| What kinds of standards/methodologies are used in project realization? |
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| Depending on particular project requirements, application development standard can be
based on the V-model, Evolution Model (prototyping) or Agile development methodology. EXECOM has standardized
processes, but is flexible in respect to clients’ requests. |
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| Can EXECOM work together with other client’s suppliers to complete the deliverables? |
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| Yes, that is not a rare case in practice. EXECOM is very open in exchanging and sharing knowledge.
Working with other suppliers is always seen as a great opportunity. |
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| What type of quality certifications do developers/company have? |
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| EXECOM has implemented ISO 9001:2000 standard in 2005, and all process are being completed according
to this standard. Project managers have CMMI 1.2 certificates, and most of developers are MCP certified. |
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| Are EXECOM developers prepared to travel to partners’ site and under which circumstances? |
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| Project realization often requires business trips to partner's site. Software developers and project managers are
prepared to work abroad as much as development process demands. Terms are regulated by contract. |
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| What is the software testing strategy like in EXECOM? |
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| There is a separate testing team in the company. Certain number of testers is assigned to
every project, based on its complexity. The procedure is standardized and implies performing documentation
process in accordance with IEEE829 standard for software testing documentation. Testers have begun to adopt
Test Management Approach - T Map model as well as Test Case Management Tool - Test Link. |
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| What educational level (%) do employees have? |
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| University 95%, other 5%. |
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| Does the company practice pilot projects? |
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| Yes, as a matter of fact, when working with the client for the first time. Pilot projects
serve as introduction point to new project realization. |
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| How can a client control or view project steps? |
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| Project management is arranged by internal web application. It is a detailed web form with
all of the project tasks and issues defined. Every issue/task has a description, history, names of the persons
assigned to it, times estimated and spent for resolving, and all attachments relevant to the issue. Daily,
weekly and monthly reports are generated from the application and a client has access to them. It all depends
how deep a client wants to be involved in the development process, but access is available 24/7/365. Also, it
is not a rare case to use clients’ time/task tracking tools. |
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| How are team members for particular project selected? |
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| Team selection is a process based on skill leveling done by EXECOM project managers. Developers are
selected for their previous experience, skills and technologies they experts working with. Once verified,
team structure changing is not possible without client’s approval. |
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| Do EXECOM developers communicate in foreign languages and which? |
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| English is the official language in EXECOM and all employees are fluent in English. Couple of employees
also speak German, Dutch and Russian. |
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| What is the maximum downtime to bring production, staging & development systems up
and running after a disaster has happened within EXECOM? |
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| Structure of development system brings EXECOM in a position to continue working after maximum one
workday when disaster has happened. There is backup for everything - all servers, internet links, PBX systems
are actually doubled. Business partners have never been in a position to wait for feed back. |
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