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 K-Soft we have developed our own standards, which commensurate with Information Technology industry standards. We make sure that entire team at K-Soft follow the standards to deliver quality software products. By adopting and following these standards we have been successful in delivering products, which are bug free, and on time.

Project Outsourcing Methodology
On the basis of requirements of Client, we initiates 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 on the project already implemented, we deal with Client through Project Alteration methodology.
• In case of short term projects, which need not require process for estimation, approval for implementation or having fixed cost for development, we interacts 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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