Legacy System Application Development and Maitenance
Gantec offers high quality, cost effective software solutions that address a number of IS information needs, that include the following:

Application Development and Management
Gantec is involved in developing applications in both the Mainframe and Client/Server areas, using proven methodologies and tools. Gantec has executed several full life-cycle projects using a multitude of databases, languages and tools.

Application Development Methodology

Project Initiation:

·         Outline roles and responsibilities, outstanding management issues and escalation procedures
·         Inventory usable and available customer items

·         Define project objectives and scope
·         Develop user and business test specifications
·         Establish detailed scope and critical success factors

Analysis:

·         Review and refine requirements with client
·         Resolve open project definition issues
·         Provide a detailed time/cost estimate
·         Develop conversion strategy and user training strategy

Design:

·         General design: develop a logical model of the application system
·         Detail design: facilitates the system’s physical design
·         Program design: develop detailed program specs for the physical processes

Construction/Development:

·         Code and document programs

Testing:

·         Unit testing: test paths and conditions within individual program modules
·         Function testing: test functionality of individual business processes
·         System testing: ensure the integrated application performs to the customer’s and end-user’s expectations
·         User acceptance: users review/test the system in a simulated production environment

Data Conversion:

·         Develop conversion software

User Training:

·         Assist in end user training

Implementation:

·         Convert relevant data to the system being implemented
·         Set up hardware, system operations, and user environments
·         Go "live" with application

Maintenance:

·         Assist the service center group during maintenance to handle problems, change control, systems performance reports, periodic notes and bulletins

Application Maintenance
Gantec undertakes the maintenance of legacy applications using a proven methodology that benefits the client directly by reducing maintenance costs through improved productivity.

Application Maintenance Methodology

Solution:

·         Determine scope and objectives
·         Establish measurement criteria
·         Create initial Project Plan
·         Establish roles and responsibilities

Planning:

·         Gather specific application information
·         Develop organizational charts and establish communications
·         Plan the Transition phase
·         Establish Cut-over schedule
·         Assign team members
·         Complete Delivery Assurance Process

Transition:

·         Shadow client staff
·         Transfer key business application knowledge to Gantec team

Cut-over:

·         Shift application responsibility to Gantec

Steady State:

·         Execute complete workload
·         Shift some responsibilities from on-site to offshore team
·         Continue process refinement
·         Analyze performance metrics
·         Achieve steady state of application maintenance

Optimization:

·         Make improvements to the maintained applications and processes