Remote Development Methodology

The First Consulting business model fully supports off-site development projects. (See Working Remotely white paper.pdf) Our Application Development Methodology (ADM) (See First Consulting ADM.pdf) serves as a framework for all types of projects and ensures effective management communication.

What First Consulting brings to the table:

• Skilled project management and a proven communication framework, which allows our managers to redistribute work between key players quickly and effectively, and to watch the time spent for every task fulfillment.
• Consistency of approach, based on an established methodology or project standards techniques and controls.
• Core tasks and deliverables, consistent from one project to the next, thus ensuring efficiency cost-effectiveness.

Phases of Development:

• Phase One: Initiation – Project assessment and issues analysis
• Phase Two: Requirements – Functional requirements analysis, contingency requirements
• Phase Three: Design – Design specifications, data security specs, detailed preliminary plan
• Phase Four: Construction – Deliverables ready for testing; user guides
• Phase Five: Testing – Test strategies and plan, results, updated documentation
• Phase Six: Implementation – An operational system
• Phase Seven: Post Implementation – User acceptance exceptions and plan to resolve exceptions, project evaluation report, document updates

First Consulting offers a wide range of remote development services, including project consulting, system analysis, system architecture, design, development, testing, quality assurance, project management, and technical writing. You can expect a high degree of confidentiality, customized solutions, and experienced consultants to work with your key team members.