controlled process management.

Functional and load tests are performed using special scenarios enabling to check the system in the conditions close to real ones.

Automation of quality assurance processes.

Microsoft Project is used for global planning of the project activities.

Microsoft Exchange - the means for creating common information space - ensures internal cooperation of the employees.

CRM system is used to manage customers requests and automate the Atlas Corporation Service Center.

Single project repository comprises the projects schedule, system requirements, database of comments and errors, version database etc.

Access to project repository via Internet realized on the portal basis enables efficient distant work of developers team and customer representatives.

Software design, development and tests process automation with the use of various CASE tools provides technological advantages to us in software systems creation.

Establishing effective relations with a customer

We follow the principles of concentration on the customer's interests.

The customer is involved in the process of solutions development at all stages of the project implementation.

The process of software system development is transparent due to effective feedback, in particular by way of giving the customer access to project repository via Internet.

The projects implemented provide for high quality training of customer specialists.

The customers receive 24 hours a day support by the Service Center both during the warranty period and upon its expiration.

It is possible to change the system specifications in the process of project implementation.

Maintaining partner relations with leaders of the world IT industry

Due to industrial technologies and development tools used at all stages of a project implementation, we are able to solve the tasks, irrespective of how complex they are. The Atlas Corporation multi-vendor approach is realized by way of using the products and solutions of the companies all over the world.

Personnel (peopleware)

There is a system for personnel selection, qualification enhancement, and creating incentives for employees.

The employees are trained and certified according to the programs by world IT technologies producers.

We stimulate personnel interest in creating high quality products, involve all employees into the processes of quality assurance and control.